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

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

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

Native Born

99.4%

Foreign Born

0.6%

Naturalized

0.3%

US Citizens

99.7%

Mercer County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Mercer 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.

Mercer 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	58,563	0.6%	99.4%
2023	59,062	0.8%	99.2%
2022	59,530	0.8%	99.2%
2021	59,892	1.0%	99.0%
2020	59,370	1.0%	99.0%
2019	59,919	1.0%	99.0%
2018	60,486	1.1%	98.9%
2017	60,963	1.2%	98.8%
2016	61,476	1.1%	98.9%
2015	61,891	1.1%	98.9%
2014	62,161	1.3%	98.7%
2013	62,261	1.3%	98.7%
2012	62,251	1.1%	98.9%
2011	62,077	1.1%	98.9%
2010	61,844	1.1%	98.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Mercer County, West Virginia

Approximately 0.6% of residents in Mercer County, West Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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