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

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

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

Native Born

93.9%

Foreign Born

6.1%

Naturalized

2.4%

US Citizens

96.3%

Wilson County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Wilson 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.

Wilson 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	79,290	6.1%	93.9%
2023	78,648	6.0%	94.0%
2022	78,667	5.6%	94.4%
2021	78,844	6.1%	93.9%
2020	81,579	5.9%	94.1%
2019	81,435	6.4%	93.6%
2018	81,336	6.2%	93.8%
2017	81,379	6.7%	93.3%
2016	81,617	6.8%	93.2%
2015	81,581	7.2%	92.8%
2014	81,499	6.9%	93.1%
2013	81,365	7.0%	93.0%
2012	81,020	7.0%	93.0%
2011	80,351	6.8%	93.2%
2010	79,533	6.8%	93.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wilson County, North Carolina

Approximately 6.1% of residents in Wilson County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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