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

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

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

Native Born

94.1%

Foreign Born

5.9%

Naturalized

2.3%

US Citizens

96.4%

Macon County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Macon 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.

Macon 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	37,941	5.9%	94.1%
2023	37,533	5.7%	94.3%
2022	37,088	5.1%	94.9%
2021	36,532	5.0%	95.0%
2020	35,172	5.0%	95.0%
2019	34,813	5.4%	94.6%
2018	34,410	5.1%	94.9%
2017	34,160	4.8%	95.2%
2016	33,991	4.9%	95.1%
2015	33,919	5.3%	94.7%
2014	33,840	5.1%	94.9%
2013	33,859	5.1%	94.9%
2012	33,815	5.5%	94.5%
2011	33,719	5.7%	94.3%
2010	33,453	5.5%	94.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Macon County, North Carolina

Approximately 5.9% of residents in Macon 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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