Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.64K people in North Carolina with Nigerian ancestry (0.13% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Harrisburg town had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.83%), followed by Greensboro city (0.77%), and Wilson city (0.65%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Nigerian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

Harrisburg town

Greensboro city

Wilson city

Raleigh city

Concord city

Durham city

Rocky Mount city

Piney Green CDP

Carrboro town

Shelby city

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Harrisburg town	0.83
2	Greensboro city	0.77
3	Wilson city	0.65
4	Raleigh city	0.54
5	Concord city	0.51
6	Durham city	0.46
7	Rocky Mount city	0.45
8	Piney Green CDP	0.40
9	Carrboro town	0.38
10	Shelby city	0.37
11	Wake Forest town	0.34
12	Eden city	0.31
13	Apex town	0.26
14	Huntersville town	0.25
15	Weddington town	0.23
16	Charlotte city	0.22
16	Clayton town	0.22
16	Morrisville town	0.22
17	Cary town	0.19
17	Fayetteville city	0.19
18	Greenville city	0.18
19	Monroe city	0.17
20	Chapel Hill town	0.13
20	Gastonia city	0.13
20	Lumberton city	0.13
21	Burlington city	0.12
21	Matthews town	0.12
21	Mooresville town	0.12
22	Winston-Salem city	0.11
23	Laurinburg city	0.10
23	Wilmington city	0.10
24	Jacksonville city	0.09
25	Kinston city	0.08
25	Mebane city	0.08
26	Garner town	0.07
26	Hendersonville city	0.07
26	Stallings town	0.07
27	Salisbury city	0.05
28	Boone town	0.04
28	Statesville city	0.04
29	Elizabeth City city	0.03
29	Havelock city	0.03