RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 29 SHOWN OF 29

Largest Nigerian population, North Carolina counties · 2010

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 29 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,786–

02Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,254–

03Guilford County, NCNC562,234711–

04Durham County, NCNC347,240624–

05Cumberland County, NCNC338,473412–

06Forsyth County, NCNC401,718254–

07Orange County, NCNC152,498203–

08Hoke County, NCNC56,939127–

09Rutherford County, NCNC65,745102–

10New Hanover County, NCNC245,95996–

11Gaston County, NCNC246,55887–

12Wayne County, NCNC122,27883–

13Sampson County, NCNC61,50475–

14Union County, NCNC267,67471–

15Pitt County, NCNC182,93669–

16Moore County, NCNC110,61953–

17Rowan County, NCNC155,09623–

18Cleveland County, NCNC103,32522–

19Onslow County, NCNC217,17514–

20Greene County, NCNC20,70013–

21Anson County, NCNC21,75810–

22Henderson County, NCNC122,3759–

23Lenoir County, NCNC55,8379–

24Craven County, NCNC105,0258–

25Granville County, NCNC61,4218–

26Johnston County, NCNC256,4487–

27Caswell County, NCNC22,5636–

28Carteret County, NCNC70,4694–

29Stanly County, NCNC68,8302–

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