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

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

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

Native Born

93.7%

Foreign Born

6.3%

Naturalized

1.9%

US Citizens

95.6%

Rowan County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Rowan 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.

Rowan 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	149,875	6.3%	93.7%
2023	148,487	6.0%	94.0%
2022	147,067	5.3%	94.7%
2021	145,784	4.8%	95.2%
2020	140,978	4.6%	95.4%
2019	140,296	4.7%	95.3%
2018	139,605	4.5%	95.5%
2017	138,940	4.5%	95.5%
2016	138,694	4.6%	95.4%
2015	138,361	4.8%	95.2%
2014	138,246	5.0%	95.0%
2013	138,265	5.3%	94.7%
2012	138,189	5.4%	94.6%
2011	137,654	5.6%	94.4%
2010	136,880	5.3%	94.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Rowan County, North Carolina

Approximately 6.3% of residents in Rowan County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 95.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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