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

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

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

Native Born

96.8%

Foreign Born

3.2%

Naturalized

1.4%

US Citizens

98.2%

Yancey County, North Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Yancey 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.

Yancey 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	18,797	3.2%	96.8%
2023	18,676	3.0%	97.0%
2022	18,538	2.7%	97.3%
2021	18,357	2.8%	97.2%
2020	17,870	2.7%	97.3%
2019	17,760	3.4%	96.6%
2018	17,667	3.1%	96.9%
2017	17,605	3.2%	96.8%
2016	17,599	3.0%	97.0%
2015	17,604	3.1%	96.9%
2014	17,662	2.6%	97.4%
2013	17,724	2.7%	97.3%
2012	17,814	3.0%	97.0%
2011	17,885	2.8%	97.2%
2010	17,911	4.7%	95.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Yancey County, North Carolina

Approximately 3.2% of residents in Yancey County, North Carolina were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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