National Origin in Gaston County, North Carolina (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gaston County
Gaston County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen94.191818%91.160143%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k0.206845%0.306423%0.206845%0.2%4380.438719%0.811180%0.438719%0.4%9291.984860%2.735607%1.984860%2.0%4,2033.177759%4.986647%3.177759%3.2%6,729
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gaston County
Gaston County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther66.200146%56.466010%66.200146%66.2%7,23721.414197%26.050202%21.414197%21.4%2,3418.433955%10.711373%8.433955%8.4%9223.613246%6.332870%3.613246%3.6%3950.338456%0.439544%0.338456%0.3%370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.439544%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gaston County
Gaston County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther66.200146%56.466010%66.200146%66.2%7,23721.414197%26.050202%21.414197%21.4%2,3418.433955%10.711373%8.433955%8.4%9223.613246%6.332870%3.613246%3.6%3950.338456%0.439544%0.338456%0.3%370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.439544%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gaston County
Gaston County
North Carolina
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%10%20%30%CountMexicoColombiaIndiaPhilippinesUnited KingdomCosta RicaDominican RepublicJamaicaGermanyEngland36.681303%31.786288%36.681303%36.7%4,0107.619832%1.833734%7.619832%7.6%8334.509696%7.002608%4.509696%4.5%4934.015734%2.226379%4.015734%4.0%4392.607025%2.490705%2.607025%2.6%2852.607025%0.461169%2.607025%2.6%2852.378339%1.217669%2.378339%2.4%2602.314307%1.144977%2.314307%2.3%2532.277717%2.036310%2.277717%2.3%2492.140505%1.175200%2.140505%2.1%234
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Gaston County

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
92.4%93.7%94.9%96.1%97.3%98.5%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.17%0.28%0.39%0.50%0.60%0.72%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.13%0.47%0.80%1.13%1.46%1.79%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.06%0.12%0.18%0.24%0.30%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.012%0.024%0.037%0.049%0.061%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%1.7%2.4%3.1%3.8%4.6%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of National Origin by Tract in Gaston County

United States National Origin by Tract#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
80.7%84.6%88.4%92.3%96.1%100.0%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.39%0.78%1.17%1.56%1.96%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.1%4.1%5.2%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.44%0.89%1.33%1.78%2.23%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.24%0.32%0.40%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

National Origin by Place in Gaston County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Gaston County (14 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Gaston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected places in Gaston County, and entities that contain Gaston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#DellviewBessemer CityMcAdenvilleStanleyCherryvilleHigh ShoalsKings MountainKings MtnCramertonBelmontGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonDallasGastoniaRanloMount HollyNorth CarolinaN CarolinaLowellCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic100.000000%100.000000%100.0%5199.212743%99.212743%99.2%5,419298.774885%98.774885%98.8%645398.513625%98.513625%98.5%3,579498.000339%98.000339%98.0%5,783596.870555%96.870555%96.9%681696.326789%96.326789%96.3%10,64710.6k795.689655%95.689655%95.7%4,107894.587383%94.587383%94.6%9,926994.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k94.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k93.133420%93.133420%93.1%4,2861092.159942%92.159942%92.2%68,08568.1k1191.881188%91.881188%91.9%3,2481291.243420%91.243420%91.2%12,82712.8k1391.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M89.408186%89.408186%89.4%3,2331489.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M86.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected places in Gaston County, and entities that contain Gaston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthLowellCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMount HollyNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGastoniaDallasRanloBelmontGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonCramertonHigh ShoalsKings MountainKings MtnCherryvilleStanleyBessemer CityMcAdenvilleDellview7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M9.485619%0.497788%0.276549%0.000000%0.000000%10.259956%10.3%37115.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k4.573908%2.119789%0.874947%0.298762%0.000000%7.867406%7.9%1,10624.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k4.595476%1.506558%0.445335%0.364119%0.024365%6.935853%6.9%5,12434.932638%1.825293%0.108648%0.000000%0.000000%6.866580%6.9%31644.922207%1.584158%0.254597%0.000000%0.000000%6.760962%6.8%23952.115495%2.010673%0.809987%0.171527%0.085763%5.193444%5.2%54563.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k3.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k1.654240%0.792171%0.675676%0.629077%0.000000%3.751165%3.8%16173.129445%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.129445%3.1%2281.800416%0.850448%0.352845%0.090473%0.000000%3.094183%3.1%34291.931876%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.931876%1.9%114100.578035%0.412882%0.330306%0.000000%0.000000%1.321222%1.3%48110.384475%0.347858%0.054925%0.000000%0.000000%0.787257%0.8%43120.459418%0.306279%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.765697%0.8%5130.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Gaston County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Gaston County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Gaston County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected county subdivisions in Gaston County, and entities that contain Gaston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Cherryville TownshipCherryvilleCrowders Mountain TownshipCrowders MtnRiverbend TownshipRiverbendDallas TownshipDallasGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonSouth Point TownshipS PtGastonia TownshipGastoniaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic98.468977%98.468977%98.5%15,88615.9k196.237117%96.237117%96.2%15,78015.8k295.843939%95.843939%95.8%25,22925.2k395.593861%95.593861%95.6%22,23822.2k494.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k94.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k93.486778%93.486778%93.5%40,08940.1k592.481125%92.481125%92.5%80,23280.2k691.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M89.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M86.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected county subdivisions in Gaston County, and entities that contain Gaston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGastonia TownshipGastoniaSouth Point TownshipS PtGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonDallas TownshipDallasRiverbend TownshipRiverbendCrowders Mountain TownshipCrowders MtnCherryville TownshipCherryville7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k4.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k4.538067%1.365916%0.353870%0.298542%0.020748%6.577143%6.6%5,70613.390700%1.788629%0.711254%0.214542%0.020988%6.126114%6.1%2,62723.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k3.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k2.712462%0.795254%0.335296%0.081675%0.000000%3.924687%3.9%91332.431334%0.592638%0.528055%0.083577%0.000000%3.635604%3.6%95742.488260%0.292736%0.262243%0.060987%0.018296%3.122522%3.1%51251.035145%0.173557%0.136366%0.000000%0.000000%1.345069%1.3%2176
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Charlotte Area

There are 10 counties in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Gaston County to all of the counties in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County.

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gaston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Chester CountyChesterLancaster CountyLancasterRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonYork CountyYorkIredell CountyIredellCabarrus CountyCabarrusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnion CountyUnionCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticMecklenburg CountyMecklenburg99.155234%99.155234%99.2%32,16132.2k195.527095%95.527095%95.5%79,96080.0k294.840440%94.840440%94.8%131,538132k394.522643%94.522643%94.5%75,41375.4k494.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k94.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k594.149166%94.149166%94.1%231,236231k693.003290%93.003290%93.0%155,774156k791.170903%91.170903%91.2%175,318175k891.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M89.796153%89.796153%89.8%195,409195k989.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M86.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k10
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gaston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteUnion CountyUnionCabarrus CountyCabarrusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaIredell CountyIredellGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonLincoln CountyLincolnYork CountyYorkRowan CountyRowanLancaster CountyLancasterChester CountyChester7.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k17.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k5.530435%1.668551%1.549992%0.316616%0.011948%9.077541%9.1%19,75419.8k24.744768%1.876794%0.645359%0.401464%0.058244%7.726630%7.7%14,85814.9k34.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k3.723141%1.717087%0.677043%0.117020%0.022688%6.256978%6.3%10,48010.5k43.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k3.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k53.829137%0.634220%0.398581%0.016294%0.010027%4.888259%4.9%3,90062.419322%1.330179%0.812684%0.204800%0.024022%4.791007%4.8%11,76711.8k73.411106%0.682077%0.326618%0.099500%0.048308%4.567609%4.6%6,33582.317691%0.586591%0.516104%0.237743%0.027478%3.685606%3.7%3,08590.332974%0.212733%0.095576%0.000000%0.000000%0.641283%0.6%20810
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Gaston County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gaston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Columbus CountyColumbusHaywood CountyHaywoodCleveland CountyClevelandStanly CountyStanlyRutherford CountyRutherfordCaldwell CountyCaldwellRockingham CountyRockinghamWilkes CountyWilkesPender CountyPenderNash CountyNashCarteret CountyCarteretLenoir CountyLenoirRowan CountyRowanBrunswick CountyBrunswickBurke CountyBurkeGranville CountyGranvilleRobeson CountyRobesonDavidson CountyDavidsonLincoln CountyLincolnGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonPitt CountyPittMoore CountyMooreCraven CountyCravenFranklin CountyFranklinSurry CountySurryOnslow CountyOnslowNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverBuncombe CountyBuncombeIredell CountyIredellRandolph CountyRandolphWilson CountyWilsonCatawba CountyCatawbaHarnett CountyHarnettHenderson CountyHendersonJohnston CountyJohnstonAlamance CountyAlamanceCabarrus CountyCabarrusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWayne CountyWayneForsyth CountyForsythChatham CountyChathamCumberland CountyCumberlandUnion CountyUnionSampson CountySampsonCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteGuilford CountyGuilfordDuplin CountyDuplinLee CountyLeeSouthWake CountyWakeOrange CountyOrangeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDurham CountyDurhamMecklenburg CountyMecklenburg97.111287%97.111287%97.1%55,36855.4k197.071017%97.071017%97.1%57,83257.8k296.838734%96.838734%96.8%94,04394.0k396.553374%96.553374%96.6%58,52158.5k496.527788%96.527788%96.5%64,38564.4k596.155495%96.155495%96.2%78,48578.5k696.110906%96.110906%96.1%88,32488.3k795.591395%95.591395%95.6%65,85165.9k895.267753%95.267753%95.3%53,69153.7k995.208984%95.208984%95.2%89,86389.9k1095.144229%95.144229%95.1%65,20965.2k1194.938553%94.938553%94.9%55,39055.4k1294.840440%94.840440%94.8%131,538132k1394.784630%94.784630%94.8%112,952113k1494.622932%94.622932%94.6%84,29284.3k1594.602424%94.602424%94.6%55,19255.2k1694.585216%94.585216%94.6%127,289127k1794.533031%94.533031%94.5%155,089155k1894.522643%94.522643%94.5%75,41375.4k1994.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k94.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k2094.183271%94.183271%94.2%164,962165k2193.977651%93.977651%94.0%87,46587.5k2293.942797%93.942797%93.9%97,87997.9k2393.881471%93.881471%93.9%59,13559.1k2493.782896%93.782896%93.8%68,24368.2k2593.699227%93.699227%93.7%174,051174k2693.645058%93.645058%93.6%202,676203k2793.521702%93.521702%93.5%233,909234k2893.003290%93.003290%93.0%155,774156k2992.930681%92.930681%92.9%132,508133k3092.762537%92.762537%92.8%75,71075.7k3192.387158%92.387158%92.4%143,626144k3291.730374%91.730374%91.7%116,149116k3391.673054%91.673054%91.7%101,670102k3491.435316%91.435316%91.4%166,554167k3591.297035%91.297035%91.3%142,763143k3691.170903%91.170903%91.2%175,318175k3791.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M90.753493%90.753493%90.8%112,940113k3890.389947%90.389947%90.4%329,644330k3990.230888%90.230888%90.2%62,05962.1k4089.875737%89.875737%89.9%292,852293k4189.796153%89.796153%89.8%195,409195k4289.694411%89.694411%89.7%57,14757.1k4389.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M88.839717%88.839717%88.8%454,695455k4487.490063%87.490063%87.5%51,72551.7k4587.270742%87.270742%87.3%51,96152.0k4686.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k4785.637343%85.637343%85.6%119,727120k4885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M85.056242%85.056242%85.1%250,591251k4984.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gaston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgDurham CountyDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticOrange CountyOrangeDuplin CountyDuplinSouthLee CountyLeeGuilford CountyGuilfordSampson CountySampsonCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteUnion CountyUnionChatham CountyChathamForsyth CountyForsythAlamance CountyAlamanceCabarrus CountyCabarrusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWayne CountyWayneHenderson CountyHendersonJohnston CountyJohnstonCatawba CountyCatawbaWilson CountyWilsonRandolph CountyRandolphIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandHarnett CountyHarnettBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverSurry CountySurryGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonFranklin CountyFranklinCraven CountyCravenLincoln CountyLincolnRobeson CountyRobesonBurke CountyBurkeDavidson CountyDavidsonPitt CountyPittMoore CountyMooreRowan CountyRowanLenoir CountyLenoirBrunswick CountyBrunswickNash CountyNashGranville CountyGranvilleWilkes CountyWilkesOnslow CountyOnslowPender CountyPenderCarteret CountyCarteretCaldwell CountyCaldwellRockingham CountyRockinghamStanly CountyStanlyRutherford CountyRutherfordColumbus CountyColumbusCleveland CountyClevelandHaywood CountyHaywood7.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k17.723561%3.654223%1.173384%1.055265%0.052610%13.659043%13.7%40,24240.2k27.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k37.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.340219%4.389623%2.363973%0.533593%0.101569%12.728976%12.7%17,79617.8k411.290404%0.246951%0.147156%0.011840%0.000000%11.696352%11.7%6,91557.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M9.867316%0.730601%0.577763%0.021834%0.005039%11.202553%11.2%6,67063.933648%3.887733%1.425515%0.884109%0.021492%10.152497%10.2%51,96252.0k79.263416%0.357855%0.069060%0.040808%0.000000%9.731138%9.7%6,20085.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k5.530435%1.668551%1.549992%0.316616%0.011948%9.077541%9.1%19,75419.8k96.009189%1.195150%0.888365%0.260258%0.126494%8.479456%8.5%5,832105.662876%1.658664%0.844551%0.292028%0.018372%8.476491%8.5%30,91330.9k116.118742%1.036631%0.742460%0.211035%0.029417%8.138286%8.1%12,72612.7k124.744768%1.876794%0.645359%0.401464%0.058244%7.726630%7.7%14,85814.9k134.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k5.596760%1.094442%0.659719%0.121337%0.000000%7.472257%7.5%9,299145.192733%1.208241%0.974708%0.061314%0.030657%7.467652%7.5%8,282156.236996%0.508358%0.432050%0.243748%0.023606%7.444759%7.4%13,56113.6k164.183043%1.961907%0.598221%0.116428%0.014151%6.873750%6.9%10,68610.7k175.353051%0.834385%0.263426%0.235245%0.074739%6.760846%6.8%5,518185.383342%0.711140%0.287542%0.055404%0.000000%6.437428%6.4%9,179193.723141%1.717087%0.677043%0.117020%0.022688%6.256978%6.3%10,48010.5k202.457027%2.038724%0.986064%0.357536%0.049718%5.889069%5.9%19,18919.2k214.073606%0.816617%0.721055%0.115306%0.003159%5.729743%5.7%7,255222.933486%1.446952%0.905594%0.110750%0.034784%5.431567%5.4%13,58513.6k233.032851%1.096890%1.024812%0.153398%0.006007%5.313958%5.3%11,50111.5k244.431954%0.469993%0.295464%0.074209%0.009620%5.281240%5.3%3,843253.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k3.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k263.684770%0.703297%0.535014%0.233374%0.000000%5.156456%5.2%3,248272.260294%2.075055%0.537480%0.055668%0.013437%4.941933%4.9%5,149283.829137%0.634220%0.398581%0.016294%0.010027%4.888259%4.9%3,900293.718345%0.624183%0.321008%0.094370%0.039383%4.797289%4.8%6,456302.664960%1.794975%0.300846%0.012348%0.000000%4.773130%4.8%4,252313.267137%0.931378%0.459594%0.073754%0.000000%4.731863%4.7%7,763322.610905%1.426777%0.425350%0.257494%0.004568%4.725093%4.7%8,276332.677555%1.063715%0.727409%0.238530%0.000000%4.707210%4.7%4,381343.411106%0.682077%0.326618%0.099500%0.048308%4.567609%4.6%6,335353.731382%0.476492%0.317090%0.020568%0.000000%4.545532%4.5%2,652362.203630%1.066570%0.722515%0.239999%0.064615%4.297331%4.3%5,121373.086295%0.906924%0.146210%0.145150%0.003178%4.287758%4.3%4,047383.433263%0.522788%0.138839%0.039423%0.010284%4.144598%4.1%2,418392.997619%0.577749%0.344037%0.214841%0.000000%4.134247%4.1%2,848401.856747%1.435762%0.477511%0.226104%0.006460%4.002584%4.0%7,435412.860286%0.793144%0.186309%0.069200%0.000000%3.908939%3.9%2,203421.828210%0.936720%0.817077%0.107971%0.000000%3.689978%3.7%2,529432.392708%0.628499%0.400622%0.012251%0.000000%3.434081%3.4%2,803442.491893%0.462469%0.314479%0.085965%0.000000%3.354806%3.4%3,083451.866029%0.983336%0.155090%0.024748%0.008249%3.037453%3.0%1,841462.004468%0.523231%0.479753%0.000000%0.000000%3.007451%3.0%2,006472.223976%0.282382%0.117513%0.114005%0.000000%2.737876%2.7%1,561481.330409%0.798039%0.291413%0.276997%0.022654%2.719512%2.7%2,641491.465331%0.585797%0.369270%0.000000%0.000000%2.420397%2.4%1,44250
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Gaston County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Born in the USA by County#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Gaston County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Gaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGastonAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWayne CountyWayneCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandSouthSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonWake CountyWakeHennepin CountyHennepinPima CountyPimaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBexar CountyBexarMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkTarrant CountyTarrantTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSacramento CountySacramentoFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookHonolulu CountyHonoluluRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkFairfield CountyFairfieldDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangeOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade94.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k94.191818%94.191818%94.2%199,454199k93.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M192.439534%92.439534%92.4%924,913925k291.243575%91.243575%91.2%1,148,4921.15M391.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M90.654919%90.654919%90.7%1,602,4101.60M489.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M89.243028%89.243028%89.2%852,544853k589.240316%89.240316%89.2%1,099,5461.10M687.132119%87.132119%87.1%1,076,2691.08M786.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.517659%86.517659%86.5%945,221945k886.215397%86.215397%86.2%859,358859k985.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k1085.628212%85.628212%85.6%1,035,4721.04M1185.450965%85.450965%85.5%857,362857k1285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.522938%84.522938%84.5%1,571,0271.57M1384.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k1483.954992%83.954992%84.0%3,432,5413.43M1583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1683.057879%83.057879%83.1%1,244,3151.24M1782.422649%82.422649%82.4%1,605,2051.61M1880.718200%80.718200%80.7%926,787927k1978.982646%78.982646%79.0%1,044,9871.04M2078.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M2178.052998%78.052998%78.1%1,154,6381.15M2277.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k2377.577401%77.577401%77.6%1,634,3651.63M2477.421424%77.421424%77.4%4,047,2634.05M2577.085488%77.085488%77.1%760,833761k2676.924057%76.924057%76.9%1,787,6321.79M2776.776403%76.776403%76.8%1,041,7031.04M2876.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M2976.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M3075.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k3175.253496%75.253496%75.3%1,891,1611.89M3274.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M3374.053930%74.053930%74.1%820,462820k3473.704368%73.704368%73.7%1,030,9451.03M3573.049668%73.049668%73.0%3,239,2103.24M3672.216679%72.216679%72.2%699,945700k3771.103495%71.103495%71.1%893,099893k3868.485999%68.485999%68.5%2,145,1262.15M3967.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4067.147297%67.147297%67.1%760,703761k4166.776579%66.776579%66.8%1,071,9091.07M4265.451966%65.451966%65.5%671,780672k4364.352742%64.352742%64.4%6,472,0556.47M4464.183004%64.183004%64.2%1,196,2301.20M4560.435923%60.435923%60.4%1,139,2511.14M4659.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4944.770152%44.770152%44.8%1,192,8641.19M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Gaston County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Gaston County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Miami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeFairfax CountyFairfaxNew York CountyNew YorkHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoFairfield CountyFairfieldCook CountyCookSacramento CountySacramentoOrange CountyOrangeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHonolulu CountyHonoluluTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantSuffolk CountySuffolkMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgHennepin CountyHennepinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWake CountyWakePima CountyPimaSouth AtlanticFulton CountyFultonSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOakland CountyOaklandSouthFranklin CountyFranklinCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWayne CountyWayneNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGaston CountyGaston48.645445%1.806661%1.469101%0.279573%0.029087%52.229868%52.2%1,391,6221.39M122.755260%18.237013%5.431792%1.061510%0.047273%47.532847%47.5%1,098,0141.10M224.541817%9.807719%2.905590%0.605022%0.205034%38.065182%38.1%717,550718k318.487432%10.260882%7.207851%1.179430%0.095249%37.230844%37.2%970,553971k426.550180%3.802448%2.679106%1.857132%0.022968%34.911834%34.9%501,608502k520.084736%12.065251%1.709778%0.549509%0.135814%34.545088%34.5%3,474,2533.47M626.854081%2.783859%2.569509%0.462608%0.045070%32.715127%32.7%609,738610k712.320594%11.945096%5.206012%3.044611%0.093436%32.609748%32.6%334,697335k819.281381%9.075471%2.002782%0.882124%0.451715%31.693472%31.7%508,749509k914.035325%14.020128%1.662947%0.521197%0.137507%30.377104%30.4%951,475951k1015.688061%9.390522%2.990325%2.147699%0.091801%30.308407%30.3%343,360343k1113.020271%8.690456%5.442667%1.320743%0.419269%28.893405%28.9%472,404472k1217.789812%5.495599%1.262421%1.053277%0.063100%25.664209%25.7%1,138,0171.14M1314.942083%5.091779%4.650294%0.758851%0.083468%25.526475%25.5%247,410247k1410.958413%10.248167%2.184715%0.674414%0.332604%24.398312%24.4%270,315270k1518.211455%2.814070%2.319345%0.419515%0.044182%23.808567%23.8%333,024333k1617.144478%4.537666%1.327468%0.605240%0.031993%23.646846%23.6%594,258594k1712.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k1812.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k1915.876297%4.427960%1.060161%0.402902%0.112312%21.879631%21.9%508,459508k2011.224343%6.688601%3.386200%0.495504%0.027196%21.821844%21.8%296,079296k2111.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k2214.726318%5.770692%0.640600%0.153557%0.072470%21.363636%21.4%205,766206k2315.076559%5.016248%0.633154%0.502147%0.084110%21.312218%21.3%448,996449k2411.686905%4.573617%4.201810%0.606297%0.085491%21.154120%21.2%199,191199k259.863235%5.668020%4.764657%0.745049%0.034395%21.075355%21.1%1,101,7301.10M269.687825%6.465085%3.003583%0.789495%0.561752%20.507740%20.5%303,371303k2714.477869%3.580655%1.468566%0.595436%0.031209%20.153735%20.2%253,142253k288.166444%6.354514%4.015859%1.309190%0.110359%19.956367%20.0%312,838313k2915.801029%1.809526%0.840933%0.689565%0.125532%19.266585%19.3%190,161190k3010.848511%4.714782%1.223157%0.658436%0.074030%17.518917%17.5%201,148201k3111.181361%3.072047%1.328059%0.495745%0.036657%16.113869%16.1%213,196213k329.754412%3.875834%1.388272%0.802042%0.082874%15.903435%15.9%309,724310k339.193862%3.157403%2.747358%0.287759%0.020826%15.407208%15.4%230,820231k349.517655%3.275367%1.368383%0.481393%0.086534%14.729333%14.7%602,216602k357.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k364.686483%3.710849%3.595903%1.394483%0.054496%13.442215%13.4%162,552163k377.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.837526%2.289074%0.700382%0.353688%0.015441%13.196112%13.2%245,276245k385.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k395.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k408.829128%2.273212%1.229396%0.461858%0.109833%12.903428%12.9%129,465129k417.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.051582%4.613060%1.641423%1.137489%0.077050%12.520604%12.5%124,800125k427.119242%3.055785%1.289407%0.478070%0.468459%12.410963%12.4%135,592136k436.866740%2.671762%2.097611%0.478864%0.054403%12.169379%12.2%150,318150k447.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M3.938665%2.706153%2.269020%0.929375%0.023699%9.866912%9.9%121,572122k455.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k4.285957%2.734098%1.346689%0.448547%0.013085%8.828375%8.8%84,33884.3k464.572942%2.076722%1.249552%0.391776%0.012277%8.303269%8.3%146,768147k474.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k2.812562%2.660899%1.087304%0.394372%0.021768%6.976905%7.0%87,81987.8k483.227692%1.865955%1.177541%0.576977%0.037279%6.885444%6.9%68,89368.9k492.913050%1.441042%0.841949%0.389154%0.035030%5.620225%5.6%69,14969.1k503.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k3.417661%1.105533%0.435413%0.186538%0.017473%5.162619%5.2%10,93210.9k
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Gaston County. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

Principal City:
Gastonia
Cities:
Belmont, Bessemer City, Cherryville, Gastonia, High Shoals, Kings Mountain, Lowell, Mount Holly
Towns:
Cramerton, Dallas, Dellview, McAdenville, Ranlo, Spencer Mountain, Stanley
Townships:
Cherryville, Crowders Mountain, Dallas, Gastonia, Riverbend, South Point
ZIP Codes:
28006, 28012, 28016, 28021, 28032, 28033, 28034, 28052, 28054, 28056, 28077, 28086, 28092, 28098, 28101, 28120, 28164
Unified School District:
Gaston County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate Districts:
NC-43, NC-44
State House Districts:
NC-108, NC-109, NC-110
Neighboring Counties:
Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, York
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cherokee, Chester, Iredell, Rowan, Rutherford, Union