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

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

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

Native Born

99.4%

Foreign Born

0.6%

Naturalized

0.4%

US Citizens

99.9%

Pocahontas County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Pocahontas 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.

Pocahontas 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	7,784	0.6%	99.4%
2023	7,855	0.6%	99.4%
2022	7,940	0.7%	99.3%
2021	8,006	0.7%	99.3%
2020	8,382	0.8%	99.2%
2019	8,450	1.3%	98.7%
2018	8,531	1.1%	98.9%
2017	8,574	1.3%	98.7%
2016	8,620	0.9%	99.1%
2015	8,697	0.7%	99.3%
2014	8,710	0.3%	99.7%
2013	8,723	0.3%	99.7%
2012	8,750	0.8%	99.2%
2011	8,780	1.7%	98.3%
2010	8,808	0.8%	99.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Pocahontas County, West Virginia

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

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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