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Largest Nigerian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina 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 64 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 49. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nash County, NC, up 26 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2355,085+185%

02▲1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,358+248%

03▼1Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,848+441%

04Durham County, NCNC347,2402,191+251%

05▲5Forsyth County, NCNC401,718929+266%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473714+73%

07▲26Nash County, NCNC99,365369–

08▼1Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725281–

09▲4Alamance County, NCNC186,177267–

10▼5Johnston County, NCNC256,448265+3686%

11▲4Orange County, NCNC152,498242+19%

12▼4Union County, NCNC267,674236+232%

13▲5Onslow County, NCNC217,175227+1521%

14Gaston County, NCNC246,558212+144%

15▲11Iredell County, NCNC211,798203–

16▼7New Hanover County, NCNC245,959197+105%

17Wilson County, NCNC81,150173–

18▲3Harnett County, NCNC150,137149–

19▲13Franklin County, NCNC82,037109–

20▲3Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20189–

21Lee County, NCNC70,25887–

22▲13Columbus County, NCNC50,48783–

23▼7Buncombe County, NCNC277,41781–

24Sampson County, NCNC61,50481+8%

25Hoke County, NCNC56,93974−42%

26▲5Lenoir County, NCNC55,83767+644%

27▲1Davidson County, NCNC180,18266–

28Rockingham County, NCNC94,19566–

29Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12164–

30Surry County, NCNC72,28752–

31Cleveland County, NCNC103,32551+132%

32▲6Halifax County, NCNC46,53449–

33Brunswick County, NCNC174,70246–

34▼23Pitt County, NCNC182,93645−35%

35▼6Beaufort County, NCNC44,67042–

36▼17Scotland County, NCNC33,32242–

37Alexander County, NCNC36,95842–

38▼21Stanly County, NCNC68,83038+1800%

39▼15Rowan County, NCNC155,09628+22%

40Macon County, NCNC39,23226–

41▼16Caswell County, NCNC22,56323+283%

42▼6Henderson County, NCNC122,37523+156%

43Moore County, NCNC110,61923−57%

44Wayne County, NCNC122,27822−73%

45Duplin County, NCNC51,57117–

46Avery County, NCNC18,11015–

47▼17Randolph County, NCNC149,51614–

48Catawba County, NCNC170,17213–

49Craven County, NCNC105,02510+25%

50Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210–

51Perquimans County, NCNC13,49010–

52▼18Bertie County, NCNC17,0869–

53▼26Robeson County, NCNC119,9419–

54Warren County, NCNC18,8989–

55Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308–

56▼19Hertford County, NCNC19,0158–

57Clay County, NCNC12,2397–

58▼38Northampton County, NCNC16,4916–

59Watauga County, NCNC54,7866–

60Burke County, NCNC88,6554–

61Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054–

62Greene County, NCNC20,7004−69%

63Carteret County, NCNC70,4693−25%

64Chowan County, NCNC14,0823–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES