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

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

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

Native Born

98.4%

Foreign Born

1.6%

Naturalized

1.3%

US Citizens

99.6%

Nicholas County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Nicholas 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.

Nicholas 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	24,277	1.6%	98.4%
2023	24,446	1.2%	98.8%
2022	24,624	1.5%	98.5%
2021	24,770	0.9%	99.1%
2020	24,857	1.2%	98.8%
2019	25,078	1.1%	98.9%
2018	25,324	1.1%	98.9%
2017	25,496	1.0%	99.0%
2016	25,743	1.0%	99.0%
2015	25,930	0.4%	99.6%
2014	26,090	1.6%	98.4%
2013	26,168	1.4%	98.6%
2012	26,201	1.3%	98.7%
2011	26,208	0.3%	99.7%
2010	26,189	0.3%	99.7%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Nicholas County, West Virginia

Approximately 1.6% of residents in Nicholas County, West Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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