McCreary County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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McCreary County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

99.1%

Foreign Born

0.9%

Naturalized

0.5%

US Citizens

99.6%

McCreary County, Kentucky Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

McCreary 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.

McCreary County, Kentucky Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	16,867	0.9%	99.1%
2023	16,905	0.5%	99.5%
2022	16,892	0.7%	99.3%
2021	17,044	0.9%	99.1%
2020	17,333	1.0%	99.0%
2019	17,465	0.5%	99.5%
2018	17,635	1.0%	99.0%
2017	17,748	0.5%	99.5%
2016	17,850	0.4%	99.6%
2015	18,001	0.7%	99.3%
2014	18,073	0.8%	99.2%
2013	18,163	0.8%	99.2%
2012	18,204	0.9%	99.1%
2011	18,201	1.0%	99.0%
2010	18,122	0.8%	99.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for McCreary County, Kentucky

Approximately 0.9% of residents in McCreary 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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