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

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

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

Native Born

82.7%

Foreign Born

17.3%

Naturalized

6.7%

US Citizens

89.3%

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Mecklenburg 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.

Mecklenburg 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	1,154,681	17.3%	82.7%
2023	1,130,906	16.9%	83.1%
2022	1,115,403	16.1%	83.9%
2021	1,100,984	16.0%	84.0%
2020	1,095,170	15.8%	84.2%
2019	1,074,475	15.4%	84.6%
2018	1,054,314	15.0%	85.0%
2017	1,034,290	15.0%	85.0%
2016	1,011,774	14.7%	85.3%
2015	990,288	14.3%	85.7%
2014	968,500	13.9%	86.1%
2013	947,135	13.9%	86.1%
2012	926,873	13.9%	86.1%
2011	905,277	13.6%	86.4%
2010	882,761	13.5%	86.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Approximately 17.3% of residents in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 89.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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