**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	1,178,653	15.3%	84.7%
2023	1,151,009	14.5%	85.5%
2022	1,132,103	13.8%	86.2%
2021	1,112,883	13.5%	86.5%
2020	1,091,662	13.3%	86.7%
2019	1,069,079	13.5%	86.5%
2018	1,046,558	13.2%	86.8%
2017	1,023,811	13.3%	86.7%
2016	998,576	13.0%	87.0%
2015	976,019	12.9%	87.1%
2014	952,513	12.9%	87.1%
2013	929,214	12.8%	87.2%
2012	905,573	12.9%	87.1%
2011	879,658	12.8%	87.2%
2010	850,546	12.7%	87.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wake County, North Carolina

Approximately 15.3% of residents in Wake County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 92.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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