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

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

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

Native Born

92.1%

Foreign Born

7.9%

Naturalized

2.2%

US Citizens

94.2%

Wayne County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Wayne 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.

Wayne 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	118,652	7.9%	92.1%
2023	117,606	6.9%	93.1%
2022	117,480	7.1%	92.9%
2021	117,692	6.9%	93.1%
2020	123,785	7.0%	93.0%
2019	123,603	7.5%	92.5%
2018	124,002	7.7%	92.3%
2017	124,496	7.3%	92.7%
2016	124,447	7.5%	92.5%
2015	124,355	7.3%	92.7%
2014	124,093	7.0%	93.0%
2013	123,382	6.9%	93.1%
2012	122,419	6.8%	93.2%
2011	121,324	6.7%	93.3%
2010	120,102	6.3%	93.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wayne County, North Carolina

Approximately 7.9% of residents in Wayne County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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