National Origin in Wake County, North Carolina (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen85.682612%91.160143%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k0.312645%0.306423%0.312645%0.3%3,1220.993515%0.811180%0.993515%1.0%9,9215.341907%2.735607%5.341907%5.3%53,34353.3k7.669321%4.986647%7.669321%7.7%76,58476.6k

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther41.821177%56.466010%41.821177%41.8%54,33754.3k38.041362%26.050202%38.041362%38.0%49,42649.4k10.765276%10.711373%10.765276%10.8%13,98714.0k9.028147%6.332870%9.028147%9.0%11,73011.7k0.344039%0.439544%0.344039%0.3%4470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.439544%0

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther41.821177%56.466010%41.821177%41.8%54,33754.3k38.041362%26.050202%38.041362%38.0%49,42649.4k10.765276%10.711373%10.765276%10.8%13,98714.0k9.028147%6.332870%9.028147%9.0%11,73011.7k0.344039%0.439544%0.344039%0.3%4470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.439544%0

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountMexicoIndiaChinaCanadaVietnamEl SalvadorUnited KingdomKoreaHondurasPhilippines21.081838%31.786288%21.081838%21.1%27,39127.4k14.710568%7.002608%14.710568%14.7%19,11319.1k5.299130%3.165132%5.299130%5.3%6,8853.351113%2.294903%3.351113%3.4%4,3543.294927%3.196138%3.294927%3.3%4,2813.231815%3.952247%3.231815%3.2%4,1992.814657%2.490705%2.814657%2.8%3,6572.566826%1.913853%2.566826%2.6%3,3352.152747%3.826142%2.152747%2.2%2,7971.745596%2.226379%1.745596%1.7%2,268

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Wake 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 (%):
67%73%79%84%90%96%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.26%0.72%1.18%1.64%2.10%2.56%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.5%5.1%9.7%14.3%18.9%23.6%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.37%0.74%1.10%1.47%1.84%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.025%0.050%0.075%0.099%0.125%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.8%2.9%4.8%6.8%8.8%10.8%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Wake 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 (%):
54%63%72%82%91%100%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.5%5.7%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.8%6.0%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.17%0.35%0.52%0.69%0.87%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%
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National Origin by Place in Wake County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Wake County (7 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#ClaytonWake ForestWendellGarnerHolly SpringsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAngierRolesvilleZebulonFuquay-VarinaApexKnightdaleRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthRaleighWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDurhamCaryMorrisville93.472754%93.472754%93.5%17,34217.3k192.067888%92.067888%92.1%33,57933.6k291.981581%91.981581%92.0%5,793391.884163%91.884163%91.9%25,38325.4k491.787824%91.787824%91.8%27,65227.7k591.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M90.884032%90.884032%90.9%4,616690.847215%90.847215%90.8%5,072788.198629%88.198629%88.2%4,245887.395476%87.395476%87.4%19,85819.9k987.193858%87.193858%87.2%38,27238.3k1086.994995%86.994995%87.0%11,99412.0k1186.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M86.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.702633%85.702633%85.7%378,228378k1285.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k85.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.236637%84.236637%84.2%212,075212k1378.304091%78.304091%78.3%122,015122k1463.358407%63.358407%63.4%14,31914.3k15

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#MorrisvilleCaryDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleighWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaKnightdaleSouthApexFuquay-VarinaZebulonRolesvilleNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAngierGarnerHolly SpringsWake ForestWendellClayton29.146018%2.672566%2.225664%1.265487%0.150442%35.460177%35.5%8,014111.190333%5.231610%2.340491%1.225758%0.071235%20.059427%20.1%31,25731.3k28.074722%3.958913%1.248803%1.125671%0.061566%14.469676%14.5%36,42936.4k37.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.187943%3.989568%1.519285%1.385824%0.036028%13.118647%13.1%57,89657.9k45.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k5.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k6.150722%4.018278%1.000943%0.580257%0.000000%11.750199%11.8%1,62057.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M4.725127%3.813820%1.417082%1.335065%0.095687%11.386781%11.4%4,99865.884165%2.262125%1.742804%1.421530%0.000000%11.310624%11.3%2,57077.292749%2.119260%1.329732%0.498649%0.000000%11.240391%11.2%54186.143650%2.256851%0.232850%0.000000%0.000000%8.633351%8.6%48294.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k7.225832%0.157511%0.118133%0.000000%0.000000%7.501477%7.5%381104.868778%1.730317%0.311312%0.047059%0.000000%6.957466%7.0%1,922112.287061%2.091217%1.304521%1.244772%0.000000%6.927571%6.9%2,087122.344264%1.598487%0.962382%0.682716%0.098706%5.686554%5.7%2,074134.874563%0.539854%0.111146%0.000000%0.000000%5.525564%5.5%348143.384897%0.636016%0.366518%0.253328%0.000000%4.640759%4.6%86115

National Origin by County Subdivision in Wake County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Wake County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#New Light TownshipNew LightBartons Creek TownshipBartons CrkNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsPanther Branch TownshipPanther BranchMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkWake Forest TownshipWake FrstSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysRaleigh TownshipRaleighLeesville TownshipLeesvilleLittle River TownshipLittle RivBuckhorn TownshipBuckhornHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkMarks Creek TownshipMarks CrkSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticMeredith TownshipMeredithSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsNeuse TownshipNeuseWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakCary TownshipCedar Fork TownshipCedar Fork95.068365%95.068365%95.1%8,135192.076033%92.076033%92.1%19,81219.8k291.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M90.854984%90.854984%90.9%35,11035.1k390.563559%90.563559%90.6%22,06422.1k490.432775%90.432775%90.4%45,82545.8k590.115928%90.115928%90.1%70,19470.2k689.897808%89.897808%89.9%58,41258.4k788.736735%88.736735%88.7%112,882113k888.672526%88.672526%88.7%39,34439.3k988.543937%88.543937%88.5%11,77911.8k1088.213244%88.213244%88.2%4,2361188.203223%88.203223%88.2%51,28451.3k1287.684076%87.684076%87.7%19,82819.8k1387.156298%87.156298%87.2%47,80047.8k1486.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M86.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k85.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.846633%84.846633%84.8%13,88613.9k1582.351288%82.351288%82.4%61,52361.5k1681.940936%81.940936%81.9%65,84265.8k1781.764618%81.764618%81.8%71,46871.5k1879.707144%79.707144%79.7%63,52563.5k1967.843194%67.843194%67.8%32,65732.7k20

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Cedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkCary TownshipNeuse TownshipNeuseWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsMeredith TownshipMeredithUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkSouthLittle River TownshipLittle RivHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkBuckhorn TownshipBuckhornRaleigh TownshipRaleighMarks Creek TownshipMarks CrkLeesville TownshipLeesvilleSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkWake Forest TownshipWake FrstPanther Branch TownshipPanther BranchHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBartons Creek TownshipBartons CrkNew Light TownshipNew Light23.506315%2.839870%2.031743%1.774140%0.072711%30.224780%30.2%14,54914.5k17.627544%6.952496%2.553389%1.532033%0.032623%18.698085%18.7%14,90214.9k29.583961%4.101900%1.701243%1.571814%0.019912%16.978831%17.0%13,64313.6k310.165090%3.697644%1.722974%0.993055%0.089238%16.668001%16.7%14,56914.6k410.787332%3.066606%1.463029%1.056112%0.000000%16.373079%16.4%12,23212.2k56.012465%4.356593%1.839179%1.704754%0.000000%13.912990%13.9%2,27767.079712%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%129,927130k5.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k6.507549%3.389614%1.104952%0.667347%0.094814%11.764277%11.8%6,45277.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M8.907765%0.992257%0.653988%0.383372%0.000000%10.937383%10.9%1,45584.447655%2.958224%1.635623%1.460193%0.053317%10.555011%10.6%6,13796.393170%1.665973%1.520200%0.874636%0.000000%10.453978%10.5%502104.086157%3.535099%1.532898%1.031365%0.051097%10.236617%10.2%13,02213.0k118.680847%0.689869%0.486446%0.256490%0.000000%10.113651%10.1%2,287124.011720%3.103448%2.181654%0.750507%0.015776%10.063106%10.1%4,465136.445457%1.386666%0.992674%0.261635%0.020007%9.106439%9.1%5,917144.617844%1.480078%1.284708%1.189983%0.000000%8.572613%8.6%4,344154.322596%2.235117%1.029618%0.635487%0.084732%8.307550%8.3%6,471165.418052%1.243689%1.149284%0.414563%0.000000%8.225588%8.2%2,004172.510092%2.398820%1.669082%1.063554%0.124211%7.765759%7.8%3,001184.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k2.588651%2.230794%1.440721%0.199842%0.046475%6.506483%6.5%1,400192.454131%0.525885%0.502513%0.000000%0.000000%3.482529%3.5%29820

National Origin by County in the Raleigh Area

There are 3 counties in the Raleigh Area. This section compares Wake County to all of the counties in the Raleigh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Franklin CountyFranklinJohnston CountyJohnstonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic93.881471%93.881471%93.9%59,13559.1k191.435316%91.435316%91.4%166,554167k291.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M86.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M86.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k85.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k385.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaJohnston CountyJohnstonFranklin CountyFranklin7.079712%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%129,927130k5.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k17.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k7.373865%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%767,614768k6.236996%0.508358%0.432050%0.243748%0.023606%7.444759%7.4%13,56113.6k23.684770%0.703297%0.535014%0.233374%0.000000%5.156456%5.2%3,2483

National Origin by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Wake County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake 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 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 CountyLeeRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake 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%199,454199k2094.183271%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%51,96152.0k4686.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M86.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k85.682612%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

Continent of Birth by County#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgDurham CountyDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticOrange CountyOrangeRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaDuplin 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 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%129,927130k5.441449%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%17,79617.8k45.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k11.290404%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%2,803442.491893%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

National Origin by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Wake County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Allegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWayne CountyWayneMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake 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-Dade93.667057%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%1,076,2691.08M786.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M86.933278%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%855,606856k85.682612%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

Continent of Birth by County#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
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Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Wake 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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