Chesapeake city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Chesapeake city, Virginia

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Chesapeake city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.2%

Foreign Born

5.8%

Naturalized

3.9%

US Citizens

98.0%

Chesapeake city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Chesapeake city, Virginia Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Chesapeake city, Virginia Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	252,583	5.8%	94.2%
2023	251,153	6.1%	93.9%
2022	249,377	6.0%	94.0%
2021	247,172	6.3%	93.7%
2020	242,647	6.0%	94.0%
2019	239,982	5.9%	94.1%
2018	237,820	5.7%	94.3%
2017	235,410	5.3%	94.7%
2016	233,194	5.0%	95.0%
2015	230,601	5.0%	95.0%
2014	228,168	4.7%	95.3%
2013	225,597	4.8%	95.2%
2012	223,233	4.8%	95.2%
2011	220,837	4.6%	95.4%
2010	219,268	4.4%	95.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Chesapeake city, Virginia

Approximately 5.8% of residents in Chesapeake city, Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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