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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 534

Highest Nigerian population share, US metro areas · 2020

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 1.1%. 534 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Huntsville, TXTX83,8421.1%
02Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.8%
03Dover, DEDE194,7860.8%
04Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.6%
05Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.6%
06Midland, TXTX193,1390.6%
07Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.5%
08Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.5%
09Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.4%
10Palestine, TXTX59,8050.4%
11Murray, KYKY39,4210.4%
12Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.4%
13Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.4%
14Tyler, TXTX252,5490.4%
15Fargo, NDND269,5280.3%
16Liberal, KSKS21,0730.3%
17Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.3%
18Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.3%
19New York, NYNY20,112,4480.3%
20Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.3%
21Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.3%
22Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.3%
23Macomb, ILIL25,9160.3%
24Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.3%
25New Iberia, LALA66,8460.3%
26Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.3%
27College Station, TXTX287,4760.3%
28St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.3%
29Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.3%
30Lawton, OKOK127,5900.3%
31Durham, NCNC625,4850.3%
32Starkville, MSMS62,0630.2%
33Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.2%
34Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.2%
35Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.2%
36Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.2%
37Corning, NYNY91,8550.2%
38Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.2%
39Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.2%
40Watertown, NYNY111,5400.2%
41Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.2%
42Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.2%
43Indiana, PAPA82,8780.2%
44Lafayette, ININ228,4680.2%
45Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.2%
46Crescent City, CACA26,4100.2%
47Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.2%
48Americus, GAGA33,3940.2%
49Athens, GAGA224,1480.2%
50San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.2%
51Warren, PAPA37,0380.2%
52Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.2%
53Killeen, TXTX511,4970.2%
54Ruston, LALA48,3600.2%
55Burlington, VTVT227,8030.2%
56Washington, ININ34,2090.2%
57Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.2%
58Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.2%
59Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%
60Susanville, CACA28,1170.2%
61Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.2%
62Evanston, WYWY23,4150.2%
63Jackson, WYWY36,5870.2%
64Pampa, TXTX21,7860.2%
65La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.2%
66Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.2%
67Mankato, MNMN104,9070.2%
68Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.2%
69Springfield, ILIL206,0330.2%
70Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.2%
71East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.2%
72Snyder, TXTX16,1620.2%
73Jackson, MSMS609,8470.2%
74Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.2%
75Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.2%
76Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.2%
77Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.2%
78Worcester, MAMA888,5020.2%
79Springfield, OHOH135,3400.2%
80Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.2%
81Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.2%
82Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%
83Lexington, KYKY535,1740.1%
84Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.1%
85Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%
86Brenham, TXTX38,2880.1%
87Rockford, ILIL337,2420.1%
88San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.1%
89Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.1%
90Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
91Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.1%
92Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.1%
93Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.1%
94Waco, TXTX308,8070.1%
95Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.1%
96Winchester, TNTN45,5790.1%
97Pullman, WAWA48,5120.1%
98New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%
99State College, PAPA157,3930.1%
100Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%
101Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%
102Winchester, VAVA152,3320.1%
103Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.1%
104Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%
105Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.1%
106Hanford, CACA154,3270.1%
107Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%
108Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%
109Monroe, MIMI156,0040.1%
110Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%
111Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.1%
112Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%
113Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.1%
114Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%
115Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%
116Columbus, ININ85,7290.1%
117Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%
118St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
119Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.1%
120Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.1%
121Austin, MNMN40,9710.1%
122Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.1%
123Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%
124Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.1%
125Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%
126Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.1%
127Odessa, TXTX173,8010.1%
128Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%
129Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%
130Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.1%
131Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%
132Rochester, MNMN231,1840.1%
133Charleston, ILIL46,6070.1%
134Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.1%
135Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%
136Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.1%
137Auburn, ALAL208,0130.1%
138Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%
139Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%
140Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.1%
141Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.1%
142Emporia, KSKS34,8380.1%
143Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.1%
144Dumas, TXTX21,8910.1%
145Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%
146Enid, OKOK61,7790.1%
147Victoria, TXTX99,8640.1%
148Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.1%
149Lewiston, IDID65,4500.1%
150Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.1%
151Somerset, KYKY67,3840.1%
152Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%
153Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.1%
154Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.1%
155Duluth, MNMN281,2190.1%
156Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%
157Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.1%
158Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
159San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%
160Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.1%
161Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%
162Vallejo, CACA455,3760.1%
163Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
164Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%
165Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%
166Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.1%
167Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.1%
168Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%
169Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%
170Greenville, NCNC182,9360.1%
171Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.1%
172Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%
173Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.1%
174Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.1%
175Reno, NVNV578,7340.1%
176Wichita, KSKS663,8090.1%
177Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%
178Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.1%
179Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.1%
180Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%
181Houghton, MIMI40,0280.1%
182Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.1%
183Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.1%
184Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.1%
185El Paso, TXTX881,2910.1%
186Dothan, ALAL156,2660.1%
187Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%
188Richmond, KYKY131,8060.1%
189Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.1%
190Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%
191Crestview, FLFL315,0980.1%
192Weirton, WVWV112,4680.1%
193Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%
194Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%
195Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.1%
196Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.1%
197Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%
198Toledo, OHOH599,3760.1%
199Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.1%
200Oxford, MSMS71,9720.1%
201El Centro, CACA181,4110.1%
202Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.1%
203Jackson, MIMI159,5520.1%
204Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%
205Savannah, GAGA438,3140.1%
206Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%
207Decatur, ILIL99,3000.1%
208Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.1%
209Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%
210Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%
211Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%
212Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
213Lima, OHOH100,8810.1%
214DuBois, PAPA78,1000.1%
215Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.1%
216Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%
217Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.1%
218Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.1%
219Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%
220Monroe, LALA222,3900.1%
221Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.1%
222Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.1%
223Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%
224Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%
225San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%
226Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.1%
227Spokane, WAWA608,0120.1%
228Burlington, NCNC186,1770.1%
229McAlester, OKOK43,3200.1%
230Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.1%
231Cortland, NYNY45,8500.1%
232Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.1%
233Champaign, ILIL239,9790.1%
234Alexandria, LALA147,9520.1%
235Brookings, SDSD37,6350.1%
236Marshall, MNMN25,6840.1%
237Allentown, PAPA887,6150.1%
238Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%
239San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%
240Bradford, PAPA38,9840.1%
241Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.1%
242Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.1%
243Reading, PAPA440,0720.1%
244Charleston, WVWV200,1700.1%
245Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.1%
246Durango, COCO56,8980.1%
247Eugene, OROR381,5840.1%
248Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.1%
249Union City, TNTN30,0670.1%
250Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.1%
251Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%
252Deltona, FLFL746,9330.1%
253Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.1%
254Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.1%
255Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%
256Columbus, GAGA324,8300.1%
257Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.1%
258Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%
259St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.1%
260Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%
261Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%
262Canton, ILIL32,9010.1%
263Sumter, SCSC105,0670.1%
264Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.1%
265Keene, NHNH78,2690.0%
266Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%
267Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%
268Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.0%
269Staunton, VAVA129,6920.0%
270Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.0%
271Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%
272Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%
273Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%
274Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.0%
275Cañon City, COCO50,0390.0%
276Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%
277Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.0%
278Albany, GAGA145,5100.0%
279Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%
280Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%
281Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%
282Wooster, OHOH116,7580.0%
283Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%
284Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%
285Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%
286Clinton, IAIA46,0020.0%
287Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%
288Sebring, FLFL111,1220.0%
289Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.0%
290Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%
291Dalton, GAGA147,8190.0%
292Talladega, ALAL91,7640.0%
293Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%
294Payson, AZAZ53,8010.0%
295Maryville, MOMO20,1740.0%
296Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.0%
297Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.0%
298Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.0%
299Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%
300Sterling, ILIL54,1210.0%
301Vernon, TXTX12,4810.0%
302Shawano, WIWI45,7590.0%
303Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.0%
304Danville, ILIL71,2590.0%
305Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.0%
306Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%
307Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.0%
308Rolla, MOMO45,2470.0%
309Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%
310Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.0%
311St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.0%
312Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.0%
313Columbus, MSMS67,1440.0%
314South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%
315Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%
316St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%
317Washington, NCNC44,6700.0%
318Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.0%
319Michigan City, ININ111,2940.0%
320Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%
321Effingham, ILIL44,7270.0%
322Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%
323Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%
324Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.0%
325Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.0%
326York, PAPA473,1970.0%
327Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%
328Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%
329Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.0%
330Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%
331Plainview, TXTX36,7000.0%
332Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.0%
333DeRidder, LALA36,6730.0%
334Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%
335Minden, LALA34,9480.0%
336Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.0%
337Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.0%
338Picayune, MSMS59,3630.0%
339Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%
340Portland, MEME577,6350.0%
341Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%
342Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.0%
343Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.0%
344Chico, CACA209,2110.0%
345Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%
346Minot, NDND75,6940.0%
347Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.0%
348Andrews, TXTX18,9140.0%
349Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%
350Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.0%
351Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.0%
352Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.0%
353Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.0%
354Janesville, WIWI166,4720.0%
355Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%
356Dickinson, NDND39,1420.0%
357Houma, LALA199,6680.0%
358Panama City, FLFL231,1740.0%
359Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.0%
360Morristown, TNTN128,8670.0%
361Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.0%
362Hammond, LALA141,3460.0%
363Florence, SCSC201,3920.0%
364Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.0%
365Greenville, MSMS40,4460.0%
366Fallon, NVNV25,8510.0%
367North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%
368Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.0%
369Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%
370Sonora, CACA53,1600.0%
371Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%
372Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%
373Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.0%
374Oxford, ALAL115,8340.0%
375Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.0%
376Kinston, NCNC55,8370.0%
377Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.0%
378Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%
379Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%
380Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.0%
381Ames, IAIA128,0900.0%
382Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.0%
383Miami, OKOK30,4380.0%
384Gallup, NMNM68,1190.0%
385Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%
386Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%
387Auburn, NYNY74,3650.0%
388Alice, TXTX45,3830.0%
389Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.0%
390Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.0%
391Billings, MTMT193,6030.0%
392Columbus, NENE46,5830.0%
393Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%
394Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.0%
395Rifle, COCO80,0990.0%
396Paducah, KYKY102,2590.0%
397Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.0%
398Decatur, ALAL160,3260.0%
399Albany, OROR132,8430.0%
400Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.0%
401Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.0%
402Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.0%
403Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%
404Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%
405Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%
406Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%
407Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%
408Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.0%
409Athens, TXTX88,5950.0%
410Athens, OHOH63,1970.0%
411Edwards, COCO54,2910.0%
412Troy, ALAL33,6880.0%
413Kingston, NYNY183,3300.0%
414Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.0%
415Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%
416Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.0%
417LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.0%
418Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%
419Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.0%
420Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%
421Logan, UTUT160,8890.0%
422Seneca, SCSC83,7750.0%
423Corbin, KYKY150,0400.0%
424Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%
425Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.0%
426Abilene, TXTX185,4290.0%
427Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%
428New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.0%
429Farmington, NMNM120,3400.0%
430Napa, CACA132,9490.0%
431Elmira, NYNY80,4150.0%
432Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%
433Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%
434El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.0%
435Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%
436Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%
437Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%
438Elkhart, ININ208,7740.0%
439Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.0%
440Holland, MIMI123,1880.0%
441Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.0%
442Jamestown, NDND21,4140.0%
443Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%
444Merced, CACA297,2600.0%
445Sherman, TXTX153,6130.0%
446Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%
447Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%
448Altoona, PAPA119,5410.0%
449Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%
450Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%
451Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%
452Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%
453Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.0%
454Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%
455Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%
456Bay City, MIMI102,1230.0%
457Pueblo, COCO169,2770.0%
458Bend, OROR266,3760.0%
459Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%
460Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%
461Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.0%
462Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.0%
463Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.0%
464Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.0%
465Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%
466Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%
467Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.0%
468Williston, NDND41,7670.0%
469Sparta, WIWI46,5720.0%
470Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%
471Roswell, NMNM63,3640.0%
472Monticello, NYNY80,5860.0%
473Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.0%
474Selma, ALAL35,1400.0%
475Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%
476Laurel, MSMS82,2810.0%
477Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%
478Riverton, WYWY39,4640.0%
479Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%
480Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.0%
481Alma, MIMI41,1900.0%
482Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%
483Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.0%
484Kokomo, ININ83,9040.0%
485Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%
486Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%
487Marion, OHOH65,1150.0%
488Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%
489Adrian, MIMI97,7790.0%
490Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%
491Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.0%
492Heber, UTUT81,6550.0%
493Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%
494Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.0%
495Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%
496Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%
497Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%
498Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%
499Meridian, MSMS85,4190.0%
500Laramie, WYWY38,5580.0%
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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 1.1% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by nigerian share?

Huntsville, TX, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Dover, DE, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

534 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).