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

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

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

Native Born

97.6%

Foreign Born

2.4%

Naturalized

1.3%

US Citizens

98.9%

Mitchell County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Mitchell 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.

Mitchell 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	14,992	2.4%	97.6%
2023	14,973	3.1%	96.9%
2022	14,989	3.6%	96.4%
2021	14,951	3.8%	96.2%
2020	14,959	4.0%	96.0%
2019	15,004	4.0%	96.0%
2018	15,040	3.3%	96.7%
2017	15,155	2.8%	97.2%
2016	15,263	2.7%	97.3%
2015	15,330	2.0%	98.0%
2014	15,380	2.1%	97.9%
2013	15,453	2.3%	97.7%
2012	15,539	1.9%	98.1%
2011	15,631	1.4%	98.6%
2010	15,680	1.8%	98.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Mitchell County, North Carolina

Approximately 2.4% of residents in Mitchell County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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