Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.2%

Foreign Born

5.8%

Naturalized

3.6%

US Citizens

97.8%

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Lancaster 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.

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	557,931	5.8%	94.2%
2023	555,151	5.6%	94.4%
2022	553,202	5.5%	94.5%
2021	550,480	5.5%	94.5%
2020	543,050	5.2%	94.8%
2019	540,999	5.0%	95.0%
2018	538,347	5.0%	95.0%
2017	536,494	4.9%	95.1%
2016	533,110	4.6%	95.4%
2015	530,216	4.5%	95.5%
2014	526,839	4.6%	95.4%
2013	523,306	4.5%	95.5%
2012	519,913	4.4%	95.6%
2011	515,817	4.5%	95.5%
2010	511,250	4.4%	95.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Approximately 5.8% of residents in Lancaster 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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