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Largest Nigerian population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 39 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 43.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,687+50%

02Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,077+192%

03Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,814+45%

04Durham County, NCNC347,2401,090+75%

05Johnston County, NCNC256,448558+7871%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,473520+26%

07Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725347–

08Union County, NCNC267,674323+355%

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,959240+150%

10Forsyth County, NCNC401,718214−16%

11Pitt County, NCNC182,936157+128%

12Granville County, NCNC61,421141+1663%

13Alamance County, NCNC186,177110–

14Gaston County, NCNC246,558104+20%

15Orange County, NCNC152,49890−56%

16Buncombe County, NCNC277,41760–

17Stanly County, NCNC68,83059+2850%

18Onslow County, NCNC217,17555+293%

19Scotland County, NCNC33,32245–

20Northampton County, NCNC16,49143–

21Harnett County, NCNC150,13737–

22Haywood County, NCNC63,36933–

23Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20131–

24Rowan County, NCNC155,09630+30%

25Caswell County, NCNC22,56323+283%

26Iredell County, NCNC211,79822–

27Robeson County, NCNC119,94122–

28Davidson County, NCNC180,18218–

29Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017–

30Randolph County, NCNC149,51617–

31Lenoir County, NCNC55,83713+44%

32Franklin County, NCNC82,03712–

33Nash County, NCNC99,36511–

34Bertie County, NCNC17,08610–

35Columbus County, NCNC50,4879–

36Henderson County, NCNC122,37590%

37Hertford County, NCNC19,0158–

38Halifax County, NCNC46,5346–

39Anson County, NCNC21,7585−50%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS