Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

85.6%

Foreign Born

14.4%

Naturalized

7.7%

US Citizens

93.3%

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Lehigh 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.

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	378,792	14.4%	85.6%
2023	375,408	13.3%	86.7%
2022	374,110	12.9%	87.1%
2021	372,492	12.6%	87.4%
2020	367,338	11.9%	88.1%
2019	365,052	11.8%	88.2%
2018	362,613	11.5%	88.5%
2017	360,774	10.8%	89.2%
2016	358,792	10.6%	89.4%
2015	356,756	10.5%	89.5%
2014	354,537	10.1%	89.9%
2013	352,068	9.8%	90.2%
2012	350,165	9.9%	90.1%
2011	347,197	9.4%	90.6%
2010	343,946	9.0%	91.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Approximately 14.4% of residents in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 93.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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