Sussex County, Delaware Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Sussex County, Delaware

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Sussex County, Delaware Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

91.6%

Foreign Born

8.4%

Naturalized

3.8%

US Citizens

95.5%

Sussex County, Delaware Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Sussex County, Delaware Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Sussex County, Delaware Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	255,626	8.4%	91.6%
2023	247,799	8.4%	91.6%
2022	240,668	7.5%	92.5%
2021	234,045	7.4%	92.6%
2020	230,249	7.0%	93.0%
2019	224,384	7.4%	92.6%
2018	219,540	7.1%	92.9%
2017	215,551	7.2%	92.8%
2016	211,224	6.7%	93.3%
2015	207,302	6.8%	93.2%
2014	203,737	6.6%	93.4%
2013	200,632	6.8%	93.2%
2012	197,681	6.6%	93.4%
2011	194,442	6.8%	93.2%
2010	190,846	6.8%	93.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Sussex County, Delaware

Approximately 8.4% of residents in Sussex County, Delaware were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 95.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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