Erie County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Erie County, Pennsylvania

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Erie County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.1%

Foreign Born

4.9%

Naturalized

2.7%

US Citizens

97.8%

Erie County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Erie County, Pennsylvania Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Erie County, Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	269,052	4.9%	95.1%
2023	269,544	4.4%	95.6%
2022	270,495	4.4%	95.6%
2021	271,903	4.3%	95.7%
2020	272,046	4.4%	95.6%
2019	273,835	4.4%	95.6%
2018	275,972	4.8%	95.2%
2017	277,794	4.5%	95.5%
2016	279,133	4.5%	95.5%
2015	279,858	4.3%	95.7%
2014	280,132	4.2%	95.8%
2013	280,518	4.0%	96.0%
2012	280,181	4.0%	96.0%
2011	279,824	3.9%	96.1%
2010	279,234	3.8%	96.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Erie County, Pennsylvania

Approximately 4.9% of residents in Erie County, Pennsylvania were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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