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

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

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

Native Born

97.2%

Foreign Born

2.8%

Naturalized

0.7%

US Citizens

97.9%

Swain County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Swain 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.

Swain 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	14,013	2.8%	97.2%
2023	14,065	1.6%	98.4%
2022	14,130	2.8%	97.2%
2021	14,166	3.0%	97.0%
2020	14,241	2.9%	97.1%
2019	14,260	2.8%	97.2%
2018	14,254	2.7%	97.3%
2017	14,208	1.9%	98.1%
2016	14,234	1.7%	98.3%
2015	14,163	1.5%	98.5%
2014	14,070	1.1%	98.9%
2013	14,017	2.0%	98.0%
2012	13,995	2.0%	98.0%
2011	13,932	2.4%	97.6%
2010	13,861	2.6%	97.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Swain County, North Carolina

Approximately 2.8% of residents in Swain County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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