DeKalb County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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DeKalb County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.2%

Foreign Born

4.8%

Naturalized

1.1%

US Citizens

96.2%

DeKalb County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

DeKalb 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.

DeKalb County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	20,959	4.8%	95.2%
2023	20,551	5.0%	95.0%
2022	20,209	5.8%	94.2%
2021	19,875	5.8%	94.2%
2020	20,104	5.5%	94.5%
2019	19,847	5.5%	94.5%
2018	19,601	6.1%	93.9%
2017	19,380	5.5%	94.5%
2016	19,159	5.9%	94.1%
2015	19,038	6.0%	94.0%
2014	18,968	6.4%	93.6%
2013	18,875	5.7%	94.3%
2012	18,770	5.9%	94.1%
2011	18,684	5.0%	95.0%
2010	18,569	5.3%	94.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for DeKalb County, Tennessee

Approximately 4.8% of residents in DeKalb County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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