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

Native Born

98.0%

Foreign Born

2.0%

Naturalized

1.2%

US Citizens

99.2%

Kanawha County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Kanawha County, West Virginia Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024176,5372.0%98.0%
2023178,1981.8%98.2%
2022179,8951.9%98.1%
2021181,9531.9%98.1%
2020181,0141.8%98.2%
2019183,2791.9%98.1%
2018185,7101.9%98.1%
2017187,8271.8%98.2%
2016189,6361.7%98.3%
2015190,7811.7%98.3%
2014191,7651.6%98.4%
2013192,3111.5%98.5%
2012192,5721.6%98.4%
2011192,6441.5%98.5%
2010192,7701.4%98.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Kanawha County, West Virginia

Approximately 2.0% of residents in Kanawha County, West Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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