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

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

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

Native Born

90.1%

Foreign Born

9.9%

Naturalized

2.5%

US Citizens

92.6%

Lee County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Lee 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.

Lee 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	65,816	9.9%	90.1%
2023	64,565	9.6%	90.4%
2022	63,560	9.4%	90.6%
2021	62,676	8.6%	91.4%
2020	61,083	9.3%	90.7%
2019	60,481	9.5%	90.5%
2018	60,125	10.3%	89.7%
2017	59,805	10.7%	89.3%
2016	59,540	11.2%	88.8%
2015	59,418	11.5%	88.5%
2014	59,096	11.4%	88.6%
2013	58,735	11.3%	88.7%
2012	57,876	11.7%	88.3%
2011	56,787	11.5%	88.5%
2010	55,576	11.0%	89.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lee County, North Carolina

Approximately 9.9% of residents in Lee County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 92.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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