National Origin in Polk County, North Carolina (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Polk County
Polk County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen95.817752%91.160143%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k0.201732%0.306423%0.201732%0.2%410.619957%0.811180%0.619957%0.6%1261.731943%2.735607%1.731943%1.7%3521.628616%4.986647%1.628616%1.6%331
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 Polk County
Polk County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasEuropeAsiaOceaniaAfricaOther59.443631%56.466010%59.443631%59.4%40635.285505%10.711373%35.285505%35.3%2414.245974%26.050202%4.245974%4.2%291.024890%0.439544%1.024890%1.0%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.332870%00.000000%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 Polk County
Polk County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasEuropeAsiaOceaniaAfricaOther59.443631%56.466010%59.443631%59.4%40635.285505%10.711373%35.285505%35.3%2414.245974%26.050202%4.245974%4.2%291.024890%0.439544%1.024890%1.0%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.332870%00.000000%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 Polk County
Polk County
North Carolina
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%10%20%30%CountMexicoUnited KingdomGuatemalaGermanyRussiaDominican RepublicEnglandCubaCanadaPhilippines33.089312%31.786288%33.089312%33.1%22611.713031%2.490705%11.713031%11.7%809.516837%2.592579%9.516837%9.5%657.027818%2.036310%7.027818%7.0%485.710102%0.794149%5.710102%5.7%395.710102%1.217669%5.710102%5.7%394.978038%1.175200%4.978038%5.0%343.074671%0.931979%3.074671%3.1%213.074671%2.294903%3.074671%3.1%212.781845%2.226379%2.781845%2.8%19
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Polk 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 (%):
95.25%95.65%96.05%96.45%96.85%97.26%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.35%0.68%1.00%1.32%1.64%1.96%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.049%0.097%0.146%0.194%0.244%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.020%0.040%0.060%0.080%0.101%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%2.9%3.5%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Polk 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 (%):
93.9%94.7%95.5%96.4%97.2%98.1%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.55%0.86%1.15%1.45%1.75%2.06%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.12%0.24%0.36%0.48%0.60%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.041%0.082%0.122%0.163%0.205%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.8%4.7%
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National Origin by Place in Polk County

There are 3 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#SaludaPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkTryonColumbusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic97.229551%97.229551%97.2%737195.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k95.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k94.642857%94.642857%94.6%1,484291.401038%91.401038%91.4%1,233391.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M86.933278%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 3 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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthColumbusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkSaludaTryon7.079712%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%13,773,97013.8M7.264640%0.815419%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%8.080059%8.1%10914.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k1.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%6831.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%6832.110818%0.659631%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.770449%2.8%2122.423469%0.255102%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.678571%2.7%423
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#White Oak TownshipWhite OakSaluda TownshipSaludaPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkCooper Gap TownshipCooper GapTryon TownshipTryonGreen Creek TownshipGrn CrkColumbus TownshipColumbusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic97.251963%97.251963%97.3%2,725196.014330%96.014330%96.0%2,144295.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k95.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k95.774648%95.774648%95.8%1,564395.761803%95.761803%95.8%3,570495.741056%95.741056%95.7%2,810595.252395%95.252395%95.3%6,661691.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M86.933278%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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCooper Gap TownshipCooper GapGreen Creek TownshipGrn CrkSaluda TownshipSaludaPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkColumbus TownshipColumbusTryon TownshipTryonWhite Oak TownshipWhite Oak7.079712%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%13,773,97013.8M4.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k2.755664%1.469688%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%4.225352%4.2%6912.214651%1.839864%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%4.054514%4.1%11923.403493%0.358262%0.223914%0.000000%0.000000%3.985670%4.0%8931.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%6831.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%6832.302302%0.614901%0.243100%0.100100%0.000000%3.260403%3.3%22841.958155%0.643777%0.187768%0.000000%0.000000%2.789700%2.8%10451.391863%1.249108%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.640971%2.6%746
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 North Carolina

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

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Columbus CountyColumbusHaywood CountyHaywoodCleveland CountyClevelandStanly CountyStanlyRutherford CountyRutherfordCaldwell CountyCaldwellRockingham CountyRockinghamPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkWilkes CountyWilkesPender CountyPenderNash CountyNashCarteret CountyCarteretLenoir CountyLenoirRowan CountyRowanBrunswick CountyBrunswickBurke CountyBurkeGranville CountyGranvilleRobeson CountyRobesonDavidson CountyDavidsonLincoln CountyLincolnGaston 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 CountySampsonGuilford 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%88,32488.3k795.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k95.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k95.591395%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%199,454199k2094.183271%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%57,14757.1k4388.839717%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#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgDurham CountyDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticOrange CountyOrangeDuplin CountyDuplinSouthLee CountyLeeGuilford CountyGuilfordSampson CountySampsonUnion CountyUnionChatham CountyChathamForsyth CountyForsythAlamance CountyAlamanceCabarrus CountyCabarrusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWayne CountyWayneHenderson CountyHendersonJohnston CountyJohnstonCatawba CountyCatawbaWilson CountyWilsonRandolph CountyRandolphIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandHarnett CountyHarnettBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverSurry CountySurryGaston CountyGastonFranklin CountyFranklinCraven CountyCravenLincoln CountyLincolnRobeson CountyRobesonBurke CountyBurkeDavidson CountyDavidsonPitt CountyPittMoore CountyMooreRowan CountyRowanLenoir CountyLenoirBrunswick CountyBrunswickNash CountyNashGranville CountyGranvilleWilkes CountyWilkesOnslow CountyOnslowPender CountyPenderCarteret CountyCarteretCaldwell CountyCaldwellPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkRockingham 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%6,20085.530435%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%10,93210.9k263.684770%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%2,803441.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%6831.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%6832.491893%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 Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Polk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWayne CountyWayneMilwaukee 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-Dade95.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k95.817752%95.817752%95.8%19,47419.5k93.667057%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%1,602,4101.60M489.243028%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

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Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyFranklinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWayne CountyWayneNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyPolk CountyPolk48.645445%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%121,572122k454.285957%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%69,14969.1k501.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%6831.997638%1.185790%0.142688%0.034442%0.000000%3.360559%3.4%683
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 Polk 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.

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Cities:
Saluda
Towns:
Columbus, Tryon
Townships:
Columbus, Cooper Gap, Green Creek, Saluda, Tryon, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
28139, 28722, 28756, 28773, 28782, 28792
Unified School District:
Polk County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-113
Neighboring Counties:
Greenville, Henderson, Rutherford, Spartanburg
Nearby Counties:
Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Cleveland, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Pickens, Transylvania, Yancey