Knox County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Knox County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

93.5%

Foreign Born

6.5%

Naturalized

2.7%

US Citizens

96.2%

Knox County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Knox 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.

Knox County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	494,148	6.5%	93.5%
2023	487,401	6.2%	93.8%
2022	481,406	5.5%	94.5%
2021	475,286	5.4%	94.6%
2020	466,184	5.2%	94.8%
2019	461,104	4.9%	95.1%
2018	456,185	4.9%	95.1%
2017	452,286	5.0%	95.0%
2016	448,164	4.9%	95.1%
2015	444,348	5.0%	95.0%
2014	440,732	4.9%	95.1%
2013	436,983	4.7%	95.3%
2012	433,207	4.5%	95.5%
2011	428,777	4.3%	95.7%
2010	423,748	4.0%	96.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Knox County, Tennessee

Approximately 6.5% of residents in Knox County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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