Knox County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Knox County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

99.3%

Foreign Born

0.7%

Naturalized

0.3%

US Citizens

99.6%

Knox County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Knox 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.

Knox County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	29,865	0.7%	99.3%
2023	30,034	0.7%	99.3%
2022	30,207	0.7%	99.3%
2021	30,367	0.8%	99.2%
2020	31,288	1.5%	98.5%
2019	31,365	1.5%	98.5%
2018	31,467	1.3%	98.7%
2017	31,424	1.3%	98.7%
2016	31,740	1.4%	98.6%
2015	31,809	0.7%	99.3%
2014	31,857	0.8%	99.2%
2013	31,865	1.0%	99.0%
2012	31,874	0.6%	99.4%
2011	31,820	0.6%	99.4%
2010	31,765	0.8%	99.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Knox County, Kentucky

Approximately 0.7% of residents in Knox County, Kentucky were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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