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Mercer County Historical Place of Birth and Citizenship Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 16,204

	Mercer County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Native	16,042	99.00%, see rank	86.11%	86.93%
Born in the State of Residence	12,135	74.89%, see rank	67.04%	58.73%
Born in Different State	3,823	23.59%, see rank	18.03%	26.78%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	84	0.52%, see rank	1.05%	1.42%
Foreign Born	162	1.00%, see rank	13.89%	13.07%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	87	0.54%, see rank	6.52%	5.99%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	75	0.46%, see rank	7.37%	7.09%
Born In Europe	72	0.44%, see rank	2.94%	1.53%
Born In Asia	23	0.14%, see rank	3.90%	3.82%
Born In Africa	8	0.05%, see rank	0.41%	0.55%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	44	0.27%, see rank	6.47%	6.83%
Born In Northern America	15	0.09%, see rank	0.14%	0.26%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 16,421

	Mercer County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Native	16,304	99.29%, see rank	86.21%	87.13%
Born in the State of Residence	12,247	74.58%, see rank	66.79%	58.71%
Born in Different State	4,027	24.52%, see rank	18.40%	27.04%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	30	0.18%, see rank	1.02%	1.38%
Foreign Born	117	0.71%, see rank	13.79%	12.87%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	81	0.49%, see rank	6.25%	5.71%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	36	0.22%, see rank	7.53%	7.16%
Born In Europe	52	0.32%, see rank	2.99%	1.56%
Born In Asia	32	0.19%, see rank	3.71%	3.67%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.51%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	21	0.13%, see rank	6.55%	6.79%
Born In Northern America	12	0.07%, see rank	0.14%	0.26%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 16,551

	Mercer County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Native	16,433	99.29%, see rank	86.37%	87.28%
Born in the State of Residence	12,288	74.24%, see rank	66.73%	58.66%
Born in Different State	4,125	24.92%, see rank	18.68%	27.28%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	20	0.12%, see rank	0.96%	1.33%
Foreign Born	118	0.71%, see rank	13.63%	12.72%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	66	0.40%, see rank	6.03%	5.48%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	52	0.31%, see rank	7.59%	7.24%
Born In Europe	66	0.40%, see rank	3.06%	1.59%
Born In Asia	17	0.10%, see rank	3.54%	3.54%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.48%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	20	0.12%, see rank	6.50%	6.77%
Born In Northern America	15	0.09%, see rank	0.15%	0.27%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 16,440

	Mercer County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Native	16,319	99.26%, see rank	86.61%	87.61%
Born in the State of Residence	12,359	75.18%, see rank	66.88%	58.98%
Born in Different State	3,937	23.95%, see rank	18.79%	27.35%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	23	0.14%, see rank	0.94%	1.29%
Foreign Born	121	0.74%, see rank	13.39%	12.39%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	62	0.38%, see rank	5.92%	5.28%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	59	0.36%, see rank	7.48%	7.11%
Born In Europe	32	0.19%, see rank	3.15%	1.64%
Born In Asia	48	0.29%, see rank	3.35%	3.34%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.46%
Born In Oceania	10	0.06%, see rank	0.03%	0.07%
Born In Latin America	14	0.09%, see rank	6.38%	6.60%
Born In Northern America	17	0.10%, see rank	0.16%	0.28%

US Census 2000 data

Total population: 16,957

	Mercer County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Native	16,852	99.38%, see rank	87.69%	88.95%
Born in the State of Residence	12,734	75.10%, see rank	67.12%	59.96%
Born in Different State	4,091	24.13%, see rank	19.59%	27.74%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	27	0.16%, see rank	0.98%	1.25%
Foreign Born	105	0.62%, see rank	12.31%	11.05%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	46	0.27%, see rank	4.86%	4.46%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	59	0.35%, see rank	7.45%	6.60%
Born In Europe	52	0.31%, see rank	3.14%	1.75%
Born In Asia	42	0.25%, see rank	2.90%	2.92%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.31%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.06%
Born In Latin America	9	0.05%, see rank	5.89%	5.72%
Born In Northern America	2	0.01%, see rank	0.15%	0.29%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.