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

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

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

Native Born

93.6%

Foreign Born

6.4%

Naturalized

2.8%

US Citizens

96.4%

Gaston County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Gaston 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.

Gaston 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	234,881	6.4%	93.6%
2023	231,485	5.7%	94.3%
2022	228,972	5.2%	94.8%
2021	226,097	5.2%	94.8%
2020	222,119	5.3%	94.7%
2019	219,271	5.4%	94.6%
2018	216,585	5.5%	94.5%
2017	214,049	5.4%	94.6%
2016	211,753	5.2%	94.8%
2015	209,807	5.4%	94.6%
2014	208,379	5.3%	94.7%
2013	207,263	5.0%	95.0%
2012	206,291	4.9%	95.1%
2011	204,788	4.8%	95.2%
2010	202,642	4.7%	95.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Gaston County, North Carolina

Approximately 6.4% of residents in Gaston 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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