UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS · NMDP
Become a bone marrow donor in the United States Virgin Islands
For people who live in the United States Virgin Islands. Live somewhere else? Find your place.
People who live in the United States Virgin Islands join NMDP, a registry based in the United States, from age 18 to 35. U.S. citizenship came to Virgin Islanders in 1927, a decade after the United States bought the islands from Denmark, the Department of the Interior says, and NMDP’s rule takes residents of U.S. territories. 2 7 Checked .
| Place | United States Virgin Islands (U.S. Virgin Islands) 13 |
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| Region | Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas 8 |
| Population | About 85,700 (2023) 9 |
| Registry | NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program) 1 10 |
| Who can join | Ages 18 to 35, listed until your 61st birthdayFor NMDP, living in the U.S. Virgin Islands is what counts, not citizenship: its rule takes residents of U.S. territories from 18 to 35, as long as they can meet its health guidelines and haven’t signed up with another U.S. organization first. 2 |
| How you sign up | For people in the U.S. Virgin Islands, NMDP’s sign-up is online in English or Spanish, and the free swab kit goes back in a prepaid envelope. 2 3 5 |
| Cost | NMDP’s swab kit is free for people in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and if you’re asked to donate, NMDP says it pays for flights, hotel stays and meals for you and a companion. 2 |
| Public cord blood bank | None of the 108 hospitals on NMDP’s cord blood donation list, as read on Oct 16, 2026, is in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 4 |
| Transplants | The services the Virgin Islands Consortium reported in October 2024 as planned for the cancer institute on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, didn’t include stem cell transplants. 12 |
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Bone marrow registries are also called stem cell registries.
Which registry do people in the United States Virgin Islands join?
NMDP signs up people who live in the United States Virgin Islands. It is run by National Marrow Donor Program, a nonprofit organization.
NMDP’s rule for U.S. territories covers the U.S. Virgin Islands. 2
How do I join in the United States Virgin Islands?
NMDP
Run by National Marrow Donor Program, a nonprofit organization.
18–35years old to join
- Who it’s for
- People who live in the United States Virgin Islands, aged 18 to 35.
- Languages
- English and Spanish
Why this one first The U.S. national coordinating registry, open to people living in the U.S., its territories and freely associated states, online with a free swab kit (18–35).
Who can join in the United States Virgin Islands?
The United States Virgin Islands and the world’s donor search
The St. Croix Source reported in August 2009 that more than 200 people had come forward in June and July, in a two-island search, to be tested as marrow donors for a St. Croix woman with leukemia, and that a match had been found, though not necessarily from the local drives. 11
Are stem cell transplants done in the United States Virgin Islands?
The Virgin Islands Consortium reported in October 2024 that the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute on St. Thomas, closed since the 2017 hurricanes, was due to reopen in December 2025 with maintenance chemotherapy for leukemia, and that many Virgin Islanders had gone overseas, usually to the mainland, for cancer care. 12
Questions about joining in the United States Virgin Islands
Do I have to be a citizen to join if I live in the United States Virgin Islands?
For NMDP, living in the U.S. Virgin Islands is what counts, not citizenship: its rule takes residents of U.S. territories from 18 to 35, as long as they can meet its health guidelines and haven’t signed up with another U.S. organization first. 2
How do I sign up in the United States Virgin Islands: online, by kit or in person?
For people in the U.S. Virgin Islands, NMDP’s sign-up is online in English or Spanish, and the free swab kit goes back in a prepaid envelope. 2 3 5
Does it cost anything to join in the United States Virgin Islands?
NMDP’s swab kit is free for people in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and if you’re asked to donate, NMDP says it pays for flights, hotel stays and meals for you and a companion. 2
How old do you have to be to join NMDP?
NMDP signs up people aged 18 to 35. It keeps you listed until your 61st birthday. 2
Is NMDP part of the international donor search?
Yes. NMDP is a member of the World Marrow Donor Association.
Can I donate cord blood in the United States Virgin Islands?
None of the 108 hospitals on NMDP’s cord blood donation list, as read on Oct 16, 2026, is in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 4
I live in the United States Virgin Islands. Do I join through the United States?
People in the U.S. Virgin Islands join NMDP in the United States: the Department of the Interior has held federal authority over the islands since 1931, and NMDP takes residents of U.S. territories, though its list of where its team works with donors names only Guam and Puerto Rico among them. 2 6 7
About donating: Does it hurt?, How donation works and Recovery.
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Registries
- NMDP. Join the donor registry | NMDP (my.nmdp.org registration app).
- NMDP. Join the donor registry | NMDP (Formerly Be The Match).
- NMDP. Join the donor registry | NMDP.
- NMDP. Find Cord Blood Banks & Donation Hospitals Near You | NMDP.
- NMDP. Únete al Registro | NMDP (Antiguamente Be The Match).
- NMDP. Domestic & International Donor Centers | NMDP.
Official bodies
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. U.S. Virgin Islands. Checked
Figures and lists
- United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
- UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).
Other sources
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (mirror of IRS data). National Marrow Donor Program, EIN 84-0865803.
- St. Croix Source (VI Source Network). It's a Match! Donor Found for Khephra Nielsen. Updated Aug 12, 2009. Checked
- The Virgin Islands Consortium. Financial Support Crucial For Cancer Institute in St. Thomas as Opening Draws Closer. Updated Oct 3, 2024. Checked
- Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (North America). Checked