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

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

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

Native Born

87.8%

Foreign Born

12.2%

Naturalized

6.2%

US Citizens

94.0%

Union County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Union 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.

Union 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	250,958	12.2%	87.8%
2023	244,975	11.5%	88.5%
2022	240,109	10.8%	89.2%
2021	235,699	10.2%	89.8%
2020	235,767	9.5%	90.5%
2019	231,053	9.5%	90.5%
2018	226,694	9.0%	91.0%
2017	222,095	8.8%	91.2%
2016	217,614	9.1%	90.9%
2015	213,422	9.0%	91.0%
2014	209,387	8.7%	91.3%
2013	205,426	9.1%	90.9%
2012	201,617	9.0%	91.0%
2011	196,931	8.4%	91.6%
2010	190,346	8.2%	91.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Union County, North Carolina

Approximately 12.2% of residents in Union County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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