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

Native Born

96.6%

Foreign Born

3.4%

Naturalized

2.3%

US Citizens

98.9%

Clay County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Clay County, North Carolina Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202411,6103.4%96.6%
202311,3913.8%96.2%
202211,1864.0%96.0%
202110,9973.1%96.9%
202011,1503.8%96.2%
201910,9462.6%97.4%
201810,8133.2%96.8%
201710,7533.2%96.8%
201610,7303.0%97.0%
201510,6563.1%96.9%
201410,6163.8%96.2%
201310,5993.4%96.6%
201210,5753.2%96.8%
201110,5062.7%97.3%
201010,4182.2%97.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Clay County, North Carolina

Approximately 3.4% of residents in Clay County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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