Smith County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Smith County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.5%

Foreign Born

1.5%

Naturalized

0.4%

US Citizens

98.9%

Smith County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Smith 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.

Smith County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	20,389	1.5%	98.5%
2023	20,196	1.6%	98.4%
2022	20,034	1.6%	98.4%
2021	19,820	1.4%	98.6%
2020	19,926	2.2%	97.8%
2019	19,740	1.8%	98.2%
2018	19,458	1.4%	98.6%
2017	19,279	1.5%	98.5%
2016	19,176	1.4%	98.6%
2015	19,136	0.9%	99.1%
2014	19,092	0.9%	99.1%
2013	19,134	0.8%	99.2%
2012	19,157	0.9%	99.1%
2011	19,121	0.9%	99.1%
2010	19,035	1.7%	98.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Smith County, Tennessee

Approximately 1.5% of residents in Smith County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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