Ranking of North Carolina Counties By 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. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest population with Nigerian ancestry (3.36K), followed by Mecklenburg County (2.38K), and Guilford County (2.34K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Nigerian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Wake County
Mecklenburg County
Guilford County
Durham County
Cabarrus County
Cumberland County
Wilson County
Forsyth County
New Hanover County
Nash County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wake County 3356
2 Mecklenburg County 2381
3 Guilford County 2337
4 Durham County 1312
5 Cabarrus County 671
6 Cumberland County 539
7 Wilson County 309
8 Forsyth County 305
9 New Hanover County 255
10 Nash County 251
11 Union County 242
12 Pitt County 162
13 Onslow County 141
14 Granville County 131
15 Orange County 127
16 Alamance County 123
17 Harnett County 120
18 Gaston County 103
19 Cleveland County 80
20 Iredell County 70
21 Johnston County 61
22 Macon County 58
23 Buncombe County 54
24 Rockingham County 48
25 Haywood County 43
26 Caswell County 33
27 Pasquotank County 25
27 Randolph County 25
27 Robeson County 25
28 Franklin County 24
29 Davidson County 19
29 Surry County 19
30 Burke County 18
30 Henderson County 18
30 Rowan County 18
31 Northampton County 16
32 Beaufort County 15
32 Lenoir County 15
32 Scotland County 15
33 Stanly County 14
34 Bertie County 10
35 Anson County 9
35 Columbus County 9
36 Halifax County 8
36 Watauga County 8
37 Hertford County 6
38 Craven County 5
39 Clay County 4
40 Avery County 2