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

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

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

Native Born

84.6%

Foreign Born

15.4%

Naturalized

5.8%

US Citizens

90.4%

Durham County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Durham 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.

Durham 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	332,353	15.4%	84.6%
2023	329,405	15.2%	84.8%
2022	325,101	14.5%	85.5%
2021	320,146	14.3%	85.7%
2020	317,665	14.0%	86.0%
2019	311,848	14.2%	85.8%
2018	306,457	13.8%	86.2%
2017	300,865	13.9%	86.1%
2016	294,618	13.7%	86.3%
2015	288,817	13.8%	86.2%
2014	282,422	13.9%	86.1%
2013	276,494	13.9%	86.1%
2012	269,283	13.9%	86.1%
2011	263,862	14.0%	86.0%
2010	258,578	13.9%	86.1%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Durham County, North Carolina

Approximately 15.4% of residents in Durham County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 90.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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