National Origin in Amherst, Virginia (Town)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen96.387455%86.285467%96.387455%96.4%2,4280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.413306%01.230647%1.430478%1.230647%1.2%311.587932%5.926079%1.587932%1.6%400.793966%5.944670%0.793966%0.8%20
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaAfricaEuropeOceaniaOther36.666667%37.093447%36.666667%36.7%2225.000000%42.331284%25.000000%25.0%1521.666667%10.029650%21.666667%21.7%1316.666667%10.194882%16.666667%16.7%100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.350737%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.350737%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaAfricaEuropeOceaniaOther36.666667%37.093447%36.666667%36.7%2225.000000%42.331284%25.000000%25.0%1521.666667%10.029650%21.666667%21.7%1316.666667%10.194882%16.666667%16.7%100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.350737%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.350737%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
Europe
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%CountMexicoNigeriaHondurasIndiaDenmarkGreeceHong KongKorea23.333333%5.905859%23.333333%23.3%1421.666667%0.481908%21.666667%21.7%1313.333333%3.379541%13.333333%13.3%810.000000%7.971556%10.000000%10.0%68.333333%0.084238%8.333333%8.3%58.333333%0.279069%8.333333%8.3%58.333333%0.342120%8.333333%8.3%56.666667%5.247264%6.666667%6.7%4
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the Lynchburg Area

There are 14 places in the Lynchburg Area. This section compares Amherst to all of the places in the Lynchburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst.

Born in the USA by Place#4

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Amherst
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#ConcordMontvaleBig IslandAmherst District 22AppomattoxBrooknealMadison HeightsMadison HtsZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst Co010200Tract 010200BedfordRustburgPamplin CityAmherstLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgTimberlakeLynchburgAltavistaForestSouthVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,4841100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4932100.000000%100.000000%100.0%246398.076296%98.076296%98.1%6,01697.914646%97.914646%97.9%2,019497.814685%97.814685%97.8%1,119597.687318%97.687318%97.7%10,39110.4k697.655172%97.655172%97.7%10,62010.6k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.480519%97.480519%97.5%7,50697.462937%97.462937%97.5%6,377797.379913%97.379913%97.4%1,115896.598639%96.598639%96.6%142996.387455%96.387455%96.4%2,4281095.786671%95.786671%95.8%247,189247k94.850309%94.850309%94.9%12,45112.5k1192.832201%92.832201%92.8%73,11073.1k1292.121909%92.121909%92.1%3,2041391.914207%91.914207%91.9%9,6851486.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.285467%86.285467%86.3%7,170,5827.17M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#5

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Amherst
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginiaSouthAltavistaForestLynchburgTimberlakePamplin CityLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgAmherstBrooknealRustburg010200Tract 010200AppomattoxMadison HeightsMadison HtsAmherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst District 22BedfordConcordMontvaleBig Island7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.025041%4.403270%1.210209%1.190595%0.041635%11.870749%11.9%986,495986k7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M4.082806%1.293847%1.150086%0.431282%0.000000%6.958022%7.0%24214.479453%1.243238%1.005979%0.000000%0.000000%6.728670%6.7%70922.307155%2.032887%1.004381%0.459653%0.050790%5.854866%5.9%4,61132.049212%1.272187%0.563724%0.441837%0.000000%4.326960%4.3%56843.401361%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.401361%3.4%551.276437%1.131899%0.423929%0.412692%0.025963%3.270919%3.3%8,4410.873362%0.595474%0.516078%0.396983%0.000000%2.381898%2.4%6060.786713%0.699301%0.349650%0.000000%0.000000%1.835664%1.8%2170.960699%0.873362%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.834061%1.8%2180.805195%0.480519%0.415584%0.129870%0.000000%1.831169%1.8%1411.794374%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.794374%1.8%3790.893109%0.432453%0.385447%0.075209%0.000000%1.786218%1.8%190100.700022%0.600019%0.221882%0.165630%0.025001%1.712554%1.7%5480.700022%0.600019%0.221882%0.165630%0.025001%1.712554%1.7%5481.048276%0.312644%0.165517%0.165517%0.000000%1.691954%1.7%1840.652103%0.391262%0.211933%0.163026%0.000000%1.418324%1.4%870.611340%0.305670%0.183402%0.000000%0.000000%1.100413%1.1%72110.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Born in the USA by Place#6

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Amherst
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Amherst District 22ZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst Co010200Tract 010200AmherstPortsmouthStauntonMechanicsvilleDanvilleSalemLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgPetersburgSuffolkChesapeakeLynchburgHamptonRichmondRoanokeNorfolkCave SpringNewport NewsFredericksburgVirginia BeachVirginia BchSouthVirginiaCharlottesvilleWinchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTuckahoeBlacksburgLinton HallHarrisonburgShort PumpBurkeAshburnLeesburgLake RidgeArlingtonWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldMcLeanRestonManassasFairfaxAlexandriaSouth RidingDale CitySterlingOaktonCentrevilleChantillyFair OaksMarumscoWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchLincolniaHerndonSpringfieldTysons CornerAnnandaleBailey's Crossroads98.076296%98.076296%98.1%6,01697.655172%97.655172%97.7%10,62010.6k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.480519%97.480519%97.5%7,50696.387455%96.387455%96.4%2,42896.145559%96.145559%96.1%92,36892.4k196.121152%96.121152%96.1%23,29423.3k296.021612%96.021612%96.0%35,72135.7k395.941926%95.941926%95.9%40,64140.6k495.887703%95.887703%95.9%24,25024.3k595.786671%95.786671%95.8%247,189247k94.765134%94.765134%94.8%30,32230.3k694.680741%94.680741%94.7%82,43082.4k792.974519%92.974519%93.0%216,811217k892.832201%92.832201%92.8%73,11073.1k992.729679%92.729679%92.7%126,844127k1092.155388%92.155388%92.2%199,768200k1191.582519%91.582519%91.6%90,96891.0k1290.978903%90.978903%91.0%223,557224k1390.559509%90.559509%90.6%23,29123.3k1489.862670%89.862670%89.9%163,196163k1588.643952%88.643952%88.6%24,69024.7k1688.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k1786.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.285467%86.285467%86.3%7,170,5827.17M86.088541%86.088541%86.1%39,20339.2k1885.882482%85.882482%85.9%23,48823.5k1985.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.859470%84.859470%84.9%40,73040.7k2083.444386%83.444386%83.4%36,69336.7k2181.561985%81.561985%81.6%32,64632.6k2280.363224%80.363224%80.4%41,77241.8k2379.836894%79.836894%79.8%21,63521.6k2475.625443%75.625443%75.6%31,98232.0k2575.241488%75.241488%75.2%37,38937.4k2675.063258%75.063258%75.1%37,08237.1k2775.013987%75.013987%75.0%33,52033.5k2874.531164%74.531164%74.5%168,509169k2974.279138%74.279138%74.3%17,10517.1k3073.532241%73.532241%73.5%35,93335.9k3173.028134%73.028134%73.0%43,86843.9k3269.962818%69.962818%70.0%28,78928.8k3369.631668%69.631668%69.6%16,44716.4k3469.483010%69.483010%69.5%105,248105k3569.277336%69.277336%69.3%20,14120.1k3668.666194%68.666194%68.7%50,39050.4k3765.118086%65.118086%65.1%19,27319.3k3865.051159%65.051159%65.1%23,90523.9k3963.205353%63.205353%63.2%46,19346.2k4063.005923%63.005923%63.0%15,31815.3k4160.209690%60.209690%60.2%20,15720.2k4259.721757%59.721757%59.7%23,18123.2k4358.491345%58.491345%58.5%16,99717.0k4457.211939%57.211939%57.2%14,43414.4k4556.330125%56.330125%56.3%13,75313.8k4654.320246%54.320246%54.3%16,27016.3k4751.595097%51.595097%51.6%11,87111.9k4850.827193%50.827193%50.8%21,93621.9k4943.994597%43.994597%44.0%11,07311.1k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#7

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Amherst
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%Count#Bailey's CrossroadsAnnandaleTysons CornerSpringfieldHerndonLincolniaWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchMarumscoFair OaksChantillyCentrevilleSterlingOaktonSouth RidingDale CityFairfaxAlexandriaManassasRestonMcLeanArlingtonAshburnWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldLeesburgLake RidgeBurkeShort PumpHarrisonburgLinton HallBlacksburgTuckahoeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCharlottesvilleVirginiaWinchesterSouthFredericksburgVirginia BeachVirginia BchCave SpringRoanokeNorfolkNewport NewsRichmondLynchburgChesapeakeHamptonSuffolkPetersburgLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgMechanicsvilleDanvilleSalemStauntonPortsmouthAmherst010200Tract 010200Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst District 2226.190949%15.991895%9.853391%1.617069%0.031785%53.685089%53.7%13,51213.5k121.738727%20.448121%3.285602%1.865239%0.046341%47.384031%47.4%20,45020.5k233.223227%5.528512%5.154729%2.468707%0.147775%46.522949%46.5%10,70410.7k322.489316%15.137553%4.650775%1.195246%0.000000%43.472890%43.5%13,02113.0k422.035634%14.552529%3.043211%1.613762%0.032767%41.277903%41.3%10,07810.1k518.565936%13.179278%8.244481%0.931468%0.000000%40.921162%40.9%10,32410.3k621.401287%15.774803%1.386834%1.235418%0.000000%39.798341%39.8%11,56511.6k726.304264%6.917429%4.171068%0.878526%0.000000%38.271287%38.3%14,85514.9k825.141884%7.094211%2.503136%2.392616%0.053767%37.185614%37.2%12,44912.4k921.836953%9.953932%1.838598%1.217506%0.032906%34.879895%34.9%8,4801023.336161%7.186251%2.077062%1.901921%0.030102%34.531498%34.5%25,23725.2k1120.880495%10.088860%1.169037%1.054161%0.030408%33.222962%33.2%9,8331219.225536%7.423533%2.938935%2.713073%0.165995%32.467073%32.5%11,93111.9k1322.711794%3.532487%1.372407%1.159151%0.072232%28.848072%28.8%8,3871415.384825%7.586122%4.244795%1.084705%0.020440%28.320887%28.3%20,78320.8k1514.043184%9.817951%2.188823%1.862828%0.080440%27.993226%28.0%6,6121610.059879%8.850422%6.705485%2.043929%0.118173%27.777888%27.8%42,07642.1k1719.322462%5.215194%1.757029%1.288002%0.102068%27.684755%27.7%11,39211.4k1810.106542%7.652738%3.411020%3.088064%0.164808%24.423173%24.4%14,67114.7k1915.073567%3.906522%3.478830%1.088669%0.270121%23.817709%23.8%11,63911.6k209.051183%8.255489%2.707747%2.608673%0.126055%22.749146%22.7%51,43451.4k2111.853015%6.296788%2.692586%1.758834%0.000000%22.601224%22.6%11,23111.2k2212.654160%5.627931%2.453535%1.793469%0.034740%22.563835%22.6%5,196238.945163%8.868242%2.386591%1.657861%0.186231%22.044088%22.0%10,89010.9k249.553541%7.329081%2.900302%1.718698%0.017903%21.519526%21.5%9,6162511.764010%5.890281%1.816032%1.778198%0.056751%21.305273%21.3%9,0102614.221927%1.878298%1.572014%1.169785%0.055353%18.897376%18.9%5,121279.463437%4.848112%1.531388%0.734912%0.000000%16.577849%16.6%8,617286.783091%4.786889%2.011193%1.466547%0.029981%15.077699%15.1%6,035299.087395%2.408296%1.901167%1.057467%0.131899%14.586223%14.6%6,414305.604517%4.352355%2.541826%1.468842%0.062504%14.030044%14.0%6,734317.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M6.337564%2.889894%1.859985%0.920111%0.144934%12.152488%12.2%5,534325.025041%4.403270%1.210209%1.190595%0.041635%11.870749%11.9%986,495986k8.676734%1.758748%1.115214%0.095067%0.000000%11.645764%11.6%3,185337.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M4.297562%2.233153%1.407389%1.213514%0.000000%9.151617%9.2%2,549344.778168%2.306924%1.454196%0.491180%0.026460%9.056929%9.1%40,73240.7k354.852444%1.699133%1.166453%0.824293%0.085540%8.627863%8.6%2,219363.258867%2.490713%0.986620%0.613114%0.000000%7.349314%7.3%7,300372.743729%2.549202%0.937230%0.827758%0.055754%7.113672%7.1%17,48017.5k382.968514%2.454765%1.101836%0.545687%0.025330%7.096131%7.1%12,88712.9k393.550258%1.381630%0.844201%0.699810%0.019375%6.495274%6.5%14,08014.1k402.307155%2.032887%1.004381%0.459653%0.050790%5.854866%5.9%4,611412.172011%1.747043%0.689126%0.335772%0.024872%4.968824%5.0%11,58711.6k422.013320%1.329054%0.698156%0.582649%0.000000%4.623179%4.6%6,324431.600028%1.364560%0.635187%0.120605%0.000000%3.720380%3.7%3,239442.059568%0.868831%0.337532%0.196893%0.000000%3.462825%3.5%1,108451.276437%1.131899%0.423929%0.412692%0.025963%3.270919%3.3%8,4411.180076%1.088680%0.817182%0.174726%0.000000%3.260665%3.3%1,213461.586402%0.856941%0.516997%0.212465%0.077904%3.250708%3.3%1,377471.166469%0.992487%0.786872%0.233294%0.000000%3.179122%3.2%804480.841793%0.821160%0.730379%0.676735%0.000000%3.070067%3.1%744491.080451%0.952421%0.453831%0.174871%0.040595%2.702168%2.7%2,596500.873362%0.595474%0.516078%0.396983%0.000000%2.381898%2.4%600.805195%0.480519%0.415584%0.129870%0.000000%1.831169%1.8%1410.700022%0.600019%0.221882%0.165630%0.025001%1.712554%1.7%5480.700022%0.600019%0.221882%0.165630%0.025001%1.712554%1.7%5481.048276%0.312644%0.165517%0.165517%0.000000%1.691954%1.7%1840.652103%0.391262%0.211933%0.163026%0.000000%1.418324%1.4%87
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Born in the USA by Place#8

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Amherst
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Amherst District 22ZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst Co010200Tract 010200ShreveportAmherstBirminghamMobileLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgMontgomeryBaton RougeAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…New OrleansLubbockMemphisChesapeakeLouisvilleRichmondLittle RockAtlantaColumbusHuntsvilleBaltimoreNorfolkCorpus ChristiLexington-FayetteFayettevilleWinston-SalemTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAmarilloGreensboroSt. PetersburgJacksonvilleSouthOklahoma CityVirginiaNashville-DavidsonRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDurhamWashingtonSan AntonioCharlotteFort WorthAustinTampaArlingtonDallasArlingtonPlanoEl PasoLaredoOrlandoGarlandHoustonIrvingMiamiHialeah98.076296%98.076296%98.1%6,01697.655172%97.655172%97.7%10,62010.6k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.480519%97.480519%97.5%7,50696.723086%96.723086%96.7%192,064192k196.387455%96.387455%96.4%2,42896.115787%96.115787%96.1%204,173204k295.920854%95.920854%95.9%185,815186k395.786671%95.786671%95.8%247,189247k94.342073%94.342073%94.3%190,304190k493.953930%93.953930%94.0%214,867215k593.797260%93.797260%93.8%184,578185k693.366012%93.366012%93.4%357,519358k793.212873%93.212873%93.2%227,912228k893.191504%93.191504%93.2%611,203611k992.974519%92.974519%93.0%216,811217k1092.348910%92.348910%92.3%564,781565k1192.155388%92.155388%92.2%199,768200k1292.090164%92.090164%92.1%182,007182k1391.951409%91.951409%92.0%419,646420k1491.557291%91.557291%91.6%183,392183k1591.408826%91.408826%91.4%172,738173k1691.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k1790.978903%90.978903%91.0%223,557224k1890.289330%90.289330%90.3%288,971289k1990.124836%90.124836%90.1%280,765281k2089.171208%89.171208%89.2%181,615182k2189.111182%89.111182%89.1%212,507213k2288.337759%88.337759%88.3%353,268353k2388.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k2488.203675%88.203675%88.2%174,264174k2588.203149%88.203149%88.2%248,889249k2687.808821%87.808821%87.8%222,670223k2787.422836%87.422836%87.4%748,878749k2886.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.776610%86.776610%86.8%538,028538k2986.285467%86.285467%86.3%7,170,5827.17M86.263904%86.263904%86.3%555,342555k3085.702633%85.702633%85.7%378,228378k3185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.236637%84.236637%84.2%212,075212k3284.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k3383.707528%83.707528%83.7%1,204,8511.20M3482.742689%82.742689%82.7%669,251669k3581.223267%81.223267%81.2%662,725663k3680.094935%80.094935%80.1%727,085727k3779.571314%79.571314%79.6%287,632288k3878.110909%78.110909%78.1%299,867300k3974.762307%74.762307%74.8%955,786956k4074.531164%74.531164%74.5%168,509169k4173.960901%73.960901%74.0%206,416206k4273.234591%73.234591%73.2%496,573497k4372.077832%72.077832%72.1%181,399181k4471.849483%71.849483%71.8%189,184189k4570.721008%70.721008%70.7%166,060166k4669.829669%69.829669%69.8%1,564,5911.56M4763.197752%63.197752%63.2%146,627147k4839.687302%39.687302%39.7%171,696172k4923.922657%23.922657%23.9%56,36856.4k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#9

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Amherst
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%60%Count#HialeahMiamiIrvingHoustonGarlandLaredoPlanoEl PasoDallasArlingtonArlingtonOrlandoAustinFort WorthCharlotteTampaDurhamSan AntonioWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleighSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityVirginiaSouthAmarilloGreensboroTulsaSt. PetersburgJacksonvilleWinston-SalemVirginia BeachVirginia BchLexington-FayetteCorpus ChristiBaltimoreLittle RockNorfolkAtlantaLouisvilleHuntsvilleFayettevilleRichmondMemphisNew OrleansLubbockColumbusBaton RougeChesapeakeMontgomeryAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…BirminghamLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgMobileShreveportAmherst010200Tract 010200Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst District 2273.351837%0.418035%0.223235%0.033952%0.009761%74.036821%74.0%174,450174k154.601939%1.850345%0.938001%0.209883%0.046230%57.646398%57.6%249,391249k219.277368%13.431144%1.911962%0.574968%0.088357%35.283799%35.3%81,86381.9k320.288925%5.889363%1.598424%1.158672%0.067527%29.002911%29.0%649,834650k417.854861%7.941740%1.782718%0.551936%0.004259%28.135514%28.1%66,06566.1k525.797966%0.455356%0.094965%0.040926%0.000000%26.389214%26.4%66,41466.4k614.756636%6.786390%1.712363%1.351187%0.075603%24.682179%24.7%68,88568.9k722.460910%1.109345%0.596262%0.144825%0.051618%24.362960%24.4%165,195165k819.196782%2.815400%1.487994%0.741220%0.028942%24.270337%24.3%310,280310k99.051183%8.255489%2.707747%2.608673%0.126055%22.749146%22.7%51,43451.4k1011.002113%5.709835%2.753849%0.734829%0.070591%20.271217%20.3%77,82177.8k1113.652556%2.806241%1.445846%0.533220%0.005697%18.443560%18.4%48,56348.6k1211.114379%5.193114%1.182557%0.591774%0.078764%18.160588%18.2%164,858165k1312.196144%3.124900%1.055115%0.774086%0.065692%17.215938%17.2%140,470140k148.109328%4.786767%1.710858%1.325365%0.085803%16.018120%16.0%129,560130k1510.313243%3.274897%1.345314%0.593399%0.064181%15.591033%15.6%56,35856.4k168.074722%3.958913%1.248803%1.125671%0.061566%14.469676%14.5%36,42936.4k1710.770983%2.355981%0.660225%0.390660%0.012436%14.190285%14.2%204,249204k186.408410%2.730008%2.531225%2.212868%0.155688%14.038200%14.0%92,51392.5k197.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.187943%3.989568%1.519285%1.385824%0.036028%13.118647%13.1%57,89657.9k207.959602%2.764749%1.304441%0.770715%0.036902%12.836410%12.8%8,025,2218.03M5.761210%3.765625%2.199385%0.761606%0.032310%12.520135%12.5%80,60180.6k217.872874%3.413627%0.512246%0.390474%0.027741%12.216962%12.2%75,74775.7k225.025041%4.403270%1.210209%1.190595%0.041635%11.870749%11.9%986,495986k7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M6.953485%3.262641%0.672167%0.300653%0.032394%11.221339%11.2%22,17022.2k233.861761%3.804350%1.987405%0.928850%0.026579%10.608944%10.6%29,93629.9k247.149680%2.466330%0.611394%0.323826%0.052512%10.603742%10.6%42,40542.4k254.333458%2.950096%2.704419%0.384092%0.043772%10.415837%10.4%26,41326.4k263.970741%3.865910%1.607255%0.447225%0.018211%9.909341%9.9%84,88584.9k276.819192%1.624076%0.900308%0.302758%0.023902%9.670237%9.7%23,06123.1k284.778168%2.306924%1.454196%0.491180%0.026460%9.056929%9.1%40,73240.7k293.748929%3.395511%0.877607%0.855137%0.033705%8.910888%8.9%27,76027.8k306.119044%1.752226%0.566162%0.113420%0.060616%8.611467%8.6%27,56127.6k313.423349%2.216264%1.093720%1.025121%0.052818%7.811272%7.8%48,50848.5k323.523578%2.672536%0.664845%0.278284%0.009613%7.148857%7.1%14,12914.1k332.743729%2.549202%0.937230%0.827758%0.055754%7.113672%7.1%17,48017.5k342.706309%2.504722%1.154745%0.562691%0.069460%6.997927%7.0%31,93731.9k352.809640%2.160494%1.054167%0.845525%0.056739%6.926565%6.9%42,36142.4k363.045409%2.298212%0.880549%0.566218%0.037572%6.827960%6.8%12,90312.9k372.606177%2.406344%1.018805%0.413414%0.050572%6.495311%6.5%13,22913.2k383.550258%1.381630%0.844201%0.699810%0.019375%6.495274%6.5%14,08014.1k393.426509%1.514964%0.779286%0.341080%0.012350%6.074190%6.1%39,83839.8k402.718047%2.026522%0.801208%0.281519%0.062154%5.889450%5.9%22,55222.6k413.002368%1.905467%0.483013%0.429845%0.016768%5.837461%5.8%14,27314.3k422.319486%1.888639%1.063888%0.230151%0.004992%5.507157%5.5%11,03111.0k433.025003%1.652864%0.400535%0.260173%0.002624%5.341198%5.3%12,21512.2k442.172011%1.747043%0.689126%0.335772%0.024872%4.968824%5.0%11,58711.6k452.212506%1.684538%0.387672%0.330166%0.000000%4.614881%4.6%9,309461.376128%1.211481%0.704834%0.211399%0.042686%3.546528%3.5%6,979471.893383%0.849716%0.387903%0.246206%0.011298%3.388506%3.4%7,198481.276437%1.131899%0.423929%0.412692%0.025963%3.270919%3.3%8,4411.456764%1.131031%0.487309%0.135765%0.009808%3.220678%3.2%6,239491.121010%1.011225%0.388778%0.118849%0.000000%2.639862%2.6%5,242500.873362%0.595474%0.516078%0.396983%0.000000%2.381898%2.4%600.805195%0.480519%0.415584%0.129870%0.000000%1.831169%1.8%1410.700022%0.600019%0.221882%0.165630%0.025001%1.712554%1.7%5480.700022%0.600019%0.221882%0.165630%0.025001%1.712554%1.7%5481.048276%0.312644%0.165517%0.165517%0.000000%1.691954%1.7%1840.652103%0.391262%0.211933%0.163026%0.000000%1.418324%1.4%87
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Born in the USA by Place#10

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Amherst District 22ZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst Co010200Tract 010200AmherstLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgDetroitMemphisLouisvilleAtlantaKansas CityClevelandBaltimoreIndianapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsOmahaWichitaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueMilwaukeeColumbusJacksonvilleSouthOklahoma CityMesaVirginiaNashville-DavidsonRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticPortlandWashingtonSan AntonioMinneapolisPhiladelphiaTucsonDenverCharlotteFort WorthAustinSeattlePhoenixFresnoArlingtonLas VegasChicagoSacramentoDallasEl PasoLong BeachSan DiegoOaklandHoustonBostonSan FranciscoLos AngelesSan JoseNew YorkMiami98.076296%98.076296%98.1%6,01697.655172%97.655172%97.7%10,62010.6k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.640551%97.640551%97.6%31,24431.2k97.480519%97.480519%97.5%7,50696.387455%96.387455%96.4%2,42895.786671%95.786671%95.8%247,189247k93.714326%93.714326%93.7%640,484640k193.191504%93.191504%93.2%611,203611k292.348910%92.348910%92.3%564,781565k391.951409%91.951409%92.0%419,646420k491.744866%91.744866%91.7%432,822433k591.470970%91.470970%91.5%355,973356k691.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k790.425122%90.425122%90.4%765,606766k889.271079%89.271079%89.3%400,612401k988.886682%88.886682%88.9%393,832394k1088.790386%88.790386%88.8%344,536345k1188.337759%88.337759%88.3%353,268353k1288.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k1388.201861%88.201861%88.2%491,160491k1487.928114%87.928114%87.9%526,401526k1587.480855%87.480855%87.5%732,248732k1687.422836%87.422836%87.4%748,878749k1786.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.776610%86.776610%86.8%538,028538k1886.750089%86.750089%86.8%408,121408k1986.285467%86.285467%86.3%7,170,5827.17M86.263904%86.263904%86.3%555,342555k2085.702633%85.702633%85.7%378,228378k2185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.129478%85.129478%85.1%53,222,27153.2M84.838436%84.838436%84.8%526,498526k2284.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k2383.707528%83.707528%83.7%1,204,8511.20M2483.517681%83.517681%83.5%337,971338k2583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M2683.038026%83.038026%83.0%438,097438k2782.814792%82.814792%82.8%549,313549k2882.742689%82.742689%82.7%669,251669k2981.223267%81.223267%81.2%662,725663k3080.094935%80.094935%80.1%727,085727k3179.803214%79.803214%79.8%533,763534k3278.982900%78.982900%79.0%1,228,4401.23M3378.451442%78.451442%78.5%403,089403k3478.110909%78.110909%78.1%299,867300k3577.299016%77.299016%77.3%474,071474k3677.261012%77.261012%77.3%2,096,8772.10M3776.260913%76.260913%76.3%369,507370k3874.762307%74.762307%74.8%955,786956k3973.234591%73.234591%73.2%496,573497k4072.521941%72.521941%72.5%340,703341k4171.497776%71.497776%71.5%982,960983k4271.176585%71.176585%71.2%293,276293k4369.829669%69.829669%69.8%1,564,5911.56M4468.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k4562.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4661.035854%61.035854%61.0%2,391,9172.39M4759.678728%59.678728%59.7%602,375602k4859.151348%59.151348%59.2%5,005,3645.01M4939.687302%39.687302%39.7%171,696172k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#11

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%Count#MiamiSan JoseLos AngelesNew YorkSan FranciscoHoustonBostonOaklandSan DiegoLong BeachEl PasoDallasSacramentoLas VegasChicagoFresnoArlingtonPhoenixAustinSeattleFort WorthCharlotteDenverMinneapolisTucsonSan AntonioWashingtonPortlandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleighPhiladelphiaSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityMesaVirginiaColumbusSouthTulsaAlbuquerqueWichitaOmahaJacksonvilleMilwaukeeVirginia BeachVirginia BchIndianapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBaltimoreKansas CityAtlantaLouisvilleMemphisDetroitClevelandLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgAmherst010200Tract 010200Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Amherst District 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Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Amherst. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Virginia
County:
Amherst
Metro Area:
Lynchburg Area
District:
2
ZIP Code:
24521
Unified School District:
Amherst County
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-22
State House District:
VA-24
Nearby Cities:
Buena Vista, Lynchburg
Nearby Towns:
Appomattox
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arrington, Big Island, Concord, Forest, Lovingston, Madison Heights, Shipman