National Origin in the Asheville Area, North Carolina (Metro Area)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen93.723230%91.160143%93.723230%93.7%413,998414k0.280492%0.306423%0.280492%0.3%1,2390.608978%0.811180%0.608978%0.6%2,6902.133912%2.735607%2.133912%2.1%9,4263.253389%4.986647%3.253389%3.3%14,37114.4k
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 the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasEuropeAsiaAfricaOceaniaOther59.776442%56.466010%59.776442%59.8%14,22514.2k23.023911%10.711373%23.023911%23.0%5,47915.241417%26.050202%15.241417%15.2%3,6271.449763%6.332870%1.449763%1.4%3450.508467%0.439544%0.508467%0.5%1210.000000%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 the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasEuropeAsiaAfricaOceaniaOther59.776442%56.466010%59.776442%59.8%14,22514.2k23.023911%10.711373%23.023911%23.0%5,47915.241417%26.050202%15.241417%15.2%3,6271.449763%6.332870%1.449763%1.4%3450.508467%0.439544%0.508467%0.5%1210.000000%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 the Asheville Area
Asheville Area
North Carolina
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%10%20%30%CountMexicoGermanyUnited KingdomChinaCanadaEl SalvadorUkrainePhilippinesEnglandHonduras39.525991%31.786288%39.525991%39.5%9,4065.093079%2.036310%5.093079%5.1%1,2124.882968%2.490705%4.882968%4.9%1,1623.718956%3.165132%3.718956%3.7%8853.681136%2.294903%3.681136%3.7%8763.420599%3.952247%3.420599%3.4%8143.391184%0.549495%3.391184%3.4%8072.979367%2.226379%2.979367%3.0%7092.412069%1.175200%2.412069%2.4%5742.130521%3.826142%2.130521%2.1%507
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County in the Asheville Area

United States National Origin by County#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
91.6%92.8%94.0%95.1%96.3%97.5%

Europe National Origin by County#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.58%0.76%0.93%1.10%1.27%1.45%

Asia National Origin by County#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.28%0.43%0.56%0.70%0.84%0.98%

Africa National Origin by County#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.022%0.044%0.066%0.089%0.111%

Australia National Origin by County#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.007%0.014%0.021%0.028%0.035%

Americas National Origin by County#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1.2%2.0%2.8%3.6%4.4%5.2%
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Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in the Asheville Area

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
83.5%86.8%90.1%93.4%96.7%100.0%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.45%0.89%1.34%1.78%2.24%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.10%0.20%0.31%0.41%0.52%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%0.26%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.6%13.3%
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National Origin by Place in the Asheville Area

There are 38 places that are fully or partially contained within the Asheville Area (37 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 38 of those to each other, the Asheville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hot SpringsMars HillLake JunaluskaLk JunaluskaMarshallSaludaEtowahBlack MountainBlack MtnCantonWeavervilleWaynesvilleHoopers CreekHorse ShoeWest CantonFletcherFlat RockRoyal PinesGertonMills RiverWoodfinBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleMaggie ValleyMountain HomeAvery CreekAshevilleMontreatNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHendersonvilleBalfourLaurel ParkValley HillFairviewSwannanoaDanaFruitlandSouthBent CreekClydeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticEdneyvilleBarker HeightsBarker HtsEast Flat RockE Flat Rock99.320883%99.320883%99.3%585199.045802%99.045802%99.0%2,595298.395904%98.395904%98.4%2,883397.382920%97.382920%97.4%707497.229551%97.229551%97.2%737596.794252%96.794252%96.8%7,005696.718903%96.718903%96.7%7,900796.365375%96.365375%96.4%4,030896.320124%96.320124%96.3%3,743996.015529%96.015529%96.0%9,3981096.005917%96.005917%96.0%1,2981195.903318%95.903318%95.9%2,3411295.683453%95.683453%95.7%1,3301395.150391%95.150391%95.2%7,1811495.144438%95.144438%95.1%3,0961594.737950%94.737950%94.7%4,5011694.425087%94.425087%94.4%2711794.420601%94.420601%94.4%6,6001894.215671%94.215671%94.2%5,8801994.129288%94.129288%94.1%1,4272093.723230%93.723230%93.7%413,998414k93.435201%93.435201%93.4%1,6512193.234032%93.234032%93.2%3,6932292.488954%92.488954%92.5%2,5122392.127361%92.127361%92.1%80,64080.6k2491.362764%91.362764%91.4%4762591.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M89.828757%89.828757%89.8%12,17012.2k2689.805195%89.805195%89.8%1,3832789.555640%89.555640%89.6%2,3582889.262115%89.262115%89.3%1,6212989.224138%89.224138%89.2%2,6913089.028407%89.028407%89.0%4,3253188.136104%88.136104%88.1%2,9273287.349398%87.349398%87.3%2,1753386.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.896552%86.896552%86.9%1,1343486.460033%86.460033%86.5%1,0603585.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.251969%84.251969%84.3%1,8193679.397993%79.397993%79.4%1,1873778.447122%78.447122%78.4%2,93038
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 38 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 the Asheville Area, selected places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%Count#East Flat RockE Flat RockBarker HeightsBarker HtsEdneyvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBent CreekClydeSouth AtlanticFruitlandSouthDanaSwannanoaFairviewLaurel ParkHendersonvilleBalfourValley HillNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMontreatAshevilleMaggie ValleyAvery CreekMountain HomeGertonAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleMills RiverWoodfinFlat RockBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstWest CantonFletcherHoopers CreekWaynesvilleCantonRoyal PinesSaludaWeavervilleEtowahMarshallHorse ShoeLake JunaluskaLk JunaluskaBlack MountainBlack MtnMars HillHot Springs20.937082%0.187416%0.107095%0.000000%0.000000%21.231593%21.2%793118.795987%1.806020%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%20.602007%20.6%308214.404817%1.343214%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%15.748031%15.7%34037.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M10.344828%1.379310%1.379310%0.000000%0.000000%13.103448%13.1%171412.969005%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%12.969005%13.0%15957.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M8.192771%2.048193%1.726908%0.000000%0.000000%11.967871%12.0%29867.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M6.443842%3.071364%1.656128%0.000000%0.000000%11.171334%11.2%371710.189378%0.617538%0.061754%0.000000%0.000000%10.868670%10.9%52884.840849%4.177719%0.862069%0.000000%0.000000%9.880637%9.9%29894.443600%2.430687%1.860995%0.911508%0.000000%9.646791%9.6%254106.967818%1.040744%0.974314%0.110717%0.000000%9.093593%9.1%1,232115.064935%3.051948%0.584416%0.000000%0.000000%8.701299%8.7%134124.295154%4.185022%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%8.480176%8.5%154134.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k3.838772%1.919386%0.575816%0.575816%0.000000%6.909789%6.9%36142.830997%2.007289%1.581154%0.124527%0.053695%6.597663%6.6%5,775153.452179%1.980758%1.131862%0.000000%0.000000%6.564799%6.6%116163.166421%2.135493%0.736377%0.478645%0.000000%6.516937%6.5%177173.736430%1.161323%0.934108%0.000000%0.000000%5.831861%5.8%231182.787456%2.787456%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%5.574913%5.6%16193.220337%1.240367%0.821101%0.078103%0.027393%5.387301%5.4%23,79723.8k2.174535%1.874106%1.115880%0.000000%0.000000%5.164521%5.2%361202.771992%1.377984%0.608877%0.000000%0.000000%4.758853%4.8%297213.349723%0.553165%0.460971%0.000000%0.000000%4.363860%4.4%142222.374670%0.791557%0.791557%0.000000%0.000000%3.957784%4.0%60232.805755%1.151079%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.956835%4.0%55241.828541%1.099775%0.742017%0.000000%0.000000%3.670333%3.7%277252.810651%0.517751%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.328402%3.3%45261.358807%1.144258%0.664078%0.000000%0.000000%3.167143%3.2%310272.534672%0.621712%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.156385%3.2%132281.515470%1.031362%0.420964%0.000000%0.000000%2.967796%3.0%141292.110818%0.659631%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.770449%2.8%21302.058672%0.360268%0.308801%0.000000%0.000000%2.727741%2.7%106311.644328%0.856709%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.501036%2.5%181321.377410%0.550964%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.928375%1.9%14331.269971%0.368701%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.638673%1.6%40341.092150%0.511945%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.604096%1.6%47350.501959%0.416259%0.293830%0.000000%0.000000%1.212047%1.2%99360.534351%0.152672%0.114504%0.000000%0.000000%0.801527%0.8%21370.169779%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.169779%0.2%138
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Asheville Area

There are 4 counties in the Asheville Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Asheville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Born in the USA by County#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected counties in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Madison CountyMadisonHaywood CountyHaywoodAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleBuncombe CountyBuncombeHenderson CountyHendersonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic97.430194%97.430194%97.4%20,58720.6k197.071017%97.071017%97.1%57,83257.8k293.723230%93.723230%93.7%413,998414k93.521702%93.521702%93.5%233,909234k391.673054%91.673054%91.7%101,670102k491.160143%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 out of 4 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected counties in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHenderson CountyHendersonBuncombe CountyBuncombeAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHaywood CountyHaywoodMadison CountyMadison7.079712%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%767,614768k5.192733%1.208241%0.974708%0.061314%0.030657%7.467652%7.5%8,28212.933486%1.446952%0.905594%0.110750%0.034784%5.431567%5.4%13,58513.6k23.220337%1.240367%0.821101%0.078103%0.027393%5.387301%5.4%23,79723.8k1.465331%0.585797%0.369270%0.000000%0.000000%2.420397%2.4%1,44231.211548%0.809276%0.288689%0.000000%0.000000%2.309513%2.3%4884
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in the Asheville Area

There are 49 county subdivisions in the Asheville Area. This section compares all 49 of those to each other, the Asheville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected county subdivisions in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#Township 11:Revere-Rice Cove11, Revere-Rice C…White Oak TownshipWhite OakCataloochee TownshipCataloocheeIvy TownshipTownship 6:Hot Springs6, Hot SpgsJonathan Creek TownshipJonathan CrkTownship 3:Mars Hill3, Mars HlIron Duff TownshipIron DuffCrabtree TownshipCrabtreeTownship 1:South Marshall1, S MarshallPigeon TownshipPigeonCrab Creek TownshipCrab CrkReems Creek TownshipReems CrkTownship 9:Sandy Mush9, Sandy MushSandy Mush TownshipSandy MushGreen River TownshipGrn RivTownship 7:Ebbs Chapel7, Ebbs ChapelTownship 8:Spring Creek8, Spg CrkFlat Creek TownshipFlat CrkBeaverdam TownshipBeaverdamFines Creek TownshipFines CrkEast Fork TownshipE ForkTownship 5:Walnut5, WalnutWaynesville TownshipWaynesvilleSwannanoa TownshipSwannanoaTownship 1:North Marshall1, N MarshallTownship 10:Grapevine10, GrapevineClyde TownshipClydeTownship 4:Beech Glenn4, Beech GlennMills River TownshipMills RivTownship 2:Laurel2, LaurelUpper Hominy TownshipUpper HominyBlack Mountain TownshipBlack MtnIvy Hill TownshipIvy HlLower Hominy TownshipLower HominyLimestone TownshipLimestoneCecil TownshipCecilFairview TownshipFairviewAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleLeicester TownshipLeicesterBroad River TownshipBroad RivFrench Broad TownshipFrench BroadEdneyville TownshipEdneyvilleAshevilleAvery Creek TownshipAvery CrkHoopers Creek TownshipHoopers CrkHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAsheville TownshipAshevilleBlue Ridge TownshipBlue RdgSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticClear Creek TownshipClear Crk100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3361100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2652100.000000%100.000000%100.0%69399.700680%99.700680%99.7%3,664499.608611%99.608611%99.6%1,018599.525140%99.525140%99.5%3,563699.070227%99.070227%99.1%5,008798.943948%98.943948%98.9%1,218898.914355%98.914355%98.9%1,640998.537336%98.537336%98.5%1,2801098.481781%98.481781%98.5%4,8651198.248687%98.248687%98.2%3,9271298.141175%98.141175%98.1%12,24912.2k1398.006645%98.006645%98.0%2951497.916667%97.916667%97.9%1,4571597.890475%97.890475%97.9%4,5941697.830018%97.830018%97.8%1,6231797.769517%97.769517%97.8%1,0521897.679814%97.679814%97.7%6,3151997.371312%97.371312%97.4%12,40912.4k2097.241379%97.241379%97.2%9872197.146254%97.146254%97.1%1,6342297.076023%97.076023%97.1%1,4942397.073605%97.073605%97.1%18,54318.5k2496.757466%96.757466%96.8%14,74114.7k2596.293631%96.293631%96.3%2,6762696.276596%96.276596%96.3%1,2672795.666715%95.666715%95.7%6,5792895.615923%95.615923%95.6%3,5552995.582018%95.582018%95.6%13,56513.6k3095.436893%95.436893%95.4%9833194.782903%94.782903%94.8%16,78716.8k3294.633622%94.633622%94.6%14,09014.1k3394.532053%94.532053%94.5%5,5153494.247144%94.247144%94.2%9,0763594.079575%94.079575%94.1%13,80913.8k3693.965517%93.965517%94.0%5453793.940959%93.940959%93.9%10,91510.9k3893.723230%93.723230%93.7%413,998414k92.922944%92.922944%92.9%19,36719.4k3992.757306%92.757306%92.8%1,4604092.636963%92.636963%92.6%6,8824192.260334%92.260334%92.3%4,1964292.127361%92.127361%92.1%80,64080.6k4392.002559%92.002559%92.0%7,1904491.683952%91.683952%91.7%14,58614.6k4591.270990%91.270990%91.3%44,13544.1k4691.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M89.542522%89.542522%89.5%15,26715.3k4788.577464%88.577464%88.6%10,90310.9k4886.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M83.524127%83.524127%83.5%5,76449
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 49 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected county subdivisions in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Clear Creek TownshipClear CrkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthBlue Ridge TownshipBlue RdgAsheville TownshipAshevilleHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAvery Creek TownshipAvery CrkHoopers Creek TownshipHoopers CrkAshevilleFrench Broad TownshipFrench BroadLeicester TownshipLeicesterAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleFairview TownshipFairviewEdneyville TownshipEdneyvilleCecil TownshipCecilUpper Hominy TownshipUpper HominyTownship 2:Laurel2, LaurelLimestone TownshipLimestoneIvy Hill TownshipIvy HlTownship 4:Beech Glenn4, Beech GlennClyde TownshipClydeBroad River TownshipBroad RivBlack Mountain TownshipBlack MtnMills River TownshipMills RivTownship 10:Grapevine10, GrapevineTownship 1:North Marshall1, N MarshallLower Hominy TownshipLower HominySwannanoa TownshipSwannanoaEast Fork TownshipE ForkFines Creek TownshipFines CrkBeaverdam TownshipBeaverdamTownship 8:Spring Creek8, Spg CrkWaynesville TownshipWaynesvilleTownship 9:Sandy Mush9, Sandy MushGreen River TownshipGrn RivTownship 5:Walnut5, WalnutCrab Creek TownshipCrab CrkTownship 7:Ebbs Chapel7, Ebbs ChapelReems Creek TownshipReems CrkFlat Creek TownshipFlat CrkCrabtree TownshipCrabtreeIron Duff TownshipIron DuffPigeon TownshipPigeonTownship 3:Mars Hill3, Mars HlIvy TownshipJonathan Creek TownshipJonathan CrkTownship 1:South Marshall1, S MarshallTownship 6:Hot Springs6, Hot SpgsSandy Mush TownshipSandy MushTownship 11:Revere-Rice Cove11, Revere-Rice C…White Oak TownshipWhite OakCataloochee TownshipCataloochee13.229967%1.753369%0.912911%0.000000%0.000000%15.896247%15.9%1,09717.079712%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%13,773,97013.8M8.522220%1.064262%0.958648%0.000000%0.000000%10.545130%10.5%1,29826.680352%2.041056%0.533724%0.000000%0.000000%9.255132%9.3%1,57835.771776%1.230457%0.889238%0.080652%0.000000%7.972123%8.0%3,85544.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k4.504159%1.612284%0.972489%0.255918%0.166347%7.511196%7.5%58753.595449%2.105726%1.012006%0.213716%0.031429%6.958325%7.0%1,10762.830997%2.007289%1.581154%0.124527%0.053695%6.597663%6.6%5,77575.949657%0.605734%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%6.555391%6.6%48783.948757%1.530563%0.911621%0.000000%0.000000%6.390941%6.4%1,33293.220337%1.240367%0.821101%0.078103%0.027393%5.387301%5.4%23,79723.8k2.943455%1.867631%0.223771%0.223771%0.000000%5.258628%5.3%611103.979771%1.209323%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%5.189094%5.2%236114.827586%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%4.827586%4.8%28123.082830%1.276043%0.400881%0.000000%0.000000%4.759754%4.8%843134.563107%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%4.563107%4.6%47141.566971%1.328519%1.062815%0.456465%0.136258%4.551029%4.6%668152.056908%1.371272%1.114158%0.000000%0.000000%4.542338%4.5%265162.958580%1.425498%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%4.384077%4.4%163173.882507%0.189036%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%4.071543%4.1%280181.842440%1.143583%1.016518%0.000000%0.000000%4.002541%4.0%63192.948485%0.436564%0.355967%0.020149%0.000000%3.761166%3.8%560201.691094%1.507892%0.549605%0.000000%0.000000%3.748591%3.7%532212.583587%1.139818%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.723404%3.7%49222.123066%1.403383%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.526448%3.5%98232.056075%1.256490%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.312565%3.3%319242.047916%0.584181%0.223170%0.210043%0.000000%3.065310%3.1%467252.853746%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.853746%2.9%48262.758621%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.758621%2.8%28271.812618%0.298180%0.125549%0.000000%0.000000%2.236347%2.2%285282.230483%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.230483%2.2%24290.863784%0.774788%0.539211%0.000000%0.000000%2.177782%2.2%416301.993355%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.993355%2.0%6310.831025%0.511400%0.319625%0.191775%0.000000%1.853825%1.9%87320.779727%0.649773%0.324886%0.000000%0.000000%1.754386%1.8%27331.025769%0.725544%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.751313%1.8%70340.964436%0.482218%0.241109%0.000000%0.000000%1.687764%1.7%28350.865315%0.312475%0.232353%0.088134%0.000000%1.498277%1.5%187360.804331%0.433101%0.247486%0.000000%0.000000%1.484919%1.5%96371.085645%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.085645%1.1%18381.056052%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.056052%1.1%13390.627530%0.425101%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.052632%1.1%52400.474777%0.316518%0.059347%0.000000%0.000000%0.850643%0.9%43410.299320%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.299320%0.3%11420.251397%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.251397%0.3%9430.153965%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.153965%0.2%2440.097847%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.097847%0.1%1450.067204%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.067204%0.1%1460.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 49 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas in North Carolina. This section compares the Asheville Area to all of the metro areas in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Roanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburgShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleForest City Metro AreaForest CityBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaRockingham Metro AreaRockinghamRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountHenderson Metro AreaHendersonNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWashington Metro AreaWashingtonElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheeMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonPinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstMount Airy Metro AreaMount AiryAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaDunn Metro AreaDunn AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSanford Metro AreaSanford AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic97.906828%97.906828%97.9%71,93971.9k197.308952%97.308952%97.3%34,75034.8k296.838734%96.838734%96.8%94,04394.0k396.553374%96.553374%96.6%58,52158.5k496.527788%96.527788%96.5%64,38564.4k596.348469%96.348469%96.3%50,81950.8k696.044629%96.044629%96.0%43,90243.9k796.023589%96.023589%96.0%143,127143k895.719871%95.719871%95.7%42,60342.6k995.591395%95.591395%95.6%65,85165.9k1095.554901%95.554901%95.6%45,40145.4k1195.414027%95.414027%95.4%60,69060.7k1295.411651%95.411651%95.4%31,54531.5k1395.401072%95.401072%95.4%39,33139.3k1495.316908%95.316908%95.3%42,90542.9k1595.144229%95.144229%95.1%65,20965.2k1694.938553%94.938553%94.9%55,39055.4k1794.602424%94.602424%94.6%55,19255.2k1894.585216%94.585216%94.6%127,289127k1994.350247%94.350247%94.4%119,972120k2094.258030%94.258030%94.3%342,512343k2194.183271%94.183271%94.2%164,962165k2293.980307%93.980307%94.0%256,367256k2393.977651%93.977651%94.0%87,46587.5k2493.782896%93.782896%93.8%68,24368.2k2593.723230%93.723230%93.7%413,998414k2693.699227%93.699227%93.7%174,051174k2793.663996%93.663996%93.7%36,82436.8k2893.218299%93.218299%93.2%391,130391k2992.762537%92.762537%92.8%75,71075.7k3092.480320%92.480320%92.5%605,366605k3191.730374%91.730374%91.7%116,149116k3291.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M3391.297035%91.297035%91.3%142,763143k3491.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M90.753493%90.753493%90.8%112,940113k3590.516695%90.516695%90.5%675,527676k3689.952448%89.952448%90.0%339,745340k3789.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M3887.270742%87.270742%87.3%51,96152.0k3986.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M4086.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.711443%86.711443%86.7%470,322470k4185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 41 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthSanford Metro AreaSanford AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevilleDunn Metro AreaDunn AreaMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleMount Airy Metro AreaMount AiryKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonGreenville Metro AreaGreenvillePinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleHenderson Metro AreaHendersonMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaWashington Metro AreaWashingtonMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheeRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityRockingham Metro AreaRockinghamAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleForest City Metro AreaForest CityBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburgRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke Rapids7.079712%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%8,025,2218.03M6.226228%3.525633%1.318955%0.812501%0.070797%11.954115%12.0%64,83964.8k15.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k27.373865%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%6,67035.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k44.033091%2.859034%0.998793%0.699986%0.014739%8.605643%8.6%64,22464.2k56.118742%1.036631%0.742460%0.211035%0.029417%8.138286%8.1%12,72612.7k64.360210%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%9,29975.353051%0.834385%0.263426%0.235245%0.074739%6.760846%6.8%5,51884.552475%1.209308%0.637652%0.191876%0.012221%6.603533%6.6%43,22643.2k92.807817%1.995184%1.078494%0.460037%0.034997%6.376529%6.4%109,321109k102.694509%1.904717%0.965067%0.312687%0.042892%5.919872%5.9%22,35922.4k114.073606%0.816617%0.721055%0.115306%0.003159%5.729743%5.7%7,255123.263224%1.231932%0.973104%0.174696%0.079126%5.722083%5.7%24,00924.0k133.220337%1.240367%0.821101%0.078103%0.027393%5.387301%5.4%23,79723.8k144.431954%0.469993%0.295464%0.074209%0.009620%5.281240%5.3%3,843153.611853%0.971639%0.557039%0.066133%0.000000%5.206664%5.2%2,047163.188699%1.457440%0.449946%0.052562%0.009081%5.157729%5.2%18,74218.7k172.997199%0.976949%0.908764%0.136003%0.004766%5.023681%5.0%13,70413.7k183.718345%0.624183%0.321008%0.094370%0.039383%4.797289%4.8%6,456192.610905%1.426777%0.425350%0.257494%0.004568%4.725093%4.7%8,276202.677555%1.063715%0.727409%0.238530%0.000000%4.707210%4.7%4,381212.237409%1.748246%0.526912%0.045613%0.022807%4.580987%4.6%5,825223.731382%0.476492%0.317090%0.020568%0.000000%4.545532%4.5%2,652233.433263%0.522788%0.138839%0.039423%0.010284%4.144598%4.1%2,418242.997619%0.577749%0.344037%0.214841%0.000000%4.134247%4.1%2,848252.861291%0.607949%0.372028%0.142157%0.057468%4.040893%4.0%1,336261.856747%1.435762%0.477511%0.226104%0.006460%4.002584%4.0%7,435273.345466%0.510021%0.065157%0.042689%0.000000%3.963332%4.0%1,764282.883611%0.504299%0.422100%0.000000%0.000000%3.810010%3.8%1,715293.020226%0.570370%0.103130%0.073664%0.000000%3.767390%3.8%1,790301.828210%0.936720%0.817077%0.107971%0.000000%3.689978%3.7%2,529312.236398%0.611250%0.553036%0.099449%0.084896%3.585029%3.6%1,478322.678895%0.655467%0.143572%0.092584%0.002013%3.572531%3.6%5,325331.462103%1.229424%0.619429%0.128917%0.099046%3.538919%3.5%2,251343.128418%0.205644%0.164078%0.028440%0.000000%3.526581%3.5%1,612351.866029%0.983336%0.155090%0.024748%0.008249%3.037453%3.0%1,841362.004468%0.523231%0.479753%0.000000%0.000000%3.007451%3.0%2,006371.600152%0.775429%0.430373%0.104275%0.005688%2.915916%2.9%1,538381.330409%0.798039%0.291413%0.276997%0.022654%2.719512%2.7%2,641391.187309%0.638459%0.299628%0.061606%0.000000%2.187001%2.2%781400.977177%0.567525%0.095268%0.074853%0.012249%1.727071%1.7%1,26941
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 41 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Asheville Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Jackson Metro AreaJackson AreaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiNorth CarolinaN CarolinaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaSouth AtlanticLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami Area97.074529%97.074529%97.1%561,183561k196.448104%96.448104%96.4%429,413429k296.158606%96.158606%96.2%465,449465k395.865119%95.865119%95.9%790,568791k495.441638%95.441638%95.4%1,089,2841.09M595.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k695.365109%95.365109%95.4%519,284519k795.195849%95.195849%95.2%692,427692k895.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M994.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M1094.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M1193.723230%93.723230%93.7%413,998414k93.591353%93.591353%93.6%749,254749k1293.586614%93.586614%93.6%547,448547k1393.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k1493.415520%93.415520%93.4%442,301442k1593.331122%93.331122%93.3%804,574805k1692.957368%92.957368%93.0%902,247902k1792.480320%92.480320%92.5%605,366605k1892.207079%92.207079%92.2%456,603457k1991.842012%91.842012%91.8%1,148,2521.15M2091.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M2191.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M2291.282097%91.282097%91.3%1,148,4731.15M2391.213414%91.213414%91.2%407,817408k2491.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M90.787428%90.787428%90.8%1,213,8961.21M2590.516695%90.516695%90.5%675,527676k2689.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M2789.192099%89.192099%89.2%1,270,1821.27M2888.723613%88.723613%88.7%2,467,2912.47M2988.428656%88.428656%88.4%542,707543k3088.335120%88.335120%88.3%495,280495k3188.080224%88.080224%88.1%443,609444k3287.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M3386.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M3486.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.711443%86.711443%86.7%470,322470k3586.004269%86.004269%86.0%646,255646k3685.995297%85.995297%86.0%2,005,7072.01M3785.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.170050%85.170050%85.2%4,780,4054.78M3885.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M85.040560%85.040560%85.0%542,296542k3983.926909%83.926909%83.9%374,925375k4083.656515%83.656515%83.7%1,625,1241.63M4183.578451%83.578451%83.6%2,446,9382.45M4281.859553%81.859553%81.9%557,439557k4380.905009%80.905009%80.9%5,628,6615.63M4475.790147%75.790147%75.8%4,913,1664.91M4575.604333%75.604333%75.6%4,545,1454.55M4674.376768%74.376768%74.4%1,731,8691.73M4772.249852%72.249852%72.2%604,784605k4870.986824%70.986824%71.0%588,008588k4957.703138%57.703138%57.7%3,420,0393.42M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouth AtlanticNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioSouthFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlottePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportJackson Metro AreaJackson Area34.610572%2.284293%2.083194%0.370156%0.037675%39.385890%39.4%2,334,3842.33M126.930562%0.788571%0.127726%0.024145%0.012193%27.883197%27.9%230,966231k223.761607%0.967777%0.512978%0.126154%0.043126%25.411643%25.4%212,714213k314.936417%5.702673%1.175903%1.030143%0.065946%22.911082%22.9%1,485,2321.49M49.097914%8.040352%3.224501%1.864847%0.072009%22.299622%22.3%1,340,5981.34M511.115471%4.675683%1.186381%0.774401%0.051401%17.803336%17.8%1,238,6001.24M611.918834%2.910963%1.432462%0.579899%0.041743%16.883902%16.9%393,143393k711.947663%2.248704%1.253212%0.160506%0.025845%15.635931%15.6%106,476106k89.022169%3.969237%1.027790%0.549774%0.058272%14.627242%14.6%284,151284k910.652791%1.819676%1.291614%0.245116%0.056186%14.065382%14.1%62,83462.8k106.540791%4.163180%1.468328%1.207958%0.044595%13.424852%13.4%753,507754k117.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.662395%2.597453%2.183205%0.431736%0.037982%12.912771%12.9%378,049378k127.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M7.046240%3.399554%1.475469%0.246466%0.057757%12.225487%12.2%91,86591.9k136.226228%3.525633%1.318955%0.812501%0.070797%11.954115%12.0%64,83964.8k145.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k158.826696%1.987785%0.673871%0.291552%0.017150%11.797054%11.8%275,148275k167.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M7.304990%2.130482%0.812879%0.466204%0.163211%10.877766%10.9%54,78554.8k174.236141%3.198296%1.889422%0.937924%0.024588%10.286371%10.3%622,091622k184.085228%3.080220%1.384457%1.325087%0.039304%9.914297%9.9%275,704276k197.504575%1.358965%0.871739%0.118553%0.016466%9.870298%9.9%62,94262.9k205.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k214.510035%2.020215%1.820102%0.237746%0.044588%8.632685%8.6%48,40248.4k224.033091%2.859034%0.998793%0.699986%0.014739%8.605643%8.6%64,22464.2k233.312555%3.097261%1.623625%0.346325%0.026824%8.406590%8.4%119,718120k244.045962%2.210281%1.568786%0.246202%0.023137%8.094368%8.1%49,67749.7k254.761363%2.450050%0.432661%0.394593%0.020418%8.059084%8.1%107,756108k264.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k5.590223%1.455373%0.502346%0.096175%0.053232%7.697349%7.7%34,41534.4k273.535387%2.393052%0.982631%0.648345%0.041737%7.601152%7.6%136,408136k284.464318%2.059513%0.587084%0.248751%0.033753%7.393419%7.4%92,43692.4k292.866731%2.729069%1.032541%0.626233%0.027262%7.281836%7.3%91,61791.6k303.162201%2.420874%0.803727%0.568667%0.026858%6.982328%7.0%34,57634.6k314.552475%1.209308%0.637652%0.191876%0.012221%6.603533%6.6%43,22643.2k322.807817%1.995184%1.078494%0.460037%0.034997%6.376529%6.4%109,321109k333.824736%1.645575%0.516895%0.194312%0.035751%6.217269%6.2%60,34560.3k343.256835%1.364864%0.814209%0.249865%0.044196%5.729969%5.7%49,39649.4k353.220337%1.240367%0.821101%0.078103%0.027393%5.387301%5.4%23,79723.8k2.186759%1.603088%0.659525%0.635028%0.034422%5.118822%5.1%64,98665.0k362.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k372.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k382.279282%1.466101%0.759219%0.298292%0.037973%4.840867%4.8%38,75438.8k391.927443%1.608948%0.936054%0.134537%0.045620%4.652602%4.7%22,02922.0k401.917212%1.581807%0.740729%0.200867%0.022395%4.463010%4.5%26,10726.1k411.887244%1.199491%0.702242%0.491472%0.028093%4.308543%4.3%92,47992.5k421.998155%1.374539%0.424268%0.124696%0.024334%3.945992%3.9%28,70228.7k431.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k442.177149%1.134662%0.334353%0.262506%0.015158%3.923828%3.9%44,78344.8k451.897811%1.134389%0.558104%0.165466%0.009366%3.765137%3.8%20,50220.5k461.644179%1.610589%0.277930%0.126233%0.004729%3.663661%3.7%30,21330.2k471.778148%1.146799%0.302866%0.129947%0.007851%3.365610%3.4%16,29116.3k481.219378%0.979051%0.406534%0.073221%0.002246%2.680430%2.7%11,93411.9k491.027859%0.921302%0.269679%0.151532%0.013493%2.383864%2.4%13,78113.8k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Asheville Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Asheville Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#26

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Pittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimorePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaSouth AtlanticProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami Area95.726405%95.726405%95.7%2,254,2862.25M195.441638%95.441638%95.4%1,089,2841.09M295.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M394.823519%94.823519%94.8%2,658,3292.66M494.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M594.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M693.723230%93.723230%93.7%413,998414k92.893221%92.893221%92.9%1,828,8521.83M792.800697%92.800697%92.8%1,913,2071.91M892.728391%92.728391%92.7%1,919,6141.92M992.436832%92.436832%92.4%1,049,6231.05M1091.969740%91.969740%92.0%1,834,8001.83M1191.842012%91.842012%91.8%1,148,2521.15M1291.485815%91.485815%91.5%1,437,9101.44M1391.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M1491.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M1591.282097%91.282097%91.3%1,148,4731.15M1691.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M90.787428%90.787428%90.8%1,213,8961.21M1789.861502%89.861502%89.9%3,861,1073.86M1889.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M1989.195129%89.195129%89.2%3,111,5153.11M2089.192099%89.192099%89.2%1,270,1821.27M2188.723613%88.723613%88.7%2,467,2912.47M2287.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M2386.996234%86.996234%87.0%1,004,3751.00M2486.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M2586.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.422224%86.422224%86.4%2,378,3882.38M2686.219522%86.219522%86.2%2,027,2962.03M2785.995297%85.995297%86.0%2,005,7072.01M2885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.170050%85.170050%85.2%4,780,4054.78M2985.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.730505%84.730505%84.7%1,363,6181.36M3084.396408%84.396408%84.4%3,786,1523.79M3183.656515%83.656515%83.7%1,625,1241.63M3283.578451%83.578451%83.6%2,446,9382.45M3382.941445%82.941445%82.9%1,005,1061.01M3481.068461%81.068461%81.1%7,724,5247.72M3580.905009%80.905009%80.9%5,628,6615.63M3680.490265%80.490265%80.5%1,805,0281.81M3780.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M3880.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M3977.234719%77.234719%77.2%3,421,9973.42M4076.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M4175.790147%75.790147%75.8%4,913,1664.91M4275.604333%75.604333%75.6%4,545,1454.55M4374.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M4474.376768%74.376768%74.4%1,731,8691.73M4568.550958%68.550958%68.6%13,731,74613.7M4668.041127%68.041127%68.0%3,114,6033.11M4765.334308%65.334308%65.3%8,617,1818.62M4860.981202%60.981202%61.0%1,184,9301.18M4957.703138%57.703138%57.7%3,420,0393.42M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#27

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Asheville Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Asheville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouth AtlanticPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioSouthPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamPittsburgh Metro 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Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area 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 the Asheville Area. 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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State:
North Carolina
Counties:
Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Madison
Principal City:
Asheville
Cities:
Asheville, Hendersonville, Saluda
Towns:
Biltmore Forest, Black Mountain, Canton, Clyde, Fletcher, Hot Springs, Laurel Park, Maggie Valley, Mars Hill, Marshall, Mills River, Montreat, Waynesville, Weaverville, Woodfin
Townships:
1, North Marshall, 1, South Marshall, 2, Laurel, 3, Mars Hill, 4, Beech Glenn, 5, Walnut, 6, Hot Springs, 7, Ebbs Chapel, 8, Spring Creek, 9, Sandy Mush, 10, Grapevine, 11, Revere-Rice Cove, Asheville, Avery Creek, Beaverdam, Black Mountain, Blue Ridge, Broad River, Cataloochee, Cecil, Clear Creek, Clyde, Crab Creek, Crabtree, East Fork, Edneyville, Fairview, Fines Creek, Flat Creek, French Broad, Green River, Hendersonville, Hoopers Creek, Iron Duff, Ivy, Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, Leicester, Limestone, Lower Hominy, Mills River, Pigeon, Reems Creek, Sandy Mush, Swannanoa, Upper Hominy, Waynesville, White Oak
Unincorporated Places:
Avery Creek, Balfour, Barker Heights, Bent Creek, Dana, East Flat Rock, Edneyville, Etowah, Fairview, Fruitland, Gerton, Hoopers Creek, Horse Shoe, Lake Junaluska, Mountain Home, Royal Pines, Swannanoa, Valley Hill, West Canton
Villages:
Flat Rock
ZIP Codes:
28701, 28704, 28708, 28709, 28711, 28714, 28715, 28716, 28721, 28726, 28729, 28730, 28731, 28732, 28735, 28739, 28742, 28743, 28745, 28748, 28751, 28753, 28754, 28757, 28759, 28766, 28773, 28778, 28785, 28786, 28787, 28790, 28791, 28792, 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806, 37657
Unified School Districts:
Asheville, Buncombe County, Eastern Cherokee, Haywood County, Henderson County, Madison County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate Districts:
NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50
State House Districts:
NC-113, NC-114, NC-115, NC-116, NC-117, NC-118, NC-119
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Brevard Area, Cullowhee Area, Forest City Area, Greeneville Area, Greenville Area, Johnson City Area, Marion Area, Newport Area, Sevierville Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Morristown Area