Jefferson County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Jefferson County, West Virginia

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Jefferson County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.9%

Foreign Born

5.1%

Naturalized

2.5%

US Citizens

97.4%

Jefferson County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Jefferson County, West Virginia Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

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

Jefferson County, West Virginia Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	59,260	5.1%	94.9%
2023	58,546	4.9%	95.1%
2022	58,043	4.4%	95.6%
2021	57,542	4.7%	95.3%
2020	56,922	4.9%	95.1%
2019	56,506	5.0%	95.0%
2018	56,179	5.0%	95.0%
2017	55,673	5.0%	95.0%
2016	55,531	5.1%	94.9%
2015	55,214	5.2%	94.8%
2014	54,650	5.0%	95.0%
2013	54,131	4.9%	95.1%
2012	53,545	4.1%	95.9%
2011	52,874	3.4%	96.6%
2010	52,033	3.4%	96.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Jefferson County, West Virginia

Approximately 5.1% of residents in Jefferson County, West Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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