Richmond city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Richmond city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

91.6%

Foreign Born

8.4%

Naturalized

2.6%

US Citizens

94.2%

Richmond city, Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Richmond 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.

Richmond city, Virginia Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	229,359	8.4%	91.6%
2023	227,595	8.6%	91.4%
2022	227,171	7.4%	92.6%
2021	225,676	7.5%	92.5%
2020	229,233	7.3%	92.7%
2019	226,622	7.0%	93.0%
2018	223,787	6.7%	93.3%
2017	220,892	6.4%	93.6%
2016	216,773	6.5%	93.5%
2015	213,735	6.8%	93.2%
2014	211,063	7.0%	93.0%
2013	207,878	7.0%	93.0%
2012	205,348	7.4%	92.6%
2011	203,165	7.1%	92.9%
2010	201,828	7.1%	92.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Richmond city, Virginia

Approximately 8.4% of residents in Richmond city, Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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