Pierce County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Pierce County, Washington

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Pierce County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

89.1%

Foreign Born

10.9%

Naturalized

6.3%

US Citizens

95.4%

Pierce County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Pierce County, Washington Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Pierce County, Washington Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	930,319	10.9%	89.1%
2023	924,106	10.5%	89.5%
2022	918,993	10.5%	89.5%
2021	910,225	10.2%	89.8%
2020	891,862	9.9%	90.1%
2019	877,013	9.8%	90.2%
2018	859,840	9.8%	90.2%
2017	845,193	9.4%	90.6%
2016	832,896	9.5%	90.5%
2015	821,952	9.7%	90.3%
2014	812,689	9.8%	90.2%
2013	805,434	9.9%	90.1%
2012	798,528	9.8%	90.2%
2011	791,528	9.6%	90.4%
2010	782,681	9.4%	90.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Pierce County, Washington

Approximately 10.9% of residents in Pierce County, Washington were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 95.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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