Newport News city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

92.3%

Foreign Born

7.7%

Naturalized

4.4%

US Citizens

96.7%

Newport News city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Newport News city, Virginia Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024184,2167.7%92.3%
2023184,7748.1%91.9%
2022185,1187.9%92.1%
2021185,0697.8%92.2%
2020179,5827.5%92.5%
2019179,6737.5%92.5%
2018180,1456.9%93.1%
2017180,7757.3%92.7%
2016181,6067.1%92.9%
2015181,3237.4%92.6%
2014181,3627.7%92.3%
2013181,0257.3%92.7%
2012180,8316.9%93.1%
2011181,0097.0%93.0%
2010181,8226.9%93.1%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Newport News city, Virginia

Approximately 7.7% of residents in Newport News city, Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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