RANKING · 2024 ACS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Largest Nigerian population, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2355,085–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834,358–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,2343,848–

04Durham County, NCNC347,2402,191–

05Forsyth County, NCNC401,718929–

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473714–

07Nash County, NCNC99,365369–

08Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725281–

09Alamance County, NCNC186,177267–

10Johnston County, NCNC256,448265–

11Orange County, NCNC152,498242–

12Union County, NCNC267,674236–

13Onslow County, NCNC217,175227–

14Gaston County, NCNC246,558212–

15Iredell County, NCNC211,798203–

16New Hanover County, NCNC245,959197–

17Wilson County, NCNC81,150173–

18Harnett County, NCNC150,137149–

19Franklin County, NCNC82,037109–

20Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20189–

21Lee County, NCNC70,25887–

22Columbus County, NCNC50,48783–

23Buncombe County, NCNC277,41781–

24Sampson County, NCNC61,50481–

25Hoke County, NCNC56,93974–

26Lenoir County, NCNC55,83767–

27Davidson County, NCNC180,18266–

28Rockingham County, NCNC94,19566–

29Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12164–

30Surry County, NCNC72,28752–

31Cleveland County, NCNC103,32551–

32Halifax County, NCNC46,53449–

33Brunswick County, NCNC174,70246–

34Pitt County, NCNC182,93645–

35Alexander County, NCNC36,95842–

36Beaufort County, NCNC44,67042–

37Scotland County, NCNC33,32242–

38Stanly County, NCNC68,83038–

39Rowan County, NCNC155,09628–

40Macon County, NCNC39,23226–

41Caswell County, NCNC22,56323–

42Henderson County, NCNC122,37523–

43Moore County, NCNC110,61923–

44Wayne County, NCNC122,27822–

45Duplin County, NCNC51,57117–

46Avery County, NCNC18,11015–

47Randolph County, NCNC149,51614–

48Catawba County, NCNC170,17213–

49Craven County, NCNC105,02510–

50Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210–

51Perquimans County, NCNC13,49010–

52Bertie County, NCNC17,0869–

53Robeson County, NCNC119,9419–

54Warren County, NCNC18,8989–

55Cherokee County, NCNC30,8308–

56Hertford County, NCNC19,0158–

57Clay County, NCNC12,2397–

58Northampton County, NCNC16,4916–

59Watauga County, NCNC54,7866–

60Burke County, NCNC88,6554–

61Caldwell County, NCNC81,1054–

62Greene County, NCNC20,7004–

63Carteret County, NCNC70,4693–

64Chowan County, NCNC14,0823–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES