Thurston County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Thurston County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

91.7%

Foreign Born

8.3%

Naturalized

4.9%

US Citizens

96.6%

Thurston County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Thurston 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.

Thurston County, Washington Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	299,067	8.3%	91.7%
2023	296,640	8.5%	91.5%
2022	294,272	8.4%	91.6%
2021	290,642	8.4%	91.6%
2020	284,698	8.3%	91.7%
2019	279,711	8.1%	91.9%
2018	274,684	7.8%	92.2%
2017	269,885	7.7%	92.3%
2016	266,311	7.7%	92.3%
2015	262,723	7.9%	92.1%
2014	259,330	7.9%	92.1%
2013	256,080	7.6%	92.4%
2012	252,410	7.5%	92.5%
2011	248,327	7.3%	92.7%
2010	243,563	7.1%	92.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Thurston County, Washington

Approximately 8.3% of residents in Thurston County, Washington were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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