Polk County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Polk County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

99.0%

Foreign Born

1.0%

Naturalized

0.9%

US Citizens

99.9%

Polk County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Polk 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.

Polk County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	17,898	1.0%	99.0%
2023	17,702	1.0%	99.0%
2022	17,620	1.1%	98.9%
2021	17,502	1.8%	98.2%
2020	16,807	1.7%	98.3%
2019	16,814	1.2%	98.8%
2018	16,782	1.1%	98.9%
2017	16,722	1.2%	98.8%
2016	16,697	0.8%	99.2%
2015	16,687	0.9%	99.1%
2014	16,715	1.1%	98.9%
2013	16,723	1.3%	98.7%
2012	16,756	0.9%	99.1%
2011	16,740	1.2%	98.8%
2010	16,690	1.0%	99.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Polk County, Tennessee

Approximately 1.0% of residents in Polk County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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