Kalamazoo County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Kalamazoo County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.2%

Foreign Born

5.8%

Naturalized

2.8%

US Citizens

97.0%

Kalamazoo County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Kalamazoo 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.

Kalamazoo County, Michigan Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	262,375	5.8%	94.2%
2023	261,437	5.8%	94.2%
2022	261,426	5.6%	94.4%
2021	261,280	5.4%	94.6%
2020	264,322	5.5%	94.5%
2019	262,745	5.2%	94.8%
2018	261,573	5.0%	95.0%
2017	259,830	4.7%	95.3%
2016	258,605	4.5%	95.5%
2015	256,752	4.7%	95.3%
2014	254,870	4.8%	95.2%
2013	252,763	4.8%	95.2%
2012	250,704	4.7%	95.3%
2011	248,810	4.7%	95.3%
2010	247,246	4.4%	95.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Approximately 5.8% of residents in Kalamazoo County, Michigan were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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