RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 41 SHOWN OF 41

Largest Nigerian population, New York counties · 2020

New York 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 41 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,96310,368+72%

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3329,313+70%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,1826,009−5%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,8623,369+73%

05Richmond County, NYNY501,2902,527+56%

06Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0902,289+88%

07Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9391,628+20%

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431,490+16%

09Erie County, NYNY946,741743+137%

10Monroe County, NYNY750,506689+14%

11Orange County, NYNY417,669652+1%

12Rockland County, NYNY357,397496+89%

13Onondaga County, NYNY466,584478+71%

14Albany County, NYNY321,225424+51%

15Dutchess County, NYNY300,708264−51%

16Jefferson County, NYNY111,540257–

17Steuben County, NYNY91,855226–

18Tompkins County, NYNY104,047178+218%

19Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510172+2050%

20Broome County, NYNY195,736151+788%

21Clinton County, NYNY78,13878–

22Schenectady County, NYNY162,58159−68%

23Putnam County, NYNY99,02857+185%

24Saratoga County, NYNY241,34352+108%

25Ontario County, NYNY113,13045–

26Madison County, NYNY67,12039−19%

27Otsego County, NYNY60,58939–

28Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12634+209%

29Ulster County, NYNY183,33032−57%

30Cortland County, NYNY45,85031–

31Oswego County, NYNY118,56930–

32Cayuga County, NYNY74,36517–

33Schoharie County, NYNY30,17615+50%

34Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614+250%

35Warren County, NYNY65,02014–

36Chemung County, NYNY80,41513+1200%

37Greene County, NYNY47,2389–

38Sullivan County, NYNY80,5868−76%

39Niagara County, NYNY208,9127–

40Oneida County, NYNY226,3927+250%

41Allegany County, NYNY46,8005–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS