Ottawa County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Ottawa County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.9%

Foreign Born

5.1%

Naturalized

2.6%

US Citizens

97.5%

Ottawa County, Michigan Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Ottawa 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.

Ottawa County, Michigan Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	301,203	5.1%	94.9%
2023	298,614	5.0%	95.0%
2022	296,183	4.9%	95.1%
2021	293,713	5.1%	94.9%
2020	289,162	5.1%	94.9%
2019	286,558	5.5%	94.5%
2018	284,034	5.7%	94.3%
2017	280,243	5.7%	94.3%
2016	276,583	5.7%	94.3%
2015	273,136	5.7%	94.3%
2014	269,795	5.7%	94.3%
2013	267,017	5.8%	94.2%
2012	264,835	5.7%	94.3%
2011	263,037	5.7%	94.3%
2010	261,376	5.6%	94.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Ottawa County, Michigan

Approximately 5.1% of residents in Ottawa County, Michigan were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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