Salem County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.0%

Foreign Born

3.0%

Naturalized

1.8%

US Citizens

98.8%

Salem County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Salem County, New Jersey Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202465,2753.0%97.0%
202364,9733.0%97.0%
202264,8403.3%96.7%
202164,7523.8%96.2%
202062,7543.6%96.4%
201962,9903.8%96.2%
201863,3364.5%95.5%
201763,7764.9%95.1%
201664,5044.7%95.3%
201565,1205.2%94.8%
201465,5015.0%95.0%
201365,8254.5%95.5%
201266,0074.0%96.0%
201165,9843.8%96.2%
201065,9823.6%96.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Salem County, New Jersey

Approximately 3.0% of residents in Salem County, New Jersey were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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