Carter County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Carter County, Kentucky

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Carter County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.9%

Foreign Born

1.1%

Naturalized

0.2%

US Citizens

99.1%

Carter County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Carter County, Kentucky Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Carter County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	26,341	1.1%	98.9%
2023	26,515	0.9%	99.1%
2022	26,671	1.0%	99.0%
2021	26,820	0.7%	99.3%
2020	26,976	0.6%	99.4%
2019	27,159	0.5%	99.5%
2018	27,290	0.3%	99.7%
2017	27,385	0.5%	99.5%
2016	27,292	0.5%	99.5%
2015	27,326	0.7%	99.3%
2014	27,439	0.4%	99.6%
2013	27,493	0.4%	99.6%
2012	27,594	0.3%	99.7%
2011	27,760	0.3%	99.7%
2010	27,821	0.2%	99.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Carter County, Kentucky

Approximately 1.1% of residents in Carter County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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