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

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

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

Native Born

98.6%

Foreign Born

1.4%

Naturalized

0.6%

US Citizens

99.1%

Ritchie County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Ritchie 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.

Ritchie 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	8,286	1.4%	98.6%
2023	8,372	1.1%	98.9%
2022	8,507	1.1%	98.9%
2021	8,676	1.7%	98.3%
2020	9,747	1.3%	98.7%
2019	9,844	1.1%	98.9%
2018	9,932	1.0%	99.0%
2017	10,005	0.8%	99.2%
2016	10,044	0.2%	99.8%
2015	10,140	0.2%	99.8%
2014	10,221	0.2%	99.8%
2013	10,303	0.2%	99.8%
2012	10,391	0.1%	99.9%
2011	10,457	0.1%	99.9%
2010	10,514	0.1%	99.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Ritchie County, West Virginia

Approximately 1.4% of residents in Ritchie County, West Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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