Chester County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Chester County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

89.9%

Foreign Born

10.1%

Naturalized

5.1%

US Citizens

95.0%

Chester County, Pennsylvania Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Chester County, Pennsylvania Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Chester County, Pennsylvania Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	547,840	10.1%	89.9%
2023	540,896	9.6%	90.4%
2022	536,474	9.7%	90.3%
2021	531,704	9.5%	90.5%
2020	521,980	9.5%	90.5%
2019	519,560	9.6%	90.4%
2018	517,156	9.6%	90.4%
2017	514,652	9.4%	90.6%
2016	512,028	9.2%	90.8%
2015	509,797	9.1%	90.9%
2014	506,422	9.0%	91.0%
2013	503,075	9.0%	91.0%
2012	499,548	8.7%	91.3%
2011	495,651	8.5%	91.5%
2010	490,571	8.3%	91.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Chester County, Pennsylvania

Approximately 10.1% of residents in Chester County, Pennsylvania were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 95.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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