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Largest Nigerian population, New Jersey counties

New Jersey 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 19 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 19 is 972. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gloucester County, NJ, up 5 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Nigerian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Essex County, NJNJ896,37914,830+138%
02Union County, NJNJ601,8634,177+55%
03Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3352,946+113%
04Burlington County, NJNJ481,4392,096+163%
05Hudson County, NJNJ735,0331,864+90%
06▲1Bergen County, NJNJ977,0261,610+183%
07▼1Camden County, NJNJ535,7991,521+76%
08Mercer County, NJNJ399,2891,502+127%
09Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035980+82%
10▲4Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148972+1700%
11▲5Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638780+9650%
12▲5Somerset County, NJNJ356,486717+8%
13▼1Passaic County, NJNJ531,624532+629%
14▲1Ocean County, NJNJ673,746401+86%
15▼4Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657385−45%
16▼6Morris County, NJNJ524,251366+25%
17▼4Warren County, NJNJ112,953283+665%
18▲1Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781124–
19▼1Sussex County, NJNJ148,06358–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES