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

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

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

Native Born

96.5%

Foreign Born

3.5%

Naturalized

1.3%

US Citizens

97.9%

Watauga County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Watauga 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.

Watauga 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	55,123	3.5%	96.5%
2023	54,607	3.7%	96.3%
2022	54,540	3.2%	96.8%
2021	54,077	3.2%	96.8%
2020	55,669	3.5%	96.5%
2019	54,925	2.9%	97.1%
2018	54,117	3.1%	96.9%
2017	53,421	2.8%	97.2%
2016	52,745	2.9%	97.1%
2015	52,240	3.2%	96.8%
2014	51,903	3.4%	96.6%
2013	51,557	3.5%	96.5%
2012	51,103	3.5%	96.5%
2011	50,421	3.5%	96.5%
2010	49,705	2.9%	97.1%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Watauga County, North Carolina

Approximately 3.5% of residents in Watauga 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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