Benton County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Benton County, Washington

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Benton County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

88.6%

Foreign Born

11.4%

Naturalized

5.0%

US Citizens

93.5%

Benton County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Benton County, Washington Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Benton County, Washington Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	212,905	11.4%	88.6%
2023	210,224	11.2%	88.8%
2022	207,560	11.6%	88.4%
2021	204,551	11.0%	89.0%
2020	200,715	11.0%	89.0%
2019	197,518	10.7%	89.3%
2018	194,168	10.6%	89.4%
2017	190,529	10.3%	89.7%
2016	187,519	10.0%	90.0%
2015	184,930	10.1%	89.9%
2014	182,053	10.2%	89.8%
2013	178,992	9.5%	90.5%
2012	175,424	9.2%	90.8%
2011	171,303	9.5%	90.5%
2010	167,077	10.2%	89.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Benton County, Washington

Approximately 11.4% of residents in Benton County, Washington were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 93.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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