Schenectady County, New York Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Schenectady County, New York

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

Native Born

90.0%

Foreign Born

10.0%

Naturalized

6.2%

US Citizens

96.3%

Schenectady County, New York Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Schenectady County, New York Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Schenectady County, New York Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	160,369	10.0%	90.0%
2023	159,603	10.2%	89.8%
2022	159,447	10.1%	89.9%
2021	157,515	10.2%	89.8%
2020	155,086	10.0%	90.0%
2019	154,859	11.1%	88.9%
2018	154,883	10.7%	89.3%
2017	155,239	10.6%	89.4%
2016	154,845	10.2%	89.8%
2015	154,796	9.7%	90.3%
2014	155,178	9.1%	90.9%
2013	154,821	8.6%	91.4%
2012	154,466	8.1%	91.9%
2011	153,935	8.7%	91.3%
2010	153,268	8.7%	91.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Schenectady County, New York

Approximately 10.0% of residents in Schenectady County, New York were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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