Benton County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Benton County, Tennessee

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Benton County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.5%

Foreign Born

2.5%

Naturalized

1.2%

US Citizens

98.6%

Benton County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Benton County, Tennessee Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Benton County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	16,006	2.5%	97.5%
2023	15,948	1.9%	98.1%
2022	15,933	1.8%	98.2%
2021	15,872	2.0%	98.0%
2020	16,133	1.7%	98.3%
2019	16,140	1.5%	98.5%
2018	16,112	1.1%	98.9%
2017	16,154	1.5%	98.5%
2016	16,173	1.8%	98.2%
2015	16,261	1.5%	98.5%
2014	16,345	1.5%	98.5%
2013	16,398	1.6%	98.4%
2012	16,420	1.3%	98.7%
2011	16,451	1.0%	99.0%
2010	16,456	1.3%	98.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Benton County, Tennessee

Approximately 2.5% of residents in Benton County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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