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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 694

Highest Nigerian population share, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Huntsville, TX leads at 1.3%. 694 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Huntsville, TXTX83,8421.3%
02Selma, ALAL35,1401.2%
03Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811.1%
04Dover, DEDE194,7861.0%
05Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.9%
06Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.8%
07Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.8%
08Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.8%
09Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.6%
10Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.6%
11Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.6%
12Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.6%
13Durham, NCNC625,4850.5%
14Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.5%
15Tyler, TXTX252,5490.5%
16Alice, TXTX45,3830.5%
17Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.4%
18Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.4%
19Macomb, ILIL25,9160.4%
20Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.4%
21Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.4%
22Springfield, ILIL206,0330.4%
23New York, NYNY20,112,4480.4%
24Fargo, NDND269,5280.4%
25Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.4%
26Midland, TXTX193,1390.4%
27Newberry, SCSC39,5610.4%
28Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.3%
29Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.3%
30Palestine, TXTX59,8050.3%
31Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.3%
32Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.3%
33Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.3%
34Lewiston, MEME116,4870.3%
35Lexington, KYKY535,1740.3%
36Meridian, MSMS85,4190.3%
37Hanford, CACA154,3270.3%
38Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.3%
39Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.3%
40Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.3%
41Evanston, WYWY23,4150.3%
42Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.3%
43Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.3%
44Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.3%
45Burlington, VTVT227,8030.3%
46Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.3%
47Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.3%
48Victoria, TXTX99,8640.3%
49Andrews, TXTX18,9140.3%
50Lafayette, ININ228,4680.3%
51Williston, NDND41,7670.3%
52Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.3%
53Houghton, MIMI40,0280.3%
54Killeen, TXTX511,4970.3%
55Bloomington, ININ165,2310.3%
56Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.3%
57Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.3%
58Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.3%
59Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.3%
60Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.3%
61Rolla, MOMO45,2470.3%
62New Castle, ININ49,1370.3%
63Athens, OHOH63,1970.3%
64Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.3%
65Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.3%
66Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.3%
67Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.3%
68Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.3%
69Savannah, GAGA438,3140.2%
70State College, PAPA157,3930.2%
71Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.2%
72Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.2%
73Rockford, ILIL337,2420.2%
74San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.2%
75Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.2%
76Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.2%
77Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.2%
78Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.2%
79Cortland, NYNY45,8500.2%
80Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.2%
81St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.2%
82Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.2%
83Sterling, ILIL54,1210.2%
84Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.2%
85Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.2%
86Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.2%
87Wilson, NCNC81,1500.2%
88Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.2%
89Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.2%
90Middlesborough, KYKY22,8290.2%
91Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.2%
92Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.2%
93Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.2%
94Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.2%
95Longview, TXTX297,3150.2%
96Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.2%
97Stockton, CACA823,8150.2%
98Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.2%
99Monroe, MIMI156,0040.2%
100Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.2%
101Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.2%
102Lima, OHOH100,8810.2%
103Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.2%
104Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.2%
105Reading, PAPA440,0720.2%
106Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.2%
107Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.2%
108Marion, ILIL67,2250.2%
109Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.2%
110Ruston, LALA48,3600.2%
111Lawton, OKOK127,5900.2%
112Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.2%
113Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.2%
114Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.2%
115Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.2%
116Guymon, OKOK20,3220.2%
117Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.2%
118Springfield, MAMA464,3380.2%
119Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.2%
120Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.2%
121College Station, TXTX287,4760.2%
122Athens, GAGA224,1480.2%
123New Haven, CTCT578,7410.2%
124Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.2%
125Columbia, SCSC879,9180.2%
126Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.2%
127Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.2%
128Grenada, MSMS30,2220.2%
129Columbia, MOMO219,0620.2%
130Danville, VAVA101,1370.2%
131Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.2%
132Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.2%
133Staunton, VAVA129,6920.2%
134Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.2%
135Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.2%
136Natchez, MSMS54,7220.2%
137Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.2%
138Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.2%
139Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.2%
140Waco, TXTX308,8070.2%
141Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.2%
142Albany, GAGA145,5100.2%
143Angola, ININ34,7990.2%
144Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.2%
145Columbus, MSMS67,1440.2%
146Eugene, OROR381,5840.2%
147Corning, NYNY91,8550.2%
148Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.2%
149Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.2%
150Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.2%
151Burlington, IAIA44,0610.2%
152Akron, OHOH701,7800.2%
153Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.2%
154Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.2%
155Columbus, GAGA324,8300.2%
156Amherst, MAMA164,0650.2%
157Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.2%
158Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.2%
159St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.2%
160Jackson, MSMS609,8470.2%
161Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.2%
162Ottumwa, IAIA35,2100.2%
163Pullman, WAWA48,5120.2%
164New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.2%
165Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.2%
166Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.2%
167Burlington, NCNC186,1770.2%
168St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.2%
169Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.2%
170Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.2%
171Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.1%
172Camden, ARAR26,3630.1%
173Champaign, ILIL239,9790.1%
174Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%
175Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.1%
176Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
177Corbin, KYKY150,0400.1%
178Americus, GAGA33,3940.1%
179Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.1%
180Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.1%
181Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%
182Columbus, ININ85,7290.1%
183Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.1%
184Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%
185New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%
186Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%
187Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%
188Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.1%
189Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.1%
190Marion, OHOH65,1150.1%
191Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%
192Easton, MDMD38,2380.1%
193Ontario, OROR60,0850.1%
194Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%
195Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%
196Sanford, NCNC70,2580.1%
197Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.1%
198Toledo, OHOH599,3760.1%
199Bangor, MEME157,9670.1%
200Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.1%
201Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%
202Auburn, ALAL208,0130.1%
203Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.1%
204Kingston, NYNY183,3300.1%
205Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%
206San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.1%
207Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.1%
208Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.1%
209Deltona, FLFL746,9330.1%
210Crestview, FLFL315,0980.1%
211San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%
212Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.1%
213Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.1%
214Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%
215Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.1%
216Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%
217Decatur, ILIL99,3000.1%
218Reno, NVNV578,7340.1%
219Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.1%
220Kinston, NCNC55,8370.1%
221Ames, IAIA128,0900.1%
222Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%
223Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.1%
224Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%
225Athens, TNTN71,5900.1%
226Abilene, TXTX185,4290.1%
227Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.1%
228Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.1%
229Kokomo, ININ83,9040.1%
230Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%
231Vallejo, CACA455,3760.1%
232Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%
233Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%
234Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.1%
235Winchester, VAVA152,3320.1%
236Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.1%
237Slidell, LALA279,1080.1%
238Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.1%
239Sebring, FLFL111,1220.1%
240Granbury, TXTX70,5010.1%
241Greenville, MSMS40,4460.1%
242Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.1%
243Quincy, ILIL74,1460.1%
244Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%
245Salem, OHOH99,3770.1%
246Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.1%
247Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.1%
248Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.1%
249Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%
250El Paso, TXTX881,2910.1%
251Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.1%
252Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.1%
253Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.1%
254Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.1%
255Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%
256Marshall, MNMN25,6840.1%
257Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.1%
258Truckee, CACA101,9110.1%
259Brookings, SDSD37,6350.1%
260Marinette, WIWI65,5150.1%
261Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.1%
262Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%
263Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.1%
264Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%
265Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.1%
266Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%
267Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.1%
268Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%
269Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.1%
270Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.1%
271Flint, MIMI401,0930.1%
272McAlester, OKOK43,3200.1%
273Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.1%
274Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%
275Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.1%
276Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.1%
277Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%
278Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.1%
279Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%
280Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.1%
281Weirton, WVWV112,4680.1%
282Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%
283Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%
284Peoria, ILIL363,5050.1%
285Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.1%
286Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%
287Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.1%
288Washington, NCNC44,6700.1%
289San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%
290Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.1%
291Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.1%
292Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.1%
293McAllen, TXTX921,5490.1%
294Hays, KSKS29,0750.1%
295Clinton, IAIA46,0020.1%
296Appleton, WIWI249,8760.1%
297Holland, MIMI123,1880.1%
298San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%
299Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.1%
300Richmond, ININ66,1690.1%
301Yakima, WAWA259,1850.1%
302Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.1%
303Provo, UTUT773,4260.1%
304Chico, CACA209,2110.1%
305Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.1%
306Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%
307Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.1%
308Lake City, FLFL74,0940.1%
309Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.1%
310Topeka, KSKS233,0520.1%
311Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.1%
312North Platte, NENE33,9720.1%
313Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.1%
314Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.1%
315Crossville, TNTN66,3000.1%
316Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%
317Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.1%
318Sumter, SCSC105,0670.1%
319Beeville, TXTX32,5150.1%
320Shawano, WIWI45,7590.1%
321Allentown, PAPA887,6150.1%
322Wichita, KSKS663,8090.1%
323Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.1%
324Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%
325Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.1%
326Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.1%
327Rochester, MNMN231,1840.1%
328Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.1%
329Warsaw, ININ80,8920.1%
330Mankato, MNMN104,9070.1%
331Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.1%
332Monticello, NYNY80,5860.1%
333Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%
334Monroe, LALA222,3900.1%
335Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.1%
336Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.1%
337Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.1%
338Springfield, OHOH135,3400.1%
339Sonora, CACA53,1600.1%
340Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.1%
341Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.1%
342Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.1%
343Oxford, ALAL115,8340.1%
344Charleston, SCSC889,2630.1%
345Huntington, WVWV365,9650.1%
346Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.1%
347Mexico, MOMO24,5280.1%
348Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.1%
349Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.1%
350Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.1%
351Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.1%
352Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
353Adrian, MIMI97,7790.1%
354Shreveport, LALA383,4740.1%
355Logan, UTUT160,8890.1%
356Jackson, TNTN184,5690.1%
357Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%
358Muncie, ININ113,1060.1%
359Alexandria, LALA147,9520.1%
360Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.1%
361Paducah, KYKY102,2590.1%
362Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.1%
363Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.1%
364Elk City, OKOK22,1590.1%
365Spokane, WAWA608,0120.1%
366Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.1%
367Utica, NYNY285,6110.1%
368Torrington, CTCT114,6900.1%
369Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.1%
370Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%
371Mobile, ALAL411,6580.1%
372Charleston, WVWV200,1700.1%
373Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.1%
374Napa, CACA132,9490.1%
375Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.1%
376Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.1%
377Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.1%
378Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.1%
379Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.1%
380Boulder, COCO328,5600.1%
381South Bend, ININ324,5380.1%
382Casper, WYWY80,5260.1%
383Florence, SCSC201,3920.1%
384Talladega, ALAL91,7640.1%
385Greeley, COCO378,4260.1%
386Murray, KYKY39,4210.1%
387Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%
388Jackson, MIMI159,5520.1%
389Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.1%
390Keene, NHNH78,2690.1%
391Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.1%
392Michigan City, ININ111,2940.1%
393Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.1%
394Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%
395Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.1%
396Dothan, ALAL156,2660.1%
397Boise City, IDID864,2430.1%
398Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.1%
399Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.1%
400Sherman, TXTX153,6130.1%
401Paris, TXTX63,3190.1%
402Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.1%
403Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.1%
404Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%
405Owosso, MIMI67,6810.1%
406Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.1%
407Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.1%
408The Villages, FLFL157,7720.1%
409Lafayette, LALA423,7580.1%
410Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.1%
411Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%
412Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.1%
413Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.1%
414Altoona, PAPA119,5410.1%
415Tifton, GAGA51,2370.1%
416Bay City, TXTX36,4630.1%
417Gillette, WYWY48,1450.1%
418Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.1%
419Laramie, WYWY38,5580.1%
420Seneca, SCSC83,7750.1%
421Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.1%
422Redding, CACA181,6480.1%
423Massena, NYNY105,4880.1%
424Norwich, CTCT284,0150.1%
425Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.1%
426Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.1%
427Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.1%
428Portland, MEME577,6350.1%
429Russellville, ARAR84,9320.1%
430Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%
431Scranton, PAPA574,4180.1%
432Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%
433Freeport, ILIL43,2200.1%
434Minot, NDND75,6940.1%
435San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.1%
436Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.1%
437Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%
438Shelby, NCNC103,3250.1%
439Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%
440Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.1%
441Watertown, NYNY111,5400.1%
442Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.1%
443Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.0%
444Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%
445Wabash, ININ30,7130.0%
446Alamosa, COCO27,8960.0%
447Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.0%
448Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%
449Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%
450Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.0%
451Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.0%
452Branson, MOMO57,0010.0%
453Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.0%
454Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%
455Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.0%
456Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%
457Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%
458Peru, ININ34,4870.0%
459York, PAPA473,1970.0%
460Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%
461Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%
462LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.0%
463Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%
464Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%
465Beckley, WVWV109,9400.0%
466Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.0%
467Auburn, NYNY74,3650.0%
468Snyder, TXTX16,1620.0%
469Española, NMNM39,8320.0%
470Martin, TNTN33,2610.0%
471Austin, MNMN40,9710.0%
472Rexburg, IDID69,3800.0%
473Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%
474Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.0%
475Salem, OROR445,8140.0%
476Lewiston, IDID65,4500.0%
477Rutland, VTVT59,6530.0%
478Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.0%
479Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.0%
480Corinth, MSMS34,5690.0%
481Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%
482Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.0%
483Morristown, TNTN128,8670.0%
484Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%
485Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%
486Florence, ALAL156,6090.0%
487Vernon, TXTX12,4810.0%
488Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.0%
489Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.0%
490Duncan, OKOK44,3100.0%
491Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.0%
492Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.0%
493Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.0%
494Lexington, NENE26,2550.0%
495Enid, OKOK61,7790.0%
496Albany, OROR132,8430.0%
497Billings, MTMT193,6030.0%
498Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.0%
499Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.0%
500McPherson, KSKS30,0640.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest nigerian share?

Huntsville, TX ranks #1 with 1.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by nigerian share?

Huntsville, TX, Selma, AL, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Dover, DE, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

694 metro areas 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).