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

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

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

Native Born

95.5%

Foreign Born

4.5%

Naturalized

2.8%

US Citizens

98.4%

Polk County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Polk 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.

Polk 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	19,891	4.5%	95.5%
2023	19,689	4.4%	95.6%
2022	19,538	4.2%	95.8%
2021	19,413	4.4%	95.6%
2020	20,682	4.5%	95.5%
2019	20,557	4.1%	95.9%
2018	20,458	3.6%	96.4%
2017	20,434	3.8%	96.2%
2016	20,324	3.4%	96.6%
2015	20,327	3.1%	96.9%
2014	20,352	3.8%	96.2%
2013	20,381	4.1%	95.9%
2012	20,386	4.1%	95.9%
2011	20,354	4.1%	95.9%
2010	20,289	4.6%	95.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Polk County, North Carolina

Approximately 4.5% of residents in Polk County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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