Rhea County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Rhea County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.3%

Foreign Born

2.7%

Naturalized

0.5%

US Citizens

97.8%

Rhea County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Rhea 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.

Rhea County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	33,992	2.7%	97.3%
2023	33,299	3.0%	97.0%
2022	33,031	2.6%	97.4%
2021	32,723	2.8%	97.2%
2020	32,964	2.7%	97.3%
2019	32,719	2.6%	97.4%
2018	32,628	2.9%	97.1%
2017	32,478	2.6%	97.4%
2016	32,461	2.4%	97.6%
2015	32,394	2.2%	97.8%
2014	32,272	2.0%	98.0%
2013	32,080	2.0%	98.0%
2012	31,817	2.3%	97.7%
2011	31,544	2.3%	97.7%
2010	31,215	2.4%	97.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Rhea County, Tennessee

Approximately 2.7% of residents in Rhea County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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