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

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

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

Native Born

99.6%

Foreign Born

0.4%

Naturalized

0.2%

US Citizens

99.8%

Wetzel County, West Virginia Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Wetzel 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.

Wetzel 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	14,078	0.4%	99.6%
2023	14,233	0.6%	99.4%
2022	14,431	0.3%	99.7%
2021	14,629	0.2%	99.8%
2020	15,291	0.5%	99.5%
2019	15,436	0.3%	99.7%
2018	15,614	0.7%	99.3%
2017	15,793	0.7%	99.3%
2016	15,997	0.4%	99.6%
2015	16,157	0.6%	99.4%
2014	16,314	0.7%	99.3%
2013	16,435	0.7%	99.3%
2012	16,526	0.6%	99.4%
2011	16,581	0.9%	99.1%
2010	16,697	0.8%	99.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Wetzel County, West Virginia

Approximately 0.4% of residents in Wetzel County, West Virginia were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 99.8%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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