Rensselaer County, New York Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.4%

Foreign Born

5.6%

Naturalized

3.3%

US Citizens

97.7%

Rensselaer County, New York Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Rensselaer County, New York Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024160,3325.6%94.4%
2023160,3416.0%94.0%
2022160,9435.7%94.3%
2021161,1255.4%94.6%
2020159,0135.3%94.7%
2019159,1855.2%94.8%
2018159,4314.9%95.1%
2017159,8004.9%95.1%
2016159,9594.7%95.3%
2015159,9004.7%95.3%
2014159,6005.0%95.0%
2013159,5655.1%94.9%
2012159,4644.9%95.1%
2011159,0535.2%94.8%
2010158,6295.1%94.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Rensselaer County, New York

Approximately 5.6% of residents in Rensselaer County, New York were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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