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

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

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

Native Born

93.1%

Foreign Born

6.9%

Naturalized

3.4%

US Citizens

96.4%

Catawba County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Catawba 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.

Catawba 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	163,573	6.9%	93.1%
2023	162,051	6.7%	93.3%
2022	161,011	6.9%	93.1%
2021	159,852	6.8%	93.2%
2020	158,507	6.6%	93.4%
2019	157,613	6.8%	93.2%
2018	156,729	7.0%	93.0%
2017	156,182	7.0%	93.0%
2016	155,461	6.9%	93.1%
2015	154,610	7.2%	92.8%
2014	154,457	7.0%	93.0%
2013	154,432	7.1%	92.9%
2012	154,201	7.0%	93.0%
2011	153,886	7.0%	93.0%
2010	153,149	6.9%	93.1%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Catawba County, North Carolina

Approximately 6.9% of residents in Catawba County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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