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Highest Nigerian population share, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Nigerian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Nigerian residents as a percentage of total population. Prince George's County, Maryland leads at 2.8%. 1,431 counties qualify in total. Maryland carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Prince George's County, MDMD970,3742.8%
02Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1912.6%
03Emporia, VAVA5,4472.3%
04Cheyenne County, COCO1,7131.9%
05Clayton County, GAGA297,4711.9%
06Essex County, NJNJ896,3791.7%
07Burke County, NDND2,1321.7%
08Howard County, MDMD339,1831.6%
09Runnels County, TXTX9,6931.5%
10Baltimore County, MDMD847,6501.5%
11Dallas County, ARAR6,0111.3%
12Marion County, ININ992,1961.3%
13Walker County, TXTX83,8421.3%
14Hendricks County, ININ193,5101.2%
15Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0991.2%
16Dallas County, ALAL35,1401.2%
17Baltimore, MDMD569,9971.1%
18Charles County, MDMD176,5931.0%
19Waller County, TXTX69,8581.0%
20Kent County, DEDE194,7861.0%
21Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961.0%
22Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.9%
23Tillman County, OKOK6,7800.9%
24DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.9%
25Fayette County, GAGA125,1560.9%
26Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.8%
27Collin County, TXTX1,297,1790.8%
28Henry County, GAGA264,9220.8%
29Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.8%
30Union County, NJNJ601,8630.7%
31Greene County, ALAL7,0670.7%
32Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.7%
33Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.7%
34Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.7%
35Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.7%
36Harford County, MDMD266,4460.7%
37Fayette County, ALAL15,8720.7%
38Durham County, NCNC347,2400.7%
39Bent County, COCO5,7160.6%
40Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.6%
41Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1480.6%
42Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.6%
43Kaufman County, TXTX209,2350.6%
44District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.6%
45Suffolk County, MAMA791,8910.6%
46Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.6%
47Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.6%
48Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.6%
49Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.6%
50Dorchester County, MDMD33,6280.6%
51Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.6%
52Gordon County, GAGA61,7010.6%
53Frederick County, MDMD302,8830.5%
54Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.5%
56Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.5%
57Brazoria County, TXTX419,0800.5%
58Winn Parish, LALA14,9610.5%
59Decatur County, IAIA7,6550.5%
60Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.5%
61Providence County, RIRI678,1790.5%
62Dauphin County, PAPA293,3510.5%
63Coosa County, ALAL10,1610.5%
64Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.5%
65Smith County, TXTX252,5490.5%
66Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8040.5%
67Cass County, NDND201,7940.5%
68Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.5%
69Washington County, MNMN286,8950.5%
70Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.5%
71Walton County, GAGA112,6960.5%
72Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.5%
73Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.5%
74Taylor County, FLFL21,2100.5%
75Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.4%
76Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.4%
77Scott County, MNMN159,0170.4%
78Greer County, OKOK5,3730.4%
79Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5900.4%
80Calhoun County, GAGA5,4130.4%
81Will County, ILIL712,2530.4%
82Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.4%
83Dimmit County, TXTX8,0240.4%
84Wichita County, TXTX129,5550.4%
85Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.4%
86Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7840.4%
87Mississippi County, ARAR37,8280.4%
88Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.4%
89Montgomery County, IAIA10,0020.4%
90Harrison County, TXTX71,9560.4%
91Boone County, ININ80,6890.4%
92Johnson County, ILIL13,3630.4%
93Pawnee County, OKOK16,0290.4%
94Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.4%
95McDonough County, ILIL25,9160.4%
96Payne County, OKOK83,8890.4%
97Yazoo County, MSMS22,9470.4%
98Platte County, MOMO114,4000.4%
99Mercer County, NJNJ399,2890.4%
100Sabine Parish, LALA21,8340.4%
101Sangamon County, ILIL194,1700.4%
102Blaine County, OKOK8,5150.4%
103Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.4%
104Nash County, NCNC99,3650.4%
105Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.4%
106Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.4%
107Montgomery County, ALAL225,8910.4%
108Fayette County, KYKY329,7510.4%
109Montgomery County, TNTN249,9350.4%
110Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.4%
111Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.4%
112Ramsey County, MNMN541,6230.4%
113Midland County, TXTX187,8550.4%
114Teller County, COCO24,7560.4%
115Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5360.4%
116New Castle County, DEDE588,0260.4%
117Emmet County, IAIA9,1070.4%
118Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.4%
119Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.4%
120Camden County, GAGA60,1430.3%
121Clay County, SDSD15,0310.3%
122Wagoner County, OKOK93,2630.3%
123Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.3%
124Anderson County, TXTX59,8050.3%
125Tattnall County, GAGA24,3760.3%
126Sheridan County, NENE4,8090.3%
127Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.3%
128Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3350.3%
129Newton County, GAGA125,5830.3%
130Dakota County, MNMN457,7100.3%
131Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.3%
132Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.3%
133Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.3%
134Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.3%
135Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%
136Dooly County, GAGA11,1560.3%
137Howard County, ARAR12,3060.3%
138Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3170.3%
139Candler County, GAGA11,2750.3%
140Choctaw County, ALAL11,9040.3%
141Bell County, TXTX402,2480.3%
142Kings County, CACA154,3270.3%
143Liberty County, GAGA70,3130.3%
144Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.3%
145Greene County, NYNY47,2380.3%
146Uinta County, WYWY20,7280.3%
147Lewis County, IDID3,7040.3%
148Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.3%
149Cecil County, MDMD107,1310.3%
150Hampton, VAVA137,3150.3%
151Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.3%
152Blanco County, TXTX13,5810.3%
153Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.3%
154Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.3%
155Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.3%
156Stoddard County, MOMO28,2840.3%
157Isabella County, MIMI64,6910.3%
158Sullivan County, PAPA5,8560.3%
159Montgomery County, TXTX781,1940.3%
160Camden County, NJNJ535,7990.3%
161Warren County, MSMS41,7590.3%
162Victoria County, TXTX92,6560.3%
163Johnson County, TXTX218,0480.3%
164Clarke County, GAGA129,9210.3%
165Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.3%
166Warren County, IAIA57,3310.3%
167Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.3%
168Andrews County, TXTX18,9140.3%
169Tippecanoe County, ININ190,4560.3%
170Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.3%
171Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.3%
172Williams County, NDND41,7670.3%
173Navarro County, TXTX57,1810.3%
174Houghton County, MIMI37,8420.3%
175Payette County, IDID27,8240.3%
176Monroe County, ININ143,3450.3%
177Williamson County, TXTX752,8270.3%
178Hamilton County, ININ387,0360.3%
179Hinds County, MSMS211,8880.3%
180Wilkes County, GAGA9,5400.3%
181Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7950.3%
182Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.3%
183Plumas County, CACA18,5830.3%
184Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.3%
185Nye County, NVNV57,3360.3%
186Phelps County, MOMO45,2470.3%
187Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.3%
188Henry County, ININ49,1370.3%
189Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.3%
190Grant County, MNMN6,0850.3%
191Tulsa County, OKOK698,7820.3%
192Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.3%
193Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.3%
194Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.3%
195Athens County, OHOH63,1970.3%
196Albany County, NYNY321,2250.3%
197Warren County, NJNJ112,9530.3%
198Kenosha County, WIWI168,4480.3%
199East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1800.3%
200Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6380.3%
201Bolivar County, MSMS28,2620.3%
202Dewey County, OKOK4,2070.3%
203Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.3%
204Seneca County, OHOH54,5220.3%
205Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.3%
206Centre County, PAPA157,3930.2%
207Lake County, ININ504,6120.2%
208McLeod County, MNMN36,6310.2%
209Cowley County, KSKS34,3820.2%
210Labette County, KSKS19,6850.2%
211Pennington County, MNMN13,6860.2%
212Donley County, TXTX3,2130.2%
213Winnebago County, ILIL283,6740.2%
214Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.2%
215Keya Paha County, NENE7920.2%
216Anoka County, MNMN381,6050.2%
217Richmond County, GAGA206,5590.2%
218Newport News, VAVA183,2300.2%
219Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%
220Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1150.2%
221Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.2%
222Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.2%
223Hays County, TXTX304,3900.2%
224Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.2%
225Richland County, SCSC434,9560.2%
226Clay County, KYKY19,4650.2%
227White County, TNTN29,6120.2%
228Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0910.2%
229Nolan County, TXTX14,1170.2%
230Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.2%
231St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.2%
232Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.2%
233Montgomery County, KSKS30,1770.2%
234Hancock County, ININ90,9690.2%
235Houston County, GAGA178,2140.2%
236Whiteside County, ILIL54,1210.2%
237San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.2%
238Leon County, FLFL299,0480.2%
239Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.2%
240Franklin County, KYKY52,6490.2%
241Craighead County, ARAR116,9570.2%
242Pope County, MNMN11,4200.2%
243Wilson County, NCNC81,1500.2%
244St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6920.2%
245Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.2%
246Bell County, KYKY22,8290.2%
247Essex County, MAMA826,6530.2%
248Clinton County, NYNY78,1380.2%
249Florence County, WIWI4,7480.2%
250San Miguel County, COCO7,7530.2%
251Hamilton County, TNTN390,8330.2%
252Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.2%
253Madison County, ALAL433,5160.2%
254Montgomery County, PAPA877,6430.2%
255San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.2%
256Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.2%
257Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.2%
258Monroe County, MIMI156,0040.2%
259Linn County, IAIA232,0280.2%
260Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.2%
261Allen County, OHOH100,8810.2%
262Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.2%
263Somerset County, NJNJ356,4860.2%
264Lamar County, GAGA20,9410.2%
265Riley County, KSKS72,5980.2%
266Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.2%
267Kent County, MDMD19,5650.2%
268Brazos County, TXTX249,0880.2%
269Berks County, PAPA440,0720.2%
270Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.2%
271Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6010.2%
272Spalding County, GAGA70,7750.2%
273Lee County, MSMS83,7310.2%
274Worcester County, MDMD54,4590.2%
275Williamson County, ILIL67,2250.2%
276Denver County, COCO740,6130.2%
277Bradley County, TNTN115,4650.2%
278Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3600.2%
279Comanche County, OKOK122,1580.2%
280Douglas County, KSKS120,9200.2%
281Jackson County, GAGA99,2650.2%
282Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.2%
283Texas County, OKOK20,3220.2%
284Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.2%
285Columbia County, WIWI58,1320.2%
286Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.2%
287Dougherty County, GAGA82,6160.2%
288Kane County, ILIL525,7570.2%
289Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.2%
290Boone County, MOMO191,7460.2%
292Brown County, TXTX38,7110.2%
293Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.2%
294Summit County, OHOH538,3760.2%
295Carroll County, MDMD176,6770.2%
296Aransas County, TXTX26,1460.2%
297Medina County, TXTX56,8810.2%
298Grenada County, MSMS20,8680.2%
299McLennan County, TXTX272,0200.2%
300Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.2%
301Danville, VAVA41,6470.2%
302Carroll County, TNTN29,2000.2%
303Greene County, OHOH174,3220.2%
304Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.2%
305Muskegon County, MIMI177,9010.2%
306Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.2%
307Cherokee County, GAGA299,2730.2%
308Piscataquis County, MEME17,4090.2%
309Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.2%
310Hamilton County, OHOH838,4180.2%
311Jefferson County, FLFL16,0070.2%
312Jefferson County, ALAL665,7420.2%
313Forest County, PAPA6,6140.2%
314Staunton, VAVA26,8010.2%
315Coryell County, TXTX85,5920.2%
316Shelby County, ALAL238,5520.2%
317Concordia Parish, LALA17,8360.2%
318Jackson County, MSMS147,6660.2%
319Canadian County, OKOK187,1890.2%
320New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.2%
321Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.2%
322Wayne County, NYNY91,2500.2%
323Montgomery County, GAGA8,6350.2%
324Scott County, KYKY62,2620.2%
325Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.2%
326Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.2%
327Douglas County, NENE606,4600.2%
328Val Verde County, TXTX47,8350.2%
329Pulaski County, ARAR404,6110.2%
330Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.2%
331Steuben County, ININ34,7990.2%
332Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.2%
333Lowndes County, MSMS57,3460.2%
334Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.2%
335Lane County, OROR381,5840.2%
336Steuben County, NYNY91,8550.2%
337Bergen County, NJNJ977,0260.2%
339Elmore County, IDID29,4650.2%
340Des Moines County, IAIA38,0770.2%
341Columbus County, NCNC50,4870.2%
342Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.2%
343Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.2%
344Rockwall County, TXTX140,7380.2%
345Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.2%
346St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.2%
347Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.2%
348Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.2%
349Sumter County, GAGA28,8010.2%
350Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.2%
351Orange County, NCNC152,4980.2%
352San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.2%
353Polk County, IAIA516,5460.2%
354Newton County, MSMS20,9600.2%
355Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.2%
356Overton County, TNTN23,7870.2%
357Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3370.2%
358Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.2%
359Sandoval County, NMNM159,5650.2%
360Orleans County, VTVT27,6000.2%
361King County, WAWA2,344,9390.2%
362Marion County, MOMO28,5250.2%
363Glynn County, GAGA87,5990.2%
364Orange County, NYNY417,6690.2%
365Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.2%
366Richmond, VAVA237,2570.2%
367Harrison County, MSMS217,1360.2%
368Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.2%
369Russell County, ALAL58,8980.2%
370Phillips County, COCO4,4200.2%
371Wapello County, IAIA35,2100.2%
372Whitman County, WAWA48,5120.2%
373Mackinac County, MIMI11,2360.2%
374Brown County, MNMN25,5170.2%
375Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.2%
376Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.2%
377Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,1150.2%
379Lake County, ILIL719,3390.2%
380Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.2%
381Chester County, SCSC33,0010.2%
382Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0350.2%
383Lowndes County, GAGA122,8670.2%
384El Paso County, COCO757,0400.2%
385Clark County, ARAR20,9380.2%
386Gregg County, TXTX126,0950.2%
387Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.2%
388Butler County, OHOH400,1280.2%
389St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4490.2%
390Franklin County, IAIA9,8680.2%
391Chester County, PAPA557,1160.1%
392Fairfield County, OHOH169,7520.1%
393Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.1%
394Calhoun County, ARAR4,6320.1%
395Champaign County, ILIL209,9720.1%
396Ellis County, TXTX240,8670.1%
397Seminole County, FLFL491,8840.1%
398Lorain County, OHOH323,2190.1%
399Louisa County, VAVA42,9240.1%
400Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.1%
401Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.1%
402LaMoure County, NDND4,1350.1%
403Morgan County, COCO30,3060.1%
404Bucks County, PAPA647,8280.1%
405Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.1%
406Clark County, WAWA532,1190.1%
407Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.1%
408Lucas County, OHOH423,3470.1%
409Wright County, MNMN157,5590.1%
410Bartholomew County, ININ85,7290.1%
411Ascension Parish, LALA135,1050.1%
412Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.1%
413Yolo County, CACA224,4100.1%
414Broward County, FLFL2,013,3170.1%
415Greene County, MOMO309,2860.1%
416Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.1%
417Morgan County, ILIL32,5150.1%
418Randolph County, ALAL23,1630.1%
419Jefferson County, TXTX254,3210.1%
420Lee County, ALAL189,8810.1%
421Hunt County, TXTX123,3360.1%
422Clay County, ININ26,4100.1%
423Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6570.1%
424Talbot County, GAGA5,7090.1%
425Escambia County, ALAL36,6650.1%
426Shelby County, ININ45,8820.1%
427Marion County, OHOH65,1150.1%
428Washington County, OROR611,7080.1%
429Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.1%
430Hoke County, NCNC56,9390.1%
431Talbot County, MDMD38,2380.1%
432Galveston County, TXTX372,2070.1%
433Copiah County, MSMS27,4970.1%
434Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.1%
435Sampson County, NCNC61,5040.1%
436Wilson County, TNTN175,0330.1%
437McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.1%
438Jefferson County, OHOH63,5970.1%
439Warren County, OHOH257,1810.1%
440Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.1%
441Story County, IAIA101,2910.1%
442Lee County, NCNC70,2580.1%
443Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.1%
444Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1210.1%
445McLean County, ILIL171,4190.1%
446DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.1%
447Washington County, GAGA19,4530.1%
448Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.1%
449Cooper County, MOMO17,1360.1%
450Penobscot County, MEME157,9670.1%
451Woodford County, ILIL38,1110.1%
452Alachua County, FLFL290,0280.1%
453Pulaski County, MOMO54,4420.1%
454Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.1%
455Kent County, MIMI675,2320.1%
456Chippewa County, MNMN12,4060.1%
457Ulster County, NYNY183,3300.1%
458Clarion County, PAPA36,6800.1%
459Williamson County, TNTN272,0610.1%
460Lubbock County, TXTX328,9060.1%
461Rutherford County, TNTN386,3520.1%
462San Patricio County, TXTX72,0530.1%
463Tom Green County, TXTX120,6020.1%
464Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.1%
465Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2410.1%
466Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.1%
467Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.1%
468Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.1%
469Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8100.1%
470Kitsap County, WAWA283,3740.1%
471Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.1%
472James City County, VAVA83,3260.1%
473St. Charles County, MOMO426,4990.1%
474King William County, VAVA19,6170.1%
475Barrow County, GAGA99,7730.1%
476Robertson County, TNTN80,1750.1%
477Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0350.1%
478Macon County, ILIL99,3000.1%
479Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.1%
480Madison County, ILIL263,1100.1%
481Lenoir County, NCNC55,8370.1%
482Thurston County, WAWA304,2610.1%
483Forrest County, MSMS79,0340.1%
484Taylor County, TXTX150,0770.1%
485St. Clair County, ILIL250,7080.1%
486Meigs County, TNTN14,1860.1%
487Berrien County, GAGA18,9320.1%
488Yell County, ARAR19,9560.1%
489Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.1%
490Page County, IAIA14,8560.1%
491Lee County, FLFL875,6070.1%
492Howard County, ININ83,9040.1%
493Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.1%
494Solano County, CACA455,3760.1%
495Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.1%
496Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.1%
497Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3440.1%
498Cass County, MOMO115,8590.1%
499Beaver County, PAPA166,0320.1%
500Alexander County, NCNC36,9580.1%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest nigerian share?

Prince George's County, Maryland ranks #1 with 2.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by nigerian share?

Prince George's County, Maryland, Fort Bend County, Texas, Emporia, Virginia, Cheyenne County, Colorado, Clayton County, Georgia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

1,431 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is nigerian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Nigerian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).