Burke County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Burke County, North Carolina

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Burke County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.7%

Foreign Born

5.3%

Naturalized

2.9%

US Citizens

97.5%

Burke County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Burke County, North Carolina Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Burke County, North Carolina Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	87,795	5.3%	94.7%
2023	87,863	5.6%	94.4%
2022	87,799	4.9%	95.1%
2021	87,829	4.9%	95.1%
2020	90,148	5.1%	94.9%
2019	89,968	5.0%	95.0%
2018	89,712	4.4%	95.6%
2017	88,898	4.3%	95.7%
2016	89,082	4.8%	95.2%
2015	89,548	4.8%	95.2%
2014	90,164	5.1%	94.9%
2013	90,591	5.1%	94.9%
2012	90,821	5.1%	94.9%
2011	90,753	5.0%	95.0%
2010	90,557	4.8%	95.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Burke County, North Carolina

Approximately 5.3% of residents in Burke County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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