Portsmouth city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Portsmouth city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

96.7%

Foreign Born

3.3%

Naturalized

1.8%

US Citizens

98.5%

Portsmouth city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Portsmouth 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.

Portsmouth city, Virginia Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	97,190	3.3%	96.7%
2023	97,299	3.0%	97.0%
2022	97,384	3.1%	96.9%
2021	97,454	3.2%	96.8%
2020	94,961	3.4%	96.6%
2019	95,097	2.9%	97.1%
2018	95,311	3.2%	96.8%
2017	95,536	3.0%	97.0%
2016	96,071	2.7%	97.3%
2015	96,135	2.6%	97.4%
2014	96,007	2.6%	97.4%
2013	95,901	2.7%	97.3%
2012	95,786	2.7%	97.3%
2011	96,066	2.9%	97.1%
2010	96,785	2.8%	97.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Portsmouth city, Virginia

Approximately 3.3% of residents in Portsmouth city, Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 98.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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