RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nigerian population, US states · 2020

US states 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. Texas leads at 94,055. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 17,491, against an all-states median of 3,079.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281466,921–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42494,055+123%

02Maryland, MDMD6,206,01145,529+84%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36642,328+47%

04California, CACA39,287,37741,314+90%

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,40730,023+55%

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80927,205+62%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79823,346+78%

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07714,938+84%

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05613,875+148%

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63912,509+99%

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40411,067+80%

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010,116+84%

13Indiana, ININ6,851,0739,048+176%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2939,013+81%

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7618,461+90%

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4458,207+36%

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836,083+142%

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,631+84%

19Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014,451+111%

20Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,065+43%

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,817+79%

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,397+308%

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,338+61%

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723,304+82%

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,149+43%

26Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,079+79%

27District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,936+75%

28Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,544+131%

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,407+54%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,045+471%

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,853+165%

32New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,679+508%

33Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,653+131%

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,642+223%

35Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,386+249%

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,179+95%

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,147+127%

38Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,072+98%

39North Dakota, NDND784,841915+669%

40Utah, UTUT3,392,331683+103%

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391557+4%

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373525+100%

43Alaska, AKAK735,706478+193%

44Vermont, VTVT647,106417+1338%

45Maine, MEME1,387,817336+62%

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868293+33%

47Wyoming, WYWY582,397274+1422%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235224+833%

49Idaho, IDID1,934,262198+1314%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,87568+3%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,42862−33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nigerian population?

Texas ranks #1 with 94,055 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by nigerian population?

Texas, Maryland, New York, California, Georgia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.