RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nigerian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 141,307. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 26,699, against an all-states median of 4,270.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Texas, TXTX30,188,424141,307–

02Maryland, MDMD6,206,01168,523–

03California, CACA39,287,37760,427–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36653,658–

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,40750,877–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80936,144–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79834,610–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07722,392–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40421,534–

10Indiana, ININ6,851,07320,517–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63920,406–

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,29317,113–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,17015,637–

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05615,551–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44513,372–

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76112,769–

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38310,801–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1169,437–

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8388,471–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8147,038–

21Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346,171–

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1895,716–

23Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685,566–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,961–

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254,479–

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,270–

27Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614,240–

28District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944,162–

29Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913,914–

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123,742–

31Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,688–

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,583–

33Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,241–

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,552–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,516–

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,477–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,395–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,203–

39Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,743–

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,589–

41North Dakota, NDND784,8411,371–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,174–

43Maine, MEME1,387,817882–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,262731–

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868669–

46Vermont, VTVT647,106668–

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235548–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,428410–

49Alaska, AKAK735,706315–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,397192–

51Montana, MTMT1,116,875127–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nigerian population?

Texas ranks #1 with 141,307 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by nigerian population?

Texas, Maryland, California, New York, Georgia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is nigerian population measured?

Number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).