Merrick County, Nebraska Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Merrick County, Nebraska

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Merrick County, Nebraska Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.8%

Foreign Born

2.2%

Naturalized

1.8%

US Citizens

99.5%

Merrick County, Nebraska Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Merrick County, Nebraska Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Merrick County, Nebraska Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	7,724	2.2%	97.8%
2023	7,696	2.3%	97.7%
2022	7,675	3.4%	96.6%
2021	7,687	3.4%	96.6%
2020	7,826	3.5%	96.5%
2019	7,798	2.7%	97.3%
2018	7,803	2.7%	97.3%
2017	7,829	1.7%	98.3%
2016	7,793	1.7%	98.3%
2015	7,776	1.5%	98.5%
2014	7,790	1.6%	98.4%
2013	7,802	1.3%	98.7%
2012	7,779	1.2%	98.8%
2011	7,768	0.7%	99.3%
2010	7,784	0.7%	99.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Merrick County, Nebraska

Approximately 2.2% of residents in Merrick County, Nebraska 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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