Jefferson County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Jefferson County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

90.0%

Foreign Born

10.0%

Naturalized

4.1%

US Citizens

94.1%

Jefferson County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Jefferson 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.

Jefferson County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	783,022	10.0%	90.0%
2023	777,392	9.5%	90.5%
2022	779,232	8.6%	91.4%
2021	780,449	8.5%	91.5%
2020	768,419	8.1%	91.9%
2019	767,419	7.8%	92.2%
2018	767,154	7.4%	92.6%
2017	764,378	7.1%	92.9%
2016	759,724	6.9%	93.1%
2015	755,809	6.7%	93.3%
2014	751,485	6.7%	93.3%
2013	746,580	6.5%	93.5%
2012	741,285	6.3%	93.7%
2011	735,804	6.0%	94.0%
2010	729,452	5.7%	94.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Jefferson County, Kentucky

Approximately 10.0% of residents in Jefferson County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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