New Hanover County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

New Hanover County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.1%

Foreign Born

5.9%

Naturalized

2.3%

US Citizens

96.4%

New Hanover County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


New Hanover County, North Carolina Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024235,2295.9%94.1%
2023231,2146.1%93.9%
2022228,1345.3%94.7%
2021225,1754.9%95.1%
2020231,4484.8%95.2%
2019227,9385.3%94.7%
2018224,2315.1%94.9%
2017219,8665.0%95.0%
2016216,4305.3%94.7%
2015213,0915.5%94.5%
2014209,5865.3%94.7%
2013206,4035.6%94.4%
2012203,2765.5%94.5%
2011200,3365.4%94.6%
2010197,2725.3%94.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for New Hanover County, North Carolina

Approximately 5.9% of residents in New Hanover 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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