Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

84.8%

Foreign Born

15.2%

Naturalized

7.8%

US Citizens

92.7%

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20241,579,70615.2%84.8%
20231,582,43214.6%85.4%
20221,593,20814.6%85.4%
20211,596,86514.3%85.7%
20201,581,53114.3%85.7%
20191,579,07514.1%85.9%
20181,575,52213.9%86.1%
20171,569,65713.4%86.6%
20161,559,93813.1%86.9%
20151,555,07212.7%87.3%
20141,546,92012.5%87.5%
20131,536,70412.2%87.8%
20121,525,81111.8%88.2%
20111,514,45611.6%88.4%
20101,504,95011.5%88.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Approximately 15.2% of residents in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 92.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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