Carter County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Carter County, Tennessee

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Carter County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.3%

Foreign Born

1.7%

Naturalized

0.5%

US Citizens

98.9%

Carter County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Carter County, Tennessee Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Carter County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	56,712	1.7%	98.3%
2023	56,462	2.1%	97.9%
2022	56,315	2.1%	97.9%
2021	56,314	1.7%	98.3%
2020	56,452	1.8%	98.2%
2019	56,433	1.4%	98.6%
2018	56,391	1.0%	99.0%
2017	56,500	1.1%	98.9%
2016	56,707	1.0%	99.0%
2015	56,941	1.0%	99.0%
2014	57,298	1.0%	99.0%
2013	57,438	1.0%	99.0%
2012	57,531	0.8%	99.2%
2011	57,568	0.9%	99.1%
2010	57,710	0.7%	99.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Carter County, Tennessee

Approximately 1.7% of residents in Carter County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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