Ranking of Alabama Counties 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 3.11K people in Alabama with Nigerian ancestry (0.06% of Alabama population). Among all Alabama counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.26%), followed by Shelby County (0.17%), and Montgomery County (0.14%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Madison County
Shelby County
Montgomery County
Macon County
Lee County
Coffee County
Houston County
Jefferson County
Clay County
Hale County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Madison County 0.26
2 Shelby County 0.17
3 Montgomery County 0.14
4 Macon County 0.12
5 Lee County 0.11
6 Coffee County 0.09
6 Houston County 0.09
6 Jefferson County 0.09
7 Clay County 0.08
7 Hale County 0.08
7 Tuscaloosa County 0.08
8 Russell County 0.06
9 Bullock County 0.05
9 Chilton County 0.05
10 Jackson County 0.04
11 Calhoun County 0.02
11 Covington County 0.02
11 Dallas County 0.02
11 Etowah County 0.02
11 Lawrence County 0.02
11 Mobile County 0.02
11 Morgan County 0.02
12 Lauderdale County 0.01
12 Talladega County 0.01
13 Marshall County 0.002