Polk County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Polk County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.7%

Foreign Born

1.3%

Naturalized

0.8%

US Citizens

99.5%

Polk County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Polk 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.

Polk County, Missouri Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	32,444	1.3%	98.7%
2023	32,109	1.6%	98.4%
2022	31,877	1.4%	98.6%
2021	31,541	1.1%	98.9%
2020	32,031	1.1%	98.9%
2019	31,748	1.1%	98.9%
2018	31,549	0.7%	99.3%
2017	31,347	0.7%	99.3%
2016	31,113	0.8%	99.2%
2015	31,107	0.6%	99.4%
2014	31,122	0.8%	99.2%
2013	31,088	1.1%	98.9%
2012	31,035	1.2%	98.8%
2011	30,952	1.4%	98.6%
2010	30,729	1.7%	98.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Polk County, Missouri

Approximately 1.3% of residents in Polk County, Missouri were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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