Nelson County, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Nelson County, Virginia

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Nelson County, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.3%

Foreign Born

4.7%

Naturalized

2.5%

US Citizens

97.9%

Nelson County, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Nelson County, Virginia Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Nelson County, Virginia Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	14,732	4.7%	95.3%
2023	14,777	5.1%	94.9%
2022	14,773	4.3%	95.7%
2021	14,795	3.7%	96.3%
2020	14,812	3.5%	96.5%
2019	14,831	2.9%	97.1%
2018	14,812	3.4%	96.6%
2017	14,863	3.8%	96.2%
2016	14,831	3.3%	96.7%
2015	14,858	3.8%	96.2%
2014	14,892	3.9%	96.1%
2013	14,940	3.0%	97.0%
2012	15,000	2.3%	97.7%
2011	15,049	2.3%	97.7%
2010	14,989	2.7%	97.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Nelson County, Virginia

Approximately 4.7% of residents in Nelson County, Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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