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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. Harris County, Texas leads at 30,970. 1,035 counties qualify in total. Texas carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281466,921
01Harris County, TXTX5,045,02630,970+139%
02Prince George's County, MDMD970,37421,905+85%
03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19118,863+147%
04Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516,246+69%
05Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93414,933+83%
06Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39712,784+105%
07Essex County, NJNJ896,37912,078+94%
08Kings County, NYNY2,653,96310,368+72%
09Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3329,313+70%
10Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4668,682+124%
11Baltimore County, MDMD847,6507,174+95%
12Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0996,243+48%
13Queens County, NYNY2,358,1826,009−5%
14Marion County, ININ992,1965,867+177%
15DeKalb County, GAGA774,3945,619+173%
16Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5825,612+49%
17Cobb County, GAGA793,3455,574+57%
18Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2815,059+172%
19Providence County, RIRI678,1794,263+109%
20Alameda County, CACA1,636,6303,986+65%
21Riverside County, CACA2,544,9163,914+177%
22Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7843,863+22%
23Baltimore, MDMD569,9973,764+107%
24Union County, NJNJ601,8633,763+40%
25Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5583,422+130%
26Suffolk County, MAMA791,8913,408+80%
27New York County, NYNY1,664,8623,369+73%
28Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7913,338+52%
29Denton County, TXTX1,069,3463,249+48%
30Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0383,226+55%
31Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3353,225+134%
32Collin County, TXTX1,297,1793,015+30%
33District of Columbia, DCDC693,6452,936+75%
34San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0912,902+19%
35Shelby County, TNTN910,2262,849+486%
36Wake County, NCNC1,257,2352,687+50%
37Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0702,672+47%
38Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9792,645+214%
39Howard County, MDMD339,1832,579+168%
40Clayton County, GAGA297,4712,572+19%
41Richmond County, NYNY501,2902,527+56%
42Broward County, FLFL2,013,3172,437+75%
43Travis County, TXTX1,389,6702,427+49%
44Norfolk County, MAMA739,7492,366+228%
45Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1152,340+81%
46Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0902,289+88%
47Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5362,208+100%
48Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3802,190+174%
49Essex County, MAMA826,6532,135+182%
50Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0292,088+67%
51Guilford County, NCNC562,2342,077+192%
52Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0882,072+111%
53San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,025+114%
54Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9251,941+78%
55Will County, ILIL712,2531,932+177%
56Burlington County, NJNJ481,4391,919+141%
57Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3371,830+97%
58Prince William County, VAVA502,9661,819+347%
59Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,814+45%
60King County, WAWA2,344,9391,783+51%
61Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731,721+115%
62Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2161,694+139%
63Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601,634+67%
64Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9391,628+20%
65Hudson County, NJNJ735,0331,528+56%
66Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431,490+16%
67Camden County, NJNJ535,7991,489+73%
68Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231,477+72%
69St. Louis County, MOMO990,9111,401+63%
70Kent County, DEDE194,7861,353+238%
71Orange County, CACA3,149,5071,304+102%
72Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,287−13%
73Worcester County, MAMA888,5021,257+107%
74Arapahoe County, COCO673,8201,257+399%
75Henry County, GAGA264,9221,251+56%
76Clark County, NVNV2,407,2261,250+158%
77Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1251,197+73%
78Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,134+184%
79Delaware County, PAPA580,9371,106+22%
80Brazoria County, TXTX419,0801,105+187%
81Durham County, NCNC347,2401,090+75%
82New Castle County, DEDE588,0261,076+54%
83Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0351,071+37%
84Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631,065+40%
85Hamilton County, OHOH838,4181,055+34%
86Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,044+134%
87Montgomery County, PAPA877,6431,019+184%
88St. Louis, MOMO278,1441,012+209%
89Montgomery County, TXTX781,194999+517%
90Midland County, TXTX187,855953+2169%
91Pinellas County, FLFL948,563944+1080%
92Jackson County, MOMO732,994935+104%
93Williamson County, TXTX752,827927+206%
94San Joaquin County, CACA823,815914+256%
95DuPage County, ILIL934,298912+101%
96Tulsa County, OKOK698,782883+195%
97Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726870+226%
98Paulding County, GAGA190,996868+3674%
99Smith County, TXTX252,549857+575%
100Fayette County, GAGA125,156829+64%
101Hendricks County, ININ193,510821+361%
102Charles County, MDMD176,593818+107%
103Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601816+377%
104Bergen County, NJNJ977,026813+43%
105Denver County, COCO740,613812+117%
106Madison County, ALAL433,516811+42%
107Loudoun County, VAVA449,749794+99%
108Walker County, TXTX83,842780+4488%
109Cass County, NDND201,794780+748%
110Bristol County, MAMA593,640777+303%
111San Francisco County, CACA826,079771+265%
112Bell County, TXTX402,248747+350%
113Erie County, NYNY946,741743+137%
114Marin County, CACA253,694734+1939%
115Kane County, ILIL525,757701+125%
116Douglas County, NENE606,460695+113%
117El Paso County, TXTX877,858692+25%
118Monroe County, NYNY750,506689+14%
119Plymouth County, MAMA546,829681+160%
120Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214680−8%
121Henrico County, VAVA342,775676+231%
122Forsyth County, GAGA282,805670+440%
123Lake County, ININ504,612670+179%
124Orange County, NYNY417,669652+1%
125Harford County, MDMD266,446625+8%
126Anoka County, MNMN381,605624+67%
127Snohomish County, WAWA870,656623−5%
128Brazos County, TXTX249,088613+241%
129Washington County, OROR611,708589+540%
130Dakota County, MNMN457,710588+69%
131Alexandria, VAVA160,662588+116%
132Jefferson County, KYKY795,222588+289%
133Orleans Parish, LALA362,154580+1037%
134East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180576−26%
135Butler County, OHOH400,128573+129%
136Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737572−6%
137San Mateo County, CACA743,568560+85%
138Johnston County, NCNC256,448558+7871%
139Bucks County, PAPA647,828558+520%
140Pasco County, FLFL674,516553+150%
141Summit County, OHOH538,376553+2204%
142Ingham County, MIMI289,709553+138%
143Kern County, CACA927,068544+20%
144Mercer County, NJNJ399,289540−18%
145Lake County, ILIL719,339540+244%
146Dane County, WIWI590,375521−9%
147Cumberland County, NCNC338,473520+26%
148Leon County, FLFL299,048512+45%
149Rockland County, NYNY357,397496+89%
150Lubbock County, TXTX328,906490+289%
151Douglas County, GAGA154,293487−10%
152Richland County, SCSC434,956487+567%
153Lake County, FLFL456,068479
154Onondaga County, NYNY466,584478+71%
155Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035459−15%
156Fairfield County, OHOH169,752451
157Adams County, COCO554,668451+390%
158Fayette County, KYKY329,751448+600%
159Jefferson County, ALAL665,742441+54%
160Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433439+161%
161Clark County, WAWA532,119436+1078%
162Winnebago County, ILIL283,674435+4733%
163Wichita County, TXTX129,555426+719%
164Albany County, NYNY321,225424+51%
165Hampden County, MAMA464,338420+84%
166Lucas County, OHOH423,347420−29%
167Seminole County, FLFL491,884417+204%
168Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456415+311%
169Solano County, CACA455,376411+463%
170Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398409+44%
171Dauphin County, PAPA293,351409+405%
172San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367408+1136%
173El Paso County, COCO757,040408+1307%
174Norfolk, VAVA231,013398+30%
175Washoe County, NVNV509,386397+71%
176Montgomery County, OHOH539,598397−15%
177Kent County, MIMI675,232395+2094%
178Johnson County, IAIA160,044394+7780%
179Fresno County, CACA1,035,456393−0%
180McHenry County, ILIL317,751390−12%
181Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091385+2650%
182Lancaster County, NENE334,049372+142%
183Houston County, GAGA178,214367+389%
184Hinds County, MSMS211,888366+316%
185Frederick County, MDMD302,883366+120%
186Stanislaus County, CACA557,719365+310%
187Jefferson County, TXTX254,321365+57%
188Rutherford County, TNTN386,352364+478%
189Clarke County, GAGA129,921362+126%
190Washington County, MNMN286,895356−48%
191Anchorage, AKAK287,155353+122%
192McLennan County, TXTX272,020349+21%
193Polk County, IAIA516,546349+82%
194Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725347
195Spokane County, WAWA558,344341+25%
196Volusia County, FLFL606,573340+97%
197Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148330−56%
198Macomb County, MIMI886,221330+101%
199Chester County, PAPA557,116329−23%
200Kendall County, ILIL145,470326+1711%
201Johnson County, KSKS636,906324+159%
202Union County, NCNC267,674323+355%
203Sangamon County, ILIL194,170320+73%
204Knox County, TNTN511,453318+1225%
205Clay County, MOMO265,032317+20%
206Comanche County, OKOK122,158316+139%
207Pierce County, WAWA946,288315−32%
208Allen County, ININ402,329312+74%
209Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466305+1806%
210Washington County, TNTN141,199298+684%
211Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857298+2880%
212Jackson County, ILIL52,501293+276%
213Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795291+402%
214Chittenden County, VTVT169,115290+2317%
215Lancaster County, PAPA563,159289
216Stafford County, VAVA170,803283+38%
217Greenville County, SCSC583,125283+162%
218Monroe County, PAPA167,179271+239%
220Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916266+7%
221Rockwall County, TXTX140,738265+960%
222Dutchess County, NYNY300,708264−51%
223Polk County, FLFL874,790263+1%
224Sandoval County, NMNM159,565258
225Jefferson County, NYNY111,540257
226Carver County, MNMN114,379256
227Ventura County, CACA830,851256+98%
228Hampton, VAVA137,315246−1%
229La Crosse County, WIWI121,339245
230St. Louis County, MNMN200,518242+681%
231Berks County, PAPA440,072241+265%
232New Hanover County, NCNC245,959240+150%
233Richmond, VAVA237,257240+567%
234Montgomery County, ALAL225,891238+113%
235Anderson County, TXTX59,805234
236St. Clair County, ILIL250,708234+189%
237Boone County, MOMO191,746230+505%
238Morris County, NJNJ524,251229−22%
239Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657227−67%
240Alachua County, FLFL290,028226+31%
241Steuben County, NYNY91,855226
242Madison County, MSMS116,298226+65%
243Platte County, MOMO114,400221+180%
244Arlington County, VAVA243,931219+447%
245Honolulu County, HIHI988,703217+1106%
246Centre County, PAPA157,393216+38%
247Forsyth County, NCNC401,718214−16%
248Lane County, OROR381,584214+355%
249Multnomah County, OROR795,391214−0%
250Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597214+1238%
251Shelby County, ALAL238,552206+428%
252Newport News, VAVA183,230204+787%
253Clark County, OHOH135,340204+716%
254Warren County, OHOH257,181200+567%
255Thurston County, WAWA304,261196+277%
256Bibb County, GAGA157,556195−34%
257Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685195−59%
258York County, SCSC306,887194
259Cleveland County, OKOK303,973193−78%
260Iberia Parish, LALA66,846192
261Kings County, CACA154,327191+3720%
262Payne County, OKOK83,889191
263Chesapeake, VAVA255,332190+332%
264Passaic County, NJNJ531,624189+159%
265Warren County, NJNJ112,953187+405%
266Albemarle County, VAVA118,356187+1458%
267Monroe County, MIMI156,004187
268Brevard County, FLFL663,982186+313%
269Ector County, TXTX173,801185+172%
270Beaver County, PAPA166,032185
271Hampshire County, MAMA164,065184+212%
272San Benito County, CACA70,082183
273Indiana County, PAPA82,878183+632%
274Hays County, TXTX304,390182+810%
275Kaufman County, TXTX209,235180
276Tulare County, CACA485,146178+91%
277Tompkins County, NYNY104,047178+218%
278Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148177+228%
279Lee County, ALAL189,881174+9%
280Cherokee County, GAGA299,273174+23%
281McLean County, ILIL171,419174+123%
282Barrow County, GAGA99,773173−17%
283Jessamine County, KYKY57,147173
284Olmsted County, MNMN166,731172+274%
285Osceola County, FLFL481,718172+45%
286Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510172+2050%
287Pulaski County, ARAR404,611170−47%
288Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810170+1208%
289Berkeley County, WVWV139,522168
290Jasper County, TXTX33,075164
291Escambia County, FLFL333,834163+120%
292Northampton County, PAPA324,411161−58%
293Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590160
294Caddo Parish, LALA224,226158+163%
295Pitt County, NCNC182,936157+128%
296Lynchburg, VAVA81,347156+940%
297Chippewa County, WIWI67,614156+478%
298Yazoo County, MSMS22,947156
299York County, PAPA473,197153−48%
300Laramie County, WYWY102,938152
301Bradley County, TNTN115,465152+192%
302Broome County, NYNY195,736151+788%
303Calloway County, KYKY39,421151+2417%
304Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738148+100%
305Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415146+204%
306Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634145+123%
307Franklin County, KYKY52,649145
308Montgomery County, TNTN249,935143
309Wicomico County, MDMD106,899142+202%
310Utah County, UTUT759,859141+513%
311Granville County, NCNC61,421141+1663%
312Lorain County, OHOH323,219141+1182%
313Imperial County, CACA181,411140+724%
314Portsmouth, VAVA96,777138+214%
315Charlottesville, VAVA44,388135+0%
316Manatee County, FLFL468,200135+1250%
317Carroll County, GAGA131,036135+121%
318Champaign County, ILIL209,972134−2%
319Monongalia County, WVWV107,991133−5%
320Douglas County, KSKS120,920133
321St. Clair County, MIMI160,486131
322Monroe County, ININ143,345130+829%
323Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065128+142%
324Lehigh County, PAPA384,383127+37%
325Ocean County, NJNJ673,746126−42%
326Aroostook County, MEME66,609125+71%
327Hamilton County, ININ387,036125+58%
328Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896122
329Douglas County, COCO399,396121
330Chatham County, GAGA311,855121+332%
331Greene County, OHOH174,322121+9%
332Jackson County, MIMI159,552120
333Kitsap County, WAWA283,374119+98%
334Jefferson County, COCO580,451119+417%
335Sonoma County, CACA486,444118
336Muscatine County, IAIA41,853116
337Sussex County, DEDE277,140115
338Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368114−21%
339Bryan County, GAGA52,062113
340Wagoner County, OKOK93,263113
341Kent County, RIRI173,495113+163%
342Frederick County, VAVA99,955112
343Alamance County, NCNC186,177110
344Bedford County, PAPA47,480110
345Greene County, MOMO309,286108−22%
346Riley County, KSKS72,598108+391%
347Sevier County, UTUT22,827105
348Scott County, IAIA175,259105+228%
349McLeod County, MNMN36,631104+136%
350Kanawha County, WVWV172,381104+89%
351Gaston County, NCNC246,558104+20%
352Benton County, ARAR332,554104+333%
353Cumberland County, PAPA277,270102+183%
354St. Joseph County, ININ272,861101+288%
355Elmore County, IDID29,465101
356St. Charles County, MOMO426,499100
357Bartholomew County, ININ85,729100+14%
358Craighead County, ARAR116,95798
359Porter County, ININ176,04997
360Genesee County, MIMI401,09397−48%
361Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63896+1100%
362Galveston County, TXTX372,20796−58%
363Johnson County, TXTX218,04896+85%
364Cass County, MOMO115,85995+956%
365Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55295+197%
366Angelina County, TXTX88,15494
367Victoria County, TXTX92,65694+185%
368Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32493+66%
369DeKalb County, ILIL101,83593+86%
370Lowndes County, GAGA122,86793+481%
371Rankin County, MSMS162,18192
372Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54290
373Orange County, NCNC152,49890−56%
374Clinton County, MIMI80,43290
375Campbell County, VAVA55,62989
376Warren County, KYKY149,37589
377Cumberland County, MEME317,22289+889%
378Somerset County, NJNJ356,48688−87%
379Houston County, ALAL110,31887+383%
380Warren County, IAIA57,33187
381Portage County, OHOH163,40486+13%
382McDonough County, ILIL25,91686
383Calhoun County, MIMI133,40886
384Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36085
385Fayette County, PAPA123,02184
386Kenton County, KYKY175,77984
387Russell County, ALAL58,89883+43%
388Isabella County, MIMI64,69181
389Wilson County, TNTN175,03380+900%
390Monterey County, CACA433,72980+33%
391Yolo County, CACA224,41078+225%
392Clinton County, NYNY78,13878
393Macon County, ILIL99,30078
394Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79178
395Madison County, KYKY101,69676
396Trousdale County, TNTN12,62376
397Aiken County, SCSC181,51575
398Portage County, WIWI71,94375
399Ottawa County, MIMI308,45974
400Petersburg, VAVA33,73473
401Allen County, OHOH100,88173+329%
402Warren County, PAPA37,03873
403Hart County, GAGA28,63972
404Seward County, KSKS21,07372
405Lawrence County, PAPA83,91170
406Sussex County, NJNJ148,06370
407Carroll County, MDMD176,67770+21%
408Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90770+17%
409Botetourt County, VAVA34,14469
410Randall County, TXTX152,35169
411Penobscot County, MEME157,96768+152%
412Manassas, VAVA44,33267−55%
413Whitman County, WAWA48,51267−9%
414Delaware County, OHOH242,03267−77%
415Coweta County, GAGA160,24067
416Lexington County, SCSC317,58867
417DeSoto County, MSMS197,91866
418Pulaski County, KYKY67,38465
419Washington County, UTUT213,67064+113%
420Gregg County, TXTX126,09564+191%
421Faulkner County, ARAR133,97964+814%
422Cecil County, MDMD107,13164+36%
423Sarasota County, FLFL479,95863+950%
424Rockingham County, NHNH324,07763−16%
425Garfield County, OKOK61,77963
426Butte County, CACA209,21162
427Ada County, IDID546,14162+343%
428Ross County, OHOH76,42962+377%
429Lancaster County, SCSC114,29662+343%
430Tooele County, UTUT87,46160
431Buncombe County, NCNC277,41760
432Skagit County, WAWA132,97560
433Stearns County, MNMN164,11059+146%
434Roanoke, VAVA99,11159
435Stanly County, NCNC68,83059+2850%
436Daviess County, ININ34,20959
437Waukesha County, WIWI417,21059−55%
438Sumter County, GAGA28,80159
439Schenectady County, NYNY162,58159−68%
440Larimer County, COCO377,29258+61%
441St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44958+132%
442Brown County, WIWI275,80358−37%
443Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34658+49%
444Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08958+1833%
445Del Norte County, CACA26,41058
446Putnam County, NYNY99,02857+185%
447Franklin County, TNTN45,57957
448Scott County, MNMN159,01756+124%
449Vigo County, ININ106,51256−44%
450Coles County, ILIL46,60756+87%
451Clearfield County, PAPA78,10056
452Charleston County, SCSC436,20056−40%
453Franklin County, PAPA160,65255−50%
454Onslow County, NCNC217,17555+293%
455Nueces County, TXTX352,99255−82%
456Sumter County, SCSC105,06755+400%
457Marion County, WVWV55,58454
458St. Johns County, FLFL346,32854
459Muscogee County, GAGA202,17154−74%
460Livingston Parish, LALA155,03654
461Robertson County, TNTN80,17554
462Waller County, TXTX69,85854+59%
463Jefferson County, OHOH63,59754+1250%
464Lassen County, CACA28,11753
465Newport County, RIRI83,05153
466Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97253+1225%
467Sullivan County, TNTN163,75952
468Mobile County, ALAL411,65852−4%
469Boone County, ILIL53,56852−12%
470Saratoga County, NYNY241,34352+108%
471Washington County, MDMD157,73152−76%
472Bolivar County, MSMS28,26252+247%
473Hamilton County, TNTN390,83352−44%
474Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85251+200%
475Sullivan County, MOMO5,73851
476Kankakee County, ILIL105,52551+1600%
477Wayne County, OHOH116,75851
478Washington County, TXTX38,28851+240%
479Orange County, VTVT30,00250
480Marion County, FLFL442,66050−73%
481Pickaway County, OHOH62,97850
482Kleberg County, TXTX30,31550
483Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50250+127%
484Maury County, TNTN118,13150
485Delaware County, ININ113,10649
486Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38849−44%
487Calvert County, MDMD94,48449+717%
488Clay County, MNMN67,73448
489Benton County, WAWA221,72248
490Outagamie County, WIWI195,89448
491Liberty County, GAGA70,31348−79%
492Parker County, TXTX184,76748
493Orleans County, VTVT27,60048
494Livingston County, MIMI197,31548
495Clay County, FLFL239,59347+370%
496Rockdale County, GAGA98,41647−41%
497Stark County, OHOH373,77147
498Mifflin County, PAPA46,12747
499Putnam County, TNTN86,61247+370%
500Otero County, NMNM70,36847+4600%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

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.