Which county has the highest nigerian population?

Harris County, Texas ranks #1 with 30,970 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by nigerian population?

Harris County, Texas, Prince George's County, Maryland, Fort Bend County, Texas, Cook County, Illinois, Los Angeles County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

1,035 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is nigerian population measured?

Number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 1,035

Largest Nigerian population, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

501Beaufort County, SCSC204,43347–

502Horry County, SCSC427,55147–

503Clay County, FLFL239,59347+370%

504Polk County, MNMN30,54546–

505Atoka County, OKOK14,60946–

506Warrick County, ININ66,80346−49%

507Hardin County, KYKY113,48246–

508Garland County, ARAR99,69545–

509Ontario County, NYNY113,13045–

510Scotland County, NCNC33,32245–

511Bay County, FLFL204,47945+181%

512Glynn County, GAGA87,59945–

513Polk County, MOMO33,60444–

514Boulder County, COCO328,56044+91%

515Gadsden County, FLFL44,29844–

516Highlands County, FLFL111,12244+389%

517Peoria County, ILIL178,55344−53%

518Worcester County, MDMD54,45943–

519Claiborne County, MSMS8,05843–

520Northampton County, NCNC16,49143–

521Miami County, OHOH112,63443–

522Whitfield County, GAGA106,21243–

523Grand Forks County, NDND74,50142+110%

524Rock County, WIWI166,47242+14%

525Lafayette County, MSMS59,59742−44%

526Burleigh County, NDND103,25142–

527Erie County, PAPA265,83242+35%

528Union County, OHOH73,44642–

529Iberville Parish, LALA29,57941–

530Mercer County, WVWV57,50341–

531Saline County, ARAR133,28841–

532Blount County, TNTN143,82041–

533Bedford County, VAVA83,05940–

534Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03340+1233%

535Teton County, WYWY23,33340–

536Dougherty County, GAGA82,61640+74%

537Somerset County, MDMD24,97340+21%

538Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66940+1233%

539Merced County, CACA297,26039+50%

540Madison County, NYNY67,12039−19%

541Otsego County, NYNY60,58939–

542Pike County, OHOH27,06139–

543Sullivan County, PAPA5,85639–

544Coryell County, TXTX85,59239–

545LaPorte County, ININ111,29439+388%

546Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99539+129%

547Hopkins County, KYKY45,12739–

548Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17139–

549Copiah County, MSMS27,49738–

550Cheshire County, NHNH78,26938+81%

551Buchanan County, VAVA18,49238–

552Dunn County, WIWI46,22338+217%

553Madison County, ININ135,08838–

554Winchester, VAVA28,27238–

555Berrien County, MIMI152,44437+147%

556Gray County, TXTX20,91937–

557Roanoke County, VAVA97,15037–

558Sheridan County, WYWY33,24137–

559Dickinson County, KSKS18,63737–

560Harnett County, NCNC150,13737–

561Richmond County, GAGA206,55936−60%

562Washington County, PAPA210,80236–

563Orange County, VAVA40,08336–

564Morgan County, ILIL32,51536+300%

565Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03535−35%

566Augusta County, VAVA78,94035–

567Putnam County, GAGA23,72235–

568Limestone County, TXTX22,84935–

569Uinta County, WYWY20,72835–

570Lyon County, KSKS32,26635+289%

571Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94934−69%

572Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12634+209%

573Florence County, SCSC138,50434–

574St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64234–

575Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69234+209%

576Newton County, GAGA125,58334−82%

577Talladega County, ALAL81,60333+18%

578Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70533–

579Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34633+43%

580King George County, VAVA29,64633–

581Charlotte County, FLFL217,21233−46%

582Haywood County, NCNC63,36933–

583Island County, WAWA85,65733+3%

584Muskegon County, MIMI177,90132+540%

585Essex County, VAVA10,65432–

586Washington County, WIWI139,23832–

587La Plata County, COCO56,89832–

588Ulster County, NYNY183,33032−57%

589Stoddard County, MOMO28,28431–

590Cortland County, NYNY45,85031–

591Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20131–

592Bowie County, TXTX92,69631−75%

593Butler County, PAPA200,16931−88%

594Houghton County, MIMI37,84230+88%

595Forrest County, MSMS79,03430+200%

596Tate County, MSMS28,72530–

597Oswego County, NYNY118,56930–

598Rowan County, NCNC155,09630+30%

599Berkeley County, SCSC274,66630−39%

600Vermilion County, ILIL71,25930+131%

601Elkhart County, ININ208,77430–

602Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17730+131%

603Howard County, TXTX30,50430+67%

604Grafton County, NHNH93,22529−6%

605Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32029–

606Floyd County, ININ82,15329–

607Seward County, NENE18,03228–

608Grimes County, TXTX34,25228–

609Potter County, TXTX114,45328–

610Amherst County, VAVA31,96228−42%

611Washington County, VAVA53,89828–

612Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65028–

613Adams County, PAPA107,59427–

614Scurry County, TXTX16,16227–

615Calhoun County, ALAL115,83427–

616Geary County, KSKS36,33827–

617Van Buren County, MIMI76,07126–

618San Miguel County, NMNM26,26026–

619Muskogee County, OKOK66,70826+8%

620Clarion County, PAPA36,68026–

621Marion County, SCSC28,24226+160%

622Fairfax, VAVA26,77226−33%

623Weld County, COCO378,42626–

624Flagler County, FLFL140,36026−92%

625Hopewell, VAVA23,26126–

626Morgan County, ALAL126,48325–

627Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50525+9%

628Linn County, OROR132,84325−65%

629Luzerne County, PAPA332,12625−69%

630Lycoming County, PAPA112,58725–

631Cochise County, AZAZ126,33224−20%

632Miller County, ARAR42,35724–

633McKean County, PAPA38,98424–

634Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54924−4%

635Louisa County, VAVA42,92424–

636Crawford County, WIWI15,91024+60%

637Bulloch County, GAGA86,94924−35%

638Hall County, GAGA226,56824+300%

639Lincoln County, MEME36,59524–

640Chilton County, ALAL47,70823–

641Sarpy County, NENE208,30323+188%

642Caswell County, NCNC22,56323+283%

643Henderson County, TNTN28,51823–

644Cameron County, TXTX433,94623−88%

645Douglas County, WIWI43,99023+2200%

646Rowan County, KYKY24,47623–

647Asotin County, WAWA22,54523–

648Macon County, ALAL18,13222+175%

649Gila County, AZAZ53,80122–

650Mohave County, AZAZ228,10222–

651Pinal County, AZAZ539,38022−78%

652Napa County, CACA132,94922−69%

653Nicollet County, MNMN34,27322–

654Iredell County, NCNC211,79822–

655Robeson County, NCNC119,94122–

656Brookings County, SDSD37,63522–

657Moore County, TXTX21,89122–

658Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39322–

659Fremont County, COCO50,03922+1000%

660Baldwin County, GAGA44,02922+69%

661Whiteside County, ILIL54,12122–

662Story County, IAIA101,29122−84%

663Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27121–

664Campbell County, KYKY95,44121–

665Lowndes County, MSMS57,34621+133%

666Northumberland County, PAPA89,92021–

667McCormick County, SCSC10,21521–

668Nolan County, TXTX14,11721–

669Pueblo County, COCO169,27721–

670Henry County, IAIA19,34921+950%

671St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69221−92%

672Cache County, UTUT145,00021–

673Sitka, AKAK8,31920–

674Wood County, OHOH134,176200%

675Lea County, NMNM74,74920–

676San Juan County, NMNM120,34020−33%

677Canadian County, OKOK187,18920−39%

678Tift County, GAGA42,25420–

679Clinton County, IAIA46,00220+11%

680Doniphan County, KSKS7,59420–

681Jefferson County, KSKS18,29620–

682Washington County, RIRI129,79520−23%

683St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10819−46%

684Ward County, NDND68,23319+533%

685Mahoning County, OHOH224,70619–

686Cambria County, PAPA128,96819–

687Grayson County, TXTX153,61319+19%

688Hockley County, TXTX21,60019–

689Scott County, KYKY62,26219–

690Sherburne County, MNMN104,19419–

691Oconee County, GAGA44,89319–

692Kootenai County, IDID191,86419–

693El Dorado County, CACA192,32318+6%

694Kemper County, MSMS8,60018–

695Davidson County, NCNC180,18218–

696Muskingum County, OHOH87,01418–

697Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10218–

698Taylor County, TXTX150,07718+13%

699Racine County, WIWI198,91918−36%

700Spalding County, GAGA70,77518–

701Fulton County, ILIL32,90118–

702Allegan County, MIMI123,18817–

703Benton County, MNMN41,74417–

704Pearl River County, MSMS59,36317–

705Phelps County, MOMO45,24717−88%

706Cayuga County, NYNY74,36517–

707Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017–

708Randolph County, NCNC149,51617–

709Blair County, PAPA119,54117–

710Madison County, TNTN100,79017−65%

711Obion County, TNTN30,06717−56%

712Powhatan County, VAVA32,59117–

713LaSalle County, ILIL107,77317–

714Christian County, KYKY70,11517–

715Vernon Parish, LALA45,09116−33%

716Lyon County, MNMN25,68416+45%

717McKinley County, NMNM68,11916–

718Pennington County, SDSD116,79216–

719Hardeman County, TNTN25,27416–

720Hunt County, TXTX123,33616−50%

721Addison County, VTVT38,04816–

722Charles City County, VAVA6,62316–

723Shawano County, WIWI41,56016–

724Winnebago County, WIWI174,21816+100%

725Lamar County, GAGA20,94116–

726Bannock County, IDID91,59116–

727Washington County, MEME31,33416+100%

728Hamblen County, TNTN68,84316–

729Etowah County, ALAL103,88615–

730Ionia County, MIMI66,55715–

731Harrison County, MSMS217,13615–

732Dawson County, MTMT8,69215–

733Schoharie County, NYNY30,17615+50%

734McCurtain County, OKOK30,74415–

735Henderson County, TXTX88,59515–

736Lake County, OHOH232,21715–

737Tazewell County, ILIL130,04915+67%

738Johnson County, KYKY22,05115–

739Williamsburg, VAVA15,86115–

740Grant Parish, LALA22,07514–

741Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40714–

742Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614+250%

743Rusk County, TXTX54,85414+40%

744Saline County, ILIL22,77214–

745Hernando County, FLFL221,70114–

746Warren County, NYNY65,02014–

747Coconino County, AZAZ144,36813–

748Chemung County, NYNY80,41513+1200%

749Bay County, MIMI102,12313–

750Jasper County, MOMO127,42813–

751Johnson County, MOMO56,67013–

752Rogers County, OKOK102,19713–

753Snyder County, PAPA39,65513–

754Oconee County, SCSC83,77513–

755Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92013–

756Upshur County, TXTX44,41013–

757Tuolumne County, CACA53,16013–

758Martin County, FLFL166,27213–

759Lenoir County, NCNC55,83713+44%

760Val Verde County, TXTX47,83513–

761Boone County, KYKY145,31612−82%

762Humboldt County, CACA131,64712−84%

763Crawford County, KSKS39,00812–

764Saginaw County, MIMI187,68812–

765Flathead County, MTMT115,42912−48%

766Franklin County, NCNC82,03712–

767Athens County, OHOH63,19712−20%

768Clackamas County, OROR426,28012−57%

769Meade County, SDSD30,71112–

770Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67312–

771Garfield County, COCO63,47412–

772Troup County, GAGA72,84412–

773Effingham County, ILIL34,51912–

774McCracken County, KYKY67,55312–

775Webster Parish, LALA34,94812–

776Lebanon County, PAPA146,380120%

777Davis County, UTUT381,22712+9%

778Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112–

779Bee County, TXTX32,51511–

780Washington County, MSMS40,44611–

781Sullivan County, NHNH43,96111+38%

782Nash County, NCNC99,36511–

783Burke County, NDND2,13211–

784Richland County, OHOH124,89311–

785Mercer County, PAPA107,86011−65%

786Overton County, TNTN23,78711–

787Erath County, TXTX43,91111−21%

788Hale County, TXTX31,81911–

789Prince George County, VAVA43,93611+57%

790Licking County, OHOH185,56411–

791Hale County, ALAL15,19411–

792Dubuque County, IAIA99,38111–

793Shawnee County, KSKS178,60711−84%

794Allegany County, MDMD66,84811−39%

795Sanpete County, UTUT31,45311–

796Suffolk, VAVA104,69911−89%

797Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88511–

798Washburn County, WIWI17,08711–

799Barbour County, ALAL24,60710–

800Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95110–

801Shasta County, CACA181,64810−82%

802Butts County, GAGA27,21810−33%

803Clare County, MIMI31,54310–

804Clearwater County, MNMN8,64710–

805Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70410–

806Bertie County, NCNC17,08610–

807Jackson County, OROR221,79510–

808Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11110−44%

809Roane County, TNTN57,39510−80%

810Walton County, GAGA112,69610−72%

811Eagle County, COCO54,29110–

812Baker County, FLFL29,73710–

813Iroquois County, ILIL26,15010–

814Sheridan County, KSKS2,42710–

815Douglas County, WAWA46,47310–

816Clay County, ALAL14,2079–

817Columbus County, NCNC50,4879–

818Lenawee County, MIMI97,7799–

819Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0969–

820Nodaway County, MOMO20,1749−25%

821Texas County, MOMO25,99490%

822Greene County, NYNY47,2389–

823Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0019–

824Williamson County, TNTN272,0619−76%

825Cherokee County, TXTX53,3379–

826Ellis County, TXTX240,8679−77%

827Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8049–

828Washington County, VTVT59,6529–

829Cabell County, WVWV91,1839–

830Rock Island County, ILIL141,8699−91%

831Wakulla County, FLFL38,0899–

832Columbia County, GAGA169,1899−98%

833Madison County, GAGA32,9199–

834Washington County, GAGA19,4539–

835Johnson County, ILIL13,3639–

836Madison County, ILIL263,1109−90%

837Mahaska County, IAIA21,8809–

838Woodbury County, IAIA106,6499−53%

839Barton County, KSKS24,7909–

840Henderson County, NCNC122,37590%

841Jackson County, WIWI20,9999–

842Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3918–

843Sumner County, TNTN215,5388−71%

844Placer County, CACA442,0818−27%

845Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0368–

846Tunica County, MSMS8,8198–

847Franklin County, MOMO108,0908–

848Laclede County, MOMO36,9438–

849Pettis County, MOMO44,2548–

850Dawes County, NENE7,8588–

851Sullivan County, NYNY80,5868−76%

852Stark County, NDND34,0138–

853Scioto County, OHOH71,3658–

854Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08580%

855Laurens County, SCSC71,8488–

856Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6178–

857Gonzales County, TXTX20,1598–

858Jones County, TXTX20,8618–

859Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478–

860Lawrence County, ILIL13,7908–

861St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5868–

862Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7298–

863Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6088–

864Telfair County, GAGA11,1958+14%

865Christian County, ILIL33,4438−20%

866Warren County, ILIL16,2228–

867Fulton County, ININ20,0918–

868Howard County, ININ83,9048–

869Hertford County, NCNC19,0158–

870Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8398−67%

871Montcalm County, MIMI69,4067–

872Tuscola County, MIMI52,6807–

873Jones County, MSMS66,4967–

874Platte County, NENE35,6497–

875Niagara County, NYNY208,9127–

876Oneida County, NYNY226,3927+250%

877Ottawa County, OKOK30,4387–

878Pickens County, SCSC139,1987−42%

879Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4137–

880Hill County, TXTX39,5037–

881Jefferson County, WVWV63,1027–

882Marshall County, WVWV29,1597–

883Clark County, WIWI35,0527+75%

884Falls Church, VAVA15,1597−91%

885Osage County, KSKS15,6937–

886Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137–

887Washington County, FLFL26,6957–

888Tattnall County, GAGA24,3767–

889Kauai County, HIHI73,4007–

890Bureau County, ILIL32,5107–

891Chaves County, NMNM63,3647–

892Gibson County, TNTN51,7797–

893Frio County, TXTX18,8237–

894Covington County, ALAL37,9476–

895Pike County, ALAL33,6886–

896Union County, ARAR36,9266–

897Whitley County, KYKY37,2976–

898Hubbard County, MNMN22,3696–

899Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3176+100%

900Tippah County, MSMS21,3896–

901Churchill County, NVNV25,8516–

902Knox County, OHOH64,0026−63%

903Marion County, OHOH65,1156−74%

904Logan County, OKOK55,4736+50%

905Waupaca County, WIWI51,4616–

906East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7606–

907Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9966–

908Ogle County, ILIL51,3996–

909Randolph County, ININ24,4386–

910Sioux County, IAIA36,7746–

911Wayne County, IAIA6,7386–

912Webster County, IAIA36,8386–

913Halifax County, NCNC46,5346–

914Radford, VAVA17,2436–

915Iowa County, WIWI23,9516–

916Lawrence County, ALAL33,8435–

917Crittenden County, ARAR46,2105–

918Amador County, CACA41,8765–

919Allegany County, NYNY46,8005–

920Early County, GAGA10,4555–

921Bossier Parish, LALA131,8675–

922Kennebec County, MEME129,0675–

923Knox County, MEME41,1175–

924Chisago County, MNMN59,1425–

925Noxubee County, MSMS9,7985–

926Strafford County, NHNH135,0435–

927Anson County, NCNC21,7585−50%

928Choctaw County, OKOK14,0595–

929Mayes County, OKOK40,4165–

930Yamhill County, OROR110,0245–

931Anderson County, SCSC219,9305−97%

932Saluda County, SCSC19,6805–

933Lake County, SDSD10,9935–

934Andrews County, TXTX18,9145–

935Medina County, TXTX56,8815–

936Columbia County, FLFL74,0945−93%

937Polk County, WIWI45,8035+25%

938Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4815–

939Bullock County, ALAL9,7805–

940Mitchell County, GAGA20,4675–

941Knox County, ILIL47,7675−81%

942Bremer County, IAIA25,2965–

943Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345–

944Monroe County, WIWI46,5725–

945Dallas County, ALAL35,1404–

946Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3874–

947Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2704–

948Androscoggin County, MEME116,4874−67%

949Gratiot County, MIMI41,19040%

950Brown County, MNMN25,5174–

951Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2424–

952Nemaha County, NENE7,1024–

953Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5864–

954Williams County, NDND41,7674–

955Hancock County, OHOH75,0344–

956Perry County, PAPA46,8064–

957Carter County, TNTN57,3614–

958Hamilton County, TXTX8,6804–

959Caledonia County, VTVT30,4144−76%

960Fremont County, WYWY39,4644−64%

961Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4484–

962Liberty County, FLFL8,0354–

963Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3214–

964Dodge County, WIWI89,0974–

965Petersburg, AKAK3,3943–

966Polk County, TXTX53,4343−80%

967Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413–

968East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113–

969St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5523−79%

970Sanilac County, MIMI40,0833–

971Carlton County, MNMN36,7113−98%

972Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413−81%

973Todd County, MNMN26,0603–

974Frontier County, NENE2,6553–

975Stutsman County, NDND21,4143–

976Walsh County, NDND10,1793–

977Crawford County, OHOH41,8963–

978Osage County, OKOK46,7943−96%

979Potter County, PAPA15,8973–

980Morgan County, TNTN22,1603–

981Wasatch County, UTUT38,5143–

982Crawford County, ILIL18,6483–

983Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7103–

984Albany County, WYWY38,5583–

985Sweetwater County, WYWY41,2673–

986Quitman County, GAGA2,2543–

987Jefferson County, OROR25,7403–

988Broomfield County, COCO79,1743–

989Gibson County, ININ33,0913–

990Barren County, KYKY45,6413–

991Livingston County, KYKY8,8633–

992Taylor County, KYKY26,7633–

993Vernon County, WIWI31,4433–

994Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6662–

995Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3122–

996Berkshire County, MAMA128,2242–

997Marquette County, MIMI68,0642–

998Mecosta County, MIMI42,3202–

999Itasca County, MNMN45,4042–

1000Blaine County, MTMT6,8602–

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