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

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

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

Native Born

95.6%

Foreign Born

4.4%

Naturalized

1.4%

US Citizens

97.1%

Lenoir County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Lenoir 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.

Lenoir 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	54,919	4.4%	95.6%
2023	54,917	4.2%	95.8%
2022	55,071	4.0%	96.0%
2021	55,344	4.0%	96.0%
2020	56,350	4.0%	96.0%
2019	56,756	4.4%	95.6%
2018	57,227	4.3%	95.7%
2017	57,934	4.7%	95.3%
2016	58,343	4.5%	95.5%
2015	58,782	4.4%	95.6%
2014	59,095	3.9%	96.1%
2013	59,277	3.7%	96.3%
2012	59,372	3.5%	96.5%
2011	59,326	3.7%	96.3%
2010	59,307	4.1%	95.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lenoir County, North Carolina

Approximately 4.4% of residents in Lenoir County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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