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

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

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

Native Born

95.5%

Foreign Born

4.5%

Naturalized

1.3%

US Citizens

96.8%

Jackson County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Jackson 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.

Jackson 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	43,771	4.5%	95.5%
2023	43,089	4.6%	95.4%
2022	42,388	4.3%	95.7%
2021	42,983	3.7%	96.3%
2020	43,435	3.2%	96.8%
2019	42,938	3.6%	96.4%
2018	42,256	3.0%	97.0%
2017	41,725	3.2%	96.8%
2016	41,227	3.6%	96.4%
2015	40,812	3.9%	96.1%
2014	40,598	4.2%	95.8%
2013	40,362	4.6%	95.4%
2012	39,985	4.4%	95.6%
2011	39,574	4.3%	95.7%
2010	39,144	4.8%	95.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Jackson County, North Carolina

Approximately 4.5% of residents in Jackson County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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