Jefferson County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Jefferson County, Missouri

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Jefferson County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.7%

Foreign Born

2.3%

Naturalized

1.7%

US Citizens

99.4%

Jefferson County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Jefferson County, Missouri Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Jefferson County, Missouri Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	229,458	2.3%	97.7%
2023	228,227	2.2%	97.8%
2022	226,984	2.2%	97.8%
2021	225,913	2.0%	98.0%
2020	224,777	1.9%	98.1%
2019	223,951	1.9%	98.1%
2018	223,302	1.8%	98.2%
2017	222,639	1.7%	98.3%
2016	222,453	1.6%	98.4%
2015	221,577	1.8%	98.2%
2014	220,558	1.6%	98.4%
2013	219,636	1.7%	98.3%
2012	218,628	1.7%	98.3%
2011	217,531	1.8%	98.2%
2010	216,262	1.8%	98.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Jefferson County, Missouri

Approximately 2.3% of residents in Jefferson County, Missouri were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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