Somerset County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

72.1%

Foreign Born

27.9%

Naturalized

16.6%

US Citizens

88.8%

Somerset County, New Jersey Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Somerset County, New Jersey Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024349,84627.9%72.1%
2023346,20327.5%72.5%
2022344,97826.9%73.1%
2021343,95026.5%73.5%
2020330,15125.9%74.1%
2019329,83825.1%74.9%
2018330,17625.0%75.0%
2017333,31624.6%75.4%
2016331,68623.9%76.1%
2015330,60424.2%75.8%
2014328,70423.7%76.3%
2013326,20723.3%76.7%
2012323,65022.8%77.2%
2011321,30422.9%77.1%
2010319,34722.0%78.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Somerset County, New Jersey

Approximately 27.9% of residents in Somerset County, New Jersey were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 88.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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