Whatcom County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Whatcom County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

90.1%

Foreign Born

9.9%

Naturalized

5.6%

US Citizens

95.6%

Whatcom County, Washington Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Whatcom 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.

Whatcom County, Washington Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	230,503	9.9%	90.1%
2023	228,432	9.9%	90.1%
2022	226,523	9.9%	90.1%
2021	224,533	9.7%	90.3%
2020	224,538	10.0%	90.0%
2019	220,821	10.1%	89.9%
2018	216,812	10.2%	89.8%
2017	212,738	10.6%	89.4%
2016	209,729	10.8%	89.2%
2015	207,100	11.0%	89.0%
2014	204,855	11.1%	88.9%
2013	203,211	11.4%	88.6%
2012	201,404	10.9%	89.1%
2011	198,937	11.1%	88.9%
2010	195,993	10.8%	89.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Whatcom County, Washington

Approximately 9.9% of residents in Whatcom County, Washington were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 95.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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