Distribution of Subsaharan African: Nigerian People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Subsaharan African: Nigerian

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0.8%
1.2%
1.6%
2%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Fort Bend County, Texas	2.23%
2	Prince George's County, Maryland	2.15%
3	Essex County, New Jersey	1.14%
4	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska	1.13%
5	Walker County, Texas	1.02%
6	Baltimore County, Maryland	0.88%
7	Howard County, Maryland	0.8%
8	Clayton County, Georgia	0.8%
9	Cobb County, Georgia	0.74%
10	Bronx County, New York	0.64%
11	Claiborne County, Mississippi	0.63%
12	Henry County, Georgia	0.61%
13	Gwinnett County, Georgia	0.6%
14	Fayette County, Georgia	0.59%
15	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	0.57%
16	Harris County, Texas	0.57%
17	Charles County, Maryland	0.56%
18	Montgomery County, Maryland	0.56%
19	Richmond County, New York	0.55%
20	Somerset County, Maryland	0.49%

Top Counties by Population of Subsaharan African: Nigerian

#	County	Population
1	Harris County, Texas	26,186
2	Prince George's County, Maryland	19,508
3	Fort Bend County, Texas	16,456
4	Cook County, Illinois	14,143
5	Los Angeles County, California	12,922
6	Dallas County, Texas	11,593
7	Kings County, New York	9,576
8	Bronx County, New York	9,211
9	Essex County, New Jersey	9,080
10	Tarrant County, Texas	8,098
11	Baltimore County, Maryland	7,243
12	Queens County, New York	6,950
13	Montgomery County, Maryland	5,821
14	Cobb County, Georgia	5,483
15	Gwinnett County, Georgia	5,372
16	Marion County, Indiana	4,150
17	Collin County, Texas	3,686
18	DeKalb County, Georgia	3,529
19	San Bernardino County, California	3,508
20	Hennepin County, Minnesota	3,235

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Maryland	0.71%	42,493
2	District of Columbia	0.41%	2,839
3	Texas	0.29%	81,804
4	Rhode Island	0.28%	2,947
5	New Jersey	0.25%	22,559
6	Georgia	0.25%	25,606
7	New York	0.21%	41,964
8	Illinois	0.15%	19,577
9	Massachusetts	0.15%	10,250
10	Minnesota	0.14%	7,821
11	Delaware	0.13%	1,242
12	Alaska	0.09%	693
13	Indiana	0.09%	6,124
14	Virginia	0.09%	7,636
15	Connecticut	0.09%	3,239
16	California	0.08%	32,899
17	North Dakota	0.08%	603
18	North Carolina	0.07%	7,596
19	Pennsylvania	0.07%	8,948
20	Ohio	0.07%	8,088
21	Oklahoma	0.06%	2,532
22	Colorado	0.06%	3,483
23	Michigan	0.06%	6,241
24	Nebraska	0.06%	1,172
25	Tennessee	0.06%	4,057
26	Missouri	0.06%	3,416
27	Florida	0.06%	11,461
28	Alabama	0.06%	2,697
29	Nevada	0.05%	1,554
30	Kansas	0.05%	1,515
31	Arizona	0.05%	3,583
32	Louisiana	0.04%	2,062
33	Washington	0.04%	3,179
34	Wyoming	0.04%	248
35	New Mexico	0.04%	882
36	Idaho	0.04%	665
37	South Carolina	0.04%	1,897
38	Kentucky	0.04%	1,653
39	Oregon	0.04%	1,488
40	Mississippi	0.04%	1,064
41	Wisconsin	0.03%	1,956
42	Utah	0.03%	919
43	New Hampshire	0.03%	400
44	Iowa	0.03%	934
45	Vermont	0.03%	185
46	Maine	0.02%	322
47	South Dakota	0.02%	186
48	Arkansas	0.02%	605
49	West Virginia	0.02%	366
50	Montana	0.01%	99
51	Hawaii	0.01%	108
52	Puerto Rico	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Subsaharan African: Nigerian

#	State	Population
1	Texas	81,804
2	Maryland	42,493
3	New York	41,964
4	California	32,899
5	Georgia	25,606
6	New Jersey	22,559
7	Illinois	19,577
8	Florida	11,461
9	Massachusetts	10,250
10	Pennsylvania	8,948
11	Ohio	8,088
12	Minnesota	7,821
13	Virginia	7,636
14	North Carolina	7,596
15	Michigan	6,241
16	Indiana	6,124
17	Tennessee	4,057
18	Arizona	3,583
19	Colorado	3,483
20	Missouri	3,416
21	Connecticut	3,239
22	Washington	3,179
23	Rhode Island	2,947
24	District of Columbia	2,839
25	Alabama	2,697
26	Oklahoma	2,532
27	Louisiana	2,062
28	Wisconsin	1,956
29	South Carolina	1,897
30	Kentucky	1,653
31	Nevada	1,554
32	Kansas	1,515
33	Oregon	1,488
34	Delaware	1,242
35	Nebraska	1,172
36	Mississippi	1,064
37	Iowa	934
38	Utah	919
39	New Mexico	882
40	Alaska	693
41	Idaho	665
42	Arkansas	605
43	North Dakota	603
44	New Hampshire	400
45	West Virginia	366
46	Maine	322
47	Wyoming	248
48	South Dakota	186
49	Vermont	185
50	Hawaii	108
51	Montana	99
52	Puerto Rico	0

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.