Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

86.9%

Foreign Born

13.1%

Naturalized

7.4%

US Citizens

94.3%

Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Virginia Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20248,705,17013.1%86.9%
20238,657,49912.9%87.1%
20228,624,51112.6%87.4%
20218,582,47912.5%87.5%
20208,509,35812.6%87.4%
20198,454,46312.4%87.6%
20188,413,77412.3%87.7%
20178,365,95212.1%87.9%
20168,310,30111.9%88.1%
20158,256,63011.7%88.3%
20148,185,13111.6%88.4%
20138,100,65311.3%88.7%
20128,014,95511.1%88.9%
20117,926,19211.0%89.0%
20107,841,75410.8%89.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Virginia

Approximately 13.1% of residents in Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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