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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. The median across all 1,035 is 43.

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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%
108Cass County, NDND201,794780+748%
109Walker County, TXTX83,842780+4488%
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%
140Ingham County, MIMI289,709553+138%
141Summit County, OHOH538,376553+2204%
142Pasco County, FLFL674,516553+150%
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%
151Richland County, SCSC434,956487+567%
152Douglas County, GAGA154,293487−10%
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%
175Montgomery County, OHOH539,598397−15%
176Washoe County, NVNV509,386397+71%
177Kent County, MIMI675,232395+2094%
178Johnson County, IAIA160,044394+7780%
179Fresno County, CACA1,035,4563930%
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%
186Jefferson County, TXTX254,321365+57%
187Stanislaus County, CACA557,719365+310%
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%
197Macomb County, MIMI886,221330+101%
198Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148330−56%
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%
210Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857298+2880%
211Washington County, TNTN141,199298+684%
212Jackson County, ILIL52,501293+276%
213Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795291+402%
214Chittenden County, VTVT169,115290+2317%
215Lancaster County, PAPA563,159289–
216Greenville County, SCSC583,125283+162%
217Stafford County, VAVA170,803283+38%
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%
240Madison County, MSMS116,298226+65%
241Steuben County, NYNY91,855226–
242Alachua County, FLFL290,028226+31%
243Platte County, MOMO114,400221+180%
244Arlington County, VAVA243,931219+447%
245Honolulu County, HIHI988,703217+1106%
246Centre County, PAPA157,393216+38%
247Multnomah County, OROR795,3912140%
248Forsyth County, NCNC401,718214−16%
249Lane County, OROR381,584214+355%
250Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597214+1238%
251Shelby County, ALAL238,552206+428%
252Clark County, OHOH135,340204+716%
253Newport News, VAVA183,230204+787%
254Warren County, OHOH257,181200+567%
255Thurston County, WAWA304,261196+277%
256Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685195−59%
257Bibb County, GAGA157,556195−34%
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%
265Monroe County, MIMI156,004187–
266Warren County, NJNJ112,953187+405%
267Albemarle County, VAVA118,356187+1458%
268Brevard County, FLFL663,982186+313%
269Beaver County, PAPA166,032185–
270Ector County, TXTX173,801185+172%
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%
285Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510172+2050%
286Osceola County, FLFL481,718172+45%
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%
296Yazoo County, MSMS22,947156–
297Chippewa County, WIWI67,614156+478%
298Lynchburg, VAVA81,347156+940%
299York County, PAPA473,197153−48%
300Bradley County, TNTN115,465152+192%
301Laramie County, WYWY102,938152–
302Calloway County, KYKY39,421151+2417%
303Broome County, NYNY195,736151+788%
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%
310Granville County, NCNC61,421141+1663%
311Lorain County, OHOH323,219141+1182%
312Utah County, UTUT759,859141+513%
313Imperial County, CACA181,411140+724%
314Portsmouth, VAVA96,777138+214%
315Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881350%
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–
329Greene County, OHOH174,322121+9%
330Douglas County, COCO399,396121–
331Chatham County, GAGA311,855121+332%
332Jackson County, MIMI159,552120–
333Jefferson County, COCO580,451119+417%
334Kitsap County, WAWA283,374119+98%
335Sonoma County, CACA486,444118–
336Muscatine County, IAIA41,853116–
337Sussex County, DEDE277,140115–
338Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368114−21%
339Kent County, RIRI173,495113+163%
340Wagoner County, OKOK93,263113–
341Bryan County, GAGA52,062113–
342Frederick County, VAVA99,955112–
343Bedford County, PAPA47,480110–
344Alamance County, NCNC186,177110–
345Greene County, MOMO309,286108−22%
346Riley County, KSKS72,598108+391%
347Scott County, IAIA175,259105+228%
348Sevier County, UTUT22,827105–
349Benton County, ARAR332,554104+333%
350McLeod County, MNMN36,631104+136%
351Gaston County, NCNC246,558104+20%
352Kanawha County, WVWV172,381104+89%
353Cumberland County, PAPA277,270102+183%
354St. Joseph County, ININ272,861101+288%
355Elmore County, IDID29,465101–
356Bartholomew County, ININ85,729100+14%
357St. Charles County, MOMO426,499100–
358Craighead County, ARAR116,95798–
359Genesee County, MIMI401,09397−48%
360Porter County, ININ176,04997–
361Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63896+1100%
362Johnson County, TXTX218,04896+85%
363Galveston County, TXTX372,20796−58%
364Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55295+197%
365Cass County, MOMO115,85995+956%
366Angelina County, TXTX88,15494–
367Victoria County, TXTX92,65694+185%
368Lowndes County, GAGA122,86793+481%
369DeKalb County, ILIL101,83593+86%
370Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32493+66%
371Rankin County, MSMS162,18192–
372Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54290–
373Clinton County, MIMI80,43290–
374Orange County, NCNC152,49890−56%
375Warren County, KYKY149,37589–
376Cumberland County, MEME317,22289+889%
377Campbell County, VAVA55,62989–
378Somerset County, NJNJ356,48688−87%
379Houston County, ALAL110,31887+383%
380Warren County, IAIA57,33187–
381Calhoun County, MIMI133,40886–
382Portage County, OHOH163,40486+13%
383McDonough County, ILIL25,91686–
384Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36085–
385Kenton County, KYKY175,77984–
386Fayette County, PAPA123,02184–
387Russell County, ALAL58,89883+43%
388Isabella County, MIMI64,69181–
389Monterey County, CACA433,72980+33%
390Wilson County, TNTN175,03380+900%
391Clinton County, NYNY78,13878–
392Yolo County, CACA224,41078+225%
393Macon County, ILIL99,30078–
394Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79178–
395Trousdale County, TNTN12,62376–
396Madison County, KYKY101,69676–
397Portage County, WIWI71,94375–
398Aiken County, SCSC181,51575–
399Ottawa County, MIMI308,45974–
400Allen County, OHOH100,88173+329%
401Warren County, PAPA37,03873–
402Petersburg, VAVA33,73473–
403Hart County, GAGA28,63972–
404Seward County, KSKS21,07372–
405Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90770+17%
406Sussex County, NJNJ148,06370–
407Lawrence County, PAPA83,91170–
408Carroll County, MDMD176,67770+21%
409Randall County, TXTX152,35169–
410Botetourt County, VAVA34,14469–
411Penobscot County, MEME157,96768+152%
412Delaware County, OHOH242,03267−77%
413Lexington County, SCSC317,58867–
414Whitman County, WAWA48,51267−9%
415Coweta County, GAGA160,24067–
416Manassas, VAVA44,33267−55%
417DeSoto County, MSMS197,91866–
418Pulaski County, KYKY67,38465–
419Faulkner County, ARAR133,97964+814%
420Gregg County, TXTX126,09564+191%
421Washington County, UTUT213,67064+113%
422Cecil County, MDMD107,13164+36%
423Rockingham County, NHNH324,07763−16%
424Garfield County, OKOK61,77963–
425Sarasota County, FLFL479,95863+950%
426Butte County, CACA209,21162–
427Ross County, OHOH76,42962+377%
428Lancaster County, SCSC114,29662+343%
429Ada County, IDID546,14162+343%
430Buncombe County, NCNC277,41760–
431Tooele County, UTUT87,46160–
432Skagit County, WAWA132,97560–
433Stearns County, MNMN164,11059+146%
434Schenectady County, NYNY162,58159−68%
435Waukesha County, WIWI417,21059−55%
436Sumter County, GAGA28,80159–
437Daviess County, ININ34,20959–
438Stanly County, NCNC68,83059+2850%
439Roanoke, VAVA99,11159–
440Del Norte County, CACA26,41058–
441St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44958+132%
442Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08958+1833%
443Brown County, WIWI275,80358−37%
444Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34658+49%
445Larimer County, COCO377,29258+61%
446Putnam County, NYNY99,02857+185%
447Franklin County, TNTN45,57957–
448Clearfield County, PAPA78,10056–
449Coles County, ILIL46,60756+87%
450Charleston County, SCSC436,20056−40%
451Scott County, MNMN159,01756+124%
452Vigo County, ININ106,51256−44%
453Onslow County, NCNC217,17555+293%
454Sumter County, SCSC105,06755+400%
455Nueces County, TXTX352,99255−82%
456Franklin County, PAPA160,65255−50%
457Marion County, WVWV55,58454–
458Jefferson County, OHOH63,59754+1250%
459Livingston Parish, LALA155,03654–
460Robertson County, TNTN80,17554–
461St. Johns County, FLFL346,32854–
462Muscogee County, GAGA202,17154−74%
463Waller County, TXTX69,85854+59%
464Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97253+1225%
465Lassen County, CACA28,11753–
466Newport County, RIRI83,05153–
467Mobile County, ALAL411,65852−4%
468Sullivan County, TNTN163,75952–
469Washington County, MDMD157,73152−76%
470Bolivar County, MSMS28,26252+247%
471Saratoga County, NYNY241,34352+108%
472Hamilton County, TNTN390,83352−44%
473Boone County, ILIL53,56852−12%
474Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85251+200%
475Wayne County, OHOH116,75851–
476Sullivan County, MOMO5,73851–
477Kankakee County, ILIL105,52551+1600%
478Washington County, TXTX38,28851+240%
479Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50250+127%
480Maury County, TNTN118,13150–
481Orange County, VTVT30,00250–
482Kleberg County, TXTX30,31550–
483Pickaway County, OHOH62,97850–
484Marion County, FLFL442,66050−73%
485Calvert County, MDMD94,48449+717%
486Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38849−44%
487Delaware County, ININ113,10649–
488Clay County, MNMN67,73448–
489Parker County, TXTX184,76748–
490Orleans County, VTVT27,60048–
491Outagamie County, WIWI195,89448–
492Livingston County, MIMI197,31548–
493Liberty County, GAGA70,31348−79%
494Benton County, WAWA221,72248–
495Putnam County, TNTN86,61247+370%
496Rockdale County, GAGA98,41647−41%
497Mower County, MNMN40,97147–
498Otero County, NMNM70,36847+4600%
499Stark County, OHOH373,77147–
500Mifflin County, PAPA46,12747–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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.