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

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

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

Native Born

88.2%

Foreign Born

11.8%

Naturalized

5.7%

US Citizens

93.9%

Guilford County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Guilford 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.

Guilford 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	547,940	11.8%	88.2%
2023	542,987	11.4%	88.6%
2022	539,557	10.7%	89.3%
2021	537,113	10.8%	89.2%
2020	532,956	10.7%	89.3%
2019	527,868	10.3%	89.7%
2018	523,582	10.3%	89.7%
2017	517,197	10.2%	89.8%
2016	511,815	10.2%	89.8%
2015	506,763	9.9%	90.1%
2014	500,899	9.8%	90.2%
2013	495,326	9.7%	90.3%
2012	489,576	9.5%	90.5%
2011	483,081	9.1%	90.9%
2010	475,786	9.1%	90.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Guilford County, North Carolina

Approximately 11.8% of residents in Guilford County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 93.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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