Lee County, South Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Lee County, South Carolina

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Lee County, South Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

97.6%

Foreign Born

2.4%

Naturalized

0.2%

US Citizens

97.8%

Lee County, South Carolina Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Lee County, South Carolina Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Lee County, South Carolina Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	16,166	2.4%	97.6%
2023	16,330	2.5%	97.5%
2022	16,557	2.2%	97.8%
2021	16,730	1.7%	98.3%
2020	17,144	1.6%	98.4%
2019	17,365	1.5%	98.5%
2018	17,606	0.9%	99.1%
2017	17,897	0.5%	99.5%
2016	18,189	0.5%	99.5%
2015	18,461	0.1%	99.9%
2014	18,708	0.8%	99.2%
2013	18,890	1.4%	98.6%
2012	19,160	1.7%	98.3%
2011	19,412	1.4%	98.6%
2010	19,615	1.2%	98.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lee County, South Carolina

Approximately 2.4% of residents in Lee County, South Carolina 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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