Ranking of South 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 2.39K people in South Carolina with Nigerian ancestry. Among all South Carolina counties, Richland County had the highest population with Nigerian ancestry (529), followed by Greenville County (497), and Spartanburg County (221).

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 South Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Richland County
Greenville County
Spartanburg County
Horry County
Lexington County
Cherokee County
York County
Charleston County
Oconee County
Sumter County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Richland County 529
2 Greenville County 497
3 Spartanburg County 221
4 Horry County 164
5 Lexington County 151
6 Cherokee County 129
6 York County 129
7 Charleston County 92
8 Oconee County 74
9 Sumter County 62
10 Aiken County 59
11 Berkeley County 53
12 Florence County 42
13 Lancaster County 37
14 Greenwood County 31
15 Orangeburg County 29
16 McCormick County 27
17 Marion County 20
18 Chester County 12
18 Pickens County 12
19 Laurens County 8
20 Saluda County 6
21 Anderson County 5
22 Clarendon County 2
23 Calhoun County 1
23 Marlboro County 1