Wayne County, Mississippi Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Wayne County, Mississippi Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

96.9%

Foreign Born

3.1%

Naturalized

0.2%

US Citizens

97.1%

Wayne County, Mississippi Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Wayne 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.

Wayne County, Mississippi Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	19,718	3.1%	96.9%
2023	19,699	4.3%	95.7%
2022	19,760	4.2%	95.8%
2021	19,824	3.7%	96.3%
2020	20,344	1.9%	98.1%
2019	20,373	0.8%	99.2%
2018	20,422	0.1%	99.9%
2017	20,458	0.3%	99.7%
2016	20,517	0.2%	99.8%
2015	20,564	0.3%	99.7%
2014	20,611	0.2%	99.8%
2013	20,675	0.2%	99.8%
2012	20,754	0.3%	99.7%
2011	20,875	0.5%	99.5%
2010	20,971	0.3%	99.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wayne County, Mississippi

Approximately 3.1% of residents in Wayne County, Mississippi were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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