RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nigerian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 42,122. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 9,472, against an all-states median of 1,673.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population308,745,538248,647–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42442,122–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36628,771–

03Maryland, MDMD6,206,01124,687–

04California, CACA39,287,37721,717–

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,40719,336–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80916,749–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813,083–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,0778,112–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396,297–

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046,142–

11Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456,014–

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,601–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705,508–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,980–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,464–

16Indiana, ININ6,851,0733,281–

17Washington, WAWA7,816,1162,840–

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,523–

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,516–

20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,197–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,138–

22Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,106–

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,078–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,812–

25Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,717–

26District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,673–

27Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,560–

28Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,100–

29Colorado, COCO5,862,189832–

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,612716–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225699–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,507604–

33Oregon, OROR4,254,293541–

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391534–

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,197508–

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,707506–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779397–

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824358–

39Utah, UTUT3,392,331336–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246276–

41West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373262–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868220–

43Maine, MEME1,387,817208–

44Alaska, AKAK735,706163–

45North Dakota, NDND784,841119–

46South Dakota, SDSD907,42893–

47Montana, MTMT1,116,87566–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10629–

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23524–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39718–

51Idaho, IDID1,934,26214–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nigerian population?

Texas ranks #1 with 42,122 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by nigerian population?

Texas, New York, Maryland, California, Georgia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is nigerian population measured?

Number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.