Pontotoc County, Mississippi Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Pontotoc County, Mississippi

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Pontotoc County, Mississippi Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.5%

Foreign Born

2.5%

Naturalized

0.4%

US Citizens

97.9%

Pontotoc County, Mississippi Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Pontotoc County, Mississippi Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Pontotoc County, Mississippi Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	31,550	2.5%	97.5%
2023	31,312	3.1%	96.9%
2022	31,202	3.2%	96.8%
2021	31,136	3.8%	96.2%
2020	31,996	3.4%	96.6%
2019	31,618	3.4%	96.6%
2018	31,315	3.0%	97.0%
2017	31,075	3.6%	96.4%
2016	30,862	2.5%	97.5%
2015	30,517	2.6%	97.4%
2014	30,374	2.0%	98.0%
2013	30,207	2.5%	97.5%
2012	29,962	3.1%	96.9%
2011	29,682	3.3%	96.7%
2010	29,523	3.7%	96.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Approximately 2.5% of residents in Pontotoc County, Mississippi were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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