Amherst County, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

98.3%

Foreign Born

1.7%

Naturalized

0.9%

US Citizens

99.2%

Amherst County, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Amherst County, Virginia Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
202431,4851.7%98.3%
202331,3851.7%98.3%
202231,4261.8%98.2%
202131,3812.0%98.0%
202031,7821.8%98.2%
201931,7751.8%98.2%
201831,8821.7%98.3%
201731,8191.7%98.3%
201631,9991.7%98.3%
201532,1482.0%98.0%
201432,2371.6%98.4%
201332,2441.8%98.2%
201232,3011.8%98.2%
201132,3391.7%98.3%
201032,3152.0%98.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Amherst County, Virginia

Approximately 1.7% of residents in Amherst County, Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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