Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

90.4%

Foreign Born

9.6%

Naturalized

4.4%

US Citizens

94.8%

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Luzerne 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.

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	327,675	9.6%	90.4%
2023	325,978	8.7%	91.3%
2022	325,396	8.3%	91.7%
2021	324,825	7.8%	92.2%
2020	317,547	7.0%	93.0%
2019	317,663	6.7%	93.3%
2018	317,884	6.4%	93.6%
2017	318,222	6.0%	94.0%
2016	318,917	5.7%	94.3%
2015	320,095	5.4%	94.6%
2014	320,392	5.3%	94.7%
2013	320,827	5.2%	94.8%
2012	320,555	4.8%	95.2%
2011	319,897	4.4%	95.6%
2010	319,120	4.1%	95.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Approximately 9.6% of residents in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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