Polk County, Texas Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Polk County, Texas

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Polk County, Texas Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.5%

Foreign Born

4.5%

Naturalized

2.1%

US Citizens

97.6%

Polk County, Texas Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Polk County, Texas Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Polk County, Texas Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	52,800	4.5%	95.5%
2023	51,780	4.6%	95.4%
2022	50,536	4.7%	95.3%
2021	49,372	5.1%	94.9%
2020	50,155	6.0%	94.0%
2019	48,913	6.4%	93.6%
2018	47,837	6.4%	93.6%
2017	46,974	6.8%	93.2%
2016	46,583	6.5%	93.5%
2015	46,113	6.7%	93.3%
2014	45,757	6.3%	93.7%
2013	45,620	6.4%	93.6%
2012	45,618	6.3%	93.7%
2011	45,653	6.1%	93.9%
2010	45,590	5.5%	94.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Polk County, Texas

Approximately 4.5% of residents in Polk County, Texas were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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