**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	2,946,779	2.4%	97.6%
2023	2,951,438	2.4%	97.6%
2022	2,958,846	2.3%	97.7%
2021	2,967,023	2.3%	97.7%
2020	2,981,835	2.3%	97.7%
2019	2,984,418	2.4%	97.6%
2018	2,988,762	2.3%	97.7%
2017	2,986,220	2.3%	97.7%
2016	2,989,192	2.3%	97.7%
2015	2,988,081	2.3%	97.7%
2014	2,984,345	2.2%	97.8%
2013	2,976,872	2.2%	97.8%
2012	2,967,620	2.2%	97.8%
2011	2,956,700	2.2%	97.8%
2010	2,941,991	2.2%	97.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Mississippi

Approximately 2.4% of residents in Mississippi were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

Mississippi Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)