Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

93.3%

Foreign Born

6.7%

Naturalized

3.3%

US Citizens

96.5%

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Lackawanna 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.

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	216,146	6.7%	93.3%
2023	215,834	5.9%	94.1%
2022	215,672	5.8%	94.2%
2021	215,529	5.8%	94.2%
2020	210,162	5.6%	94.4%
2019	210,652	5.6%	94.4%
2018	211,454	5.5%	94.5%
2017	211,960	5.4%	94.6%
2016	213,006	5.1%	94.9%
2015	213,459	5.1%	94.9%
2014	214,023	5.1%	94.9%
2013	214,275	4.9%	95.1%
2012	214,353	4.6%	95.4%
2011	214,057	4.4%	95.6%
2010	213,731	4.0%	96.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Approximately 6.7% of residents in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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