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

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

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

Native Born

96.7%

Foreign Born

3.3%

Naturalized

0.9%

US Citizens

97.6%

Columbus County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Columbus 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.

Columbus 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	50,140	3.3%	96.7%
2023	50,453	2.2%	97.8%
2022	50,827	2.4%	97.6%
2021	51,474	3.1%	96.9%
2020	55,659	2.7%	97.3%
2019	56,068	2.7%	97.3%
2018	56,293	3.3%	96.7%
2017	56,589	3.2%	96.8%
2016	57,015	2.7%	97.3%
2015	57,230	2.9%	97.1%
2014	57,512	3.1%	96.9%
2013	57,761	3.0%	97.0%
2012	57,612	2.9%	97.1%
2011	57,264	2.7%	97.3%
2010	56,856	2.8%	97.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Columbus County, North Carolina

Approximately 3.3% of residents in Columbus County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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