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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. The median across all 41 is 265. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Placer County, CA, up 16 places to #22.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Nigerian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93419,576+140%
02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305,323+120%
03▲1San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914,939+103%
04▼1Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164,787+239%
05Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0704,047+122%
06▲1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603,804+290%
07▼1San 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%
12▲5Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561,339+240%
13▲1Kern County, CACA927,068876+93%
14▲5Ventura County, CACA830,851817+533%
15▲3Stanislaus County, CACA557,719589+562%
16▼1Solano County, CACA455,376530+626%
17▼4San Mateo County, CACA743,568500+66%
18▲2Kings County, CACA154,327480+9500%
19▲7Monterey County, CACA433,729449+648%
20▲7Yolo County, CACA224,410316+1217%
21▲4Sonoma County, CACA486,444265–
22▲16Placer County, CACA442,081243+2109%
23▲1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065194+266%
24▼2Tulare County, CACA485,146194+109%
25▲3Butte County, CACA209,211182–
26▼10San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367145+339%
27Nevada County, CACA101,911108–
28▲9Shasta County, CACA181,64899+77%
29▲4Napa County, CACA132,94989+27%
30▲2Merced County, CACA297,26085+227%
31Yuba County, CACA88,69180–
32▼1Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85273+329%
33▼21Marin County, CACA253,69455+53%
34Plumas County, CACA18,58352–
35▼14San Benito County, CACA70,08247–
36▼13Imperial County, CACA181,41145+165%
37▼2Tuolumne County, CACA53,16043–
38▼4El Dorado County, CACA192,32342+147%
39Madera County, CACA167,92742–
40Amador County, CACA41,87624–
41▼5Humboldt County, CACA131,6478−89%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES