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

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

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

Native Born

96.9%

Foreign Born

3.1%

Naturalized

1.4%

US Citizens

98.3%

Cleveland County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Cleveland 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.

Cleveland 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	100,991	3.1%	96.9%
2023	100,170	3.0%	97.0%
2022	99,527	2.5%	97.5%
2021	98,898	2.5%	97.5%
2020	97,765	2.4%	97.6%
2019	97,282	2.4%	97.6%
2018	97,159	2.4%	97.6%
2017	97,038	2.7%	97.3%
2016	97,113	2.7%	97.3%
2015	97,178	2.7%	97.3%
2014	97,464	2.6%	97.4%
2013	97,670	2.4%	97.6%
2012	97,890	2.1%	97.9%
2011	97,880	2.1%	97.9%
2010	97,786	2.2%	97.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Cleveland County, North Carolina

Approximately 3.1% of residents in Cleveland County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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