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Largest Nigerian population, California counties

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 41 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93419,576+140%

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305,323+120%

03San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914,939+103%

04Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164,787+239%

05Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0704,047+122%

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603,804+290%

07San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,974+214%

08Orange County, CACA3,149,5072,147+232%

09Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,811+353%

10San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151,666+548%

11San Francisco County, CACA826,0791,342+536%

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561,339+240%

13Kern County, CACA927,068876+93%

14Ventura County, CACA830,851817+533%

15Stanislaus County, CACA557,719589+562%

16Solano County, CACA455,376530+626%

17San Mateo County, CACA743,568500+66%

18Kings County, CACA154,327480+9500%

19Monterey County, CACA433,729449+648%

20Yolo County, CACA224,410316+1217%

21Sonoma County, CACA486,444265–

22Placer County, CACA442,081243+2109%

23Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065194+266%

24Tulare County, CACA485,146194+109%

25Butte County, CACA209,211182–

26San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367145+339%

27Nevada County, CACA101,911108–

28Shasta County, CACA181,64899+77%

29Napa County, CACA132,94989+27%

30Merced County, CACA297,26085+227%

31Yuba County, CACA88,69180–

32Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85273+329%

33Marin County, CACA253,69455+53%

34Plumas County, CACA18,58352–

35San Benito County, CACA70,08247–

36Imperial County, CACA181,41145+165%

37Tuolumne County, CACA53,16043–

38El Dorado County, CACA192,32342+147%

39Madera County, CACA167,92742–

40Amador County, CACA41,87624–

41Humboldt County, CACA131,6478−89%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES