Houghton County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Houghton County, Michigan

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Houghton County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.7%

Foreign Born

5.3%

Naturalized

1.6%

US Citizens

96.3%

Houghton County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Houghton County, Michigan Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Houghton County, Michigan Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	37,693	5.3%	94.7%
2023	37,428	5.3%	94.7%
2022	37,414	5.8%	94.2%
2021	37,485	5.0%	95.0%
2020	35,890	5.2%	94.8%
2019	36,070	4.5%	95.5%
2018	36,360	4.7%	95.3%
2017	36,333	4.5%	95.5%
2016	36,565	4.7%	95.3%
2015	36,660	4.6%	95.4%
2014	36,739	5.0%	95.0%
2013	36,494	4.7%	95.3%
2012	36,519	4.5%	95.5%
2011	36,366	4.5%	95.5%
2010	36,192	4.4%	95.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Houghton County, Michigan

Approximately 5.3% of residents in Houghton County, Michigan were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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