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

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

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

Native Born

87.1%

Foreign Born

12.9%

Naturalized

6.2%

US Citizens

93.3%

Orange County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Orange 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.

Orange 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	149,678	12.9%	87.1%
2023	147,292	12.6%	87.4%
2022	145,919	12.3%	87.7%
2021	147,376	12.6%	87.4%
2020	146,354	12.7%	87.3%
2019	144,836	13.2%	86.8%
2018	142,938	13.3%	86.7%
2017	141,812	12.8%	87.2%
2016	139,807	12.7%	87.3%
2015	138,644	12.9%	87.1%
2014	137,275	12.6%	87.4%
2013	136,057	12.8%	87.2%
2012	133,958	13.1%	86.9%
2011	131,856	13.4%	86.6%
2010	129,562	13.3%	86.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Orange County, North Carolina

Approximately 12.9% of residents in Orange County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 93.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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