New York County, New York Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

71.8%

Foreign Born

28.2%

Naturalized

15.3%

US Citizens

87.1%

New York County, New York Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


New York County, New York Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20241,629,47728.2%71.8%
20231,627,78828.1%71.9%
20221,645,86728.1%71.9%
20211,669,12727.9%72.1%
20201,629,15328.3%71.7%
20191,631,99328.7%71.3%
20181,632,48029.0%71.0%
20171,653,87728.9%71.1%
20161,634,98928.9%71.1%
20151,629,50728.9%71.1%
20141,618,39828.9%71.1%
20131,605,27228.5%71.5%
20121,596,73528.5%71.5%
20111,588,25728.6%71.4%
20101,583,34528.6%71.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for New York County, New York

Approximately 28.2% of residents in New York County, New York were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 87.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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