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

Native Born

96.3%

Foreign Born

3.7%

Naturalized

0.9%

US Citizens

97.1%

Wilkes County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Wilkes County, North Carolina Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202465,9353.7%96.3%
202365,9833.3%96.7%
202266,1253.3%96.7%
202166,3353.5%96.5%
202068,3413.7%96.3%
201968,4694.1%95.9%
201868,4604.1%95.9%
201768,5254.3%95.7%
201668,8884.1%95.9%
201568,9464.0%96.0%
201469,0933.7%96.3%
201369,1843.4%96.6%
201269,2653.3%96.7%
201169,1623.3%96.7%
201069,0633.4%96.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wilkes County, North Carolina

Approximately 3.7% of residents in Wilkes County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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