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

Native Born

96.8%

Foreign Born

3.2%

Naturalized

0.9%

US Citizens

97.8%

McDowell County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


McDowell County, North Carolina Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202444,8173.2%96.8%
202344,6793.8%96.2%
202244,6294.1%95.9%
202144,5274.0%96.0%
202045,4024.2%95.8%
201945,2274.0%96.0%
201845,1093.9%96.1%
201745,0694.0%96.0%
201645,0133.8%96.2%
201544,9613.9%96.1%
201444,9823.6%96.4%
201344,9633.4%96.6%
201244,9263.2%96.8%
201144,8253.4%96.6%
201044,5933.0%97.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for McDowell County, North Carolina

Approximately 3.2% of residents in McDowell County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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