Ray County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Ray County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.6%

Foreign Born

1.4%

Naturalized

0.8%

US Citizens

99.4%

Ray County, Missouri Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Ray 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.

Ray County, Missouri Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	23,145	1.4%	98.6%
2023	23,149	1.3%	98.7%
2022	23,122	0.9%	99.1%
2021	23,080	1.0%	99.0%
2020	22,900	0.6%	99.4%
2019	22,875	0.8%	99.2%
2018	22,825	0.8%	99.2%
2017	22,859	0.9%	99.1%
2016	22,921	0.9%	99.1%
2015	23,031	1.0%	99.0%
2014	23,166	1.0%	99.0%
2013	23,290	1.2%	98.8%
2012	23,422	1.4%	98.6%
2011	23,542	1.4%	98.6%
2010	23,667	1.2%	98.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Ray County, Missouri

Approximately 1.4% of residents in Ray 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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