Ranking of California 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 47.23K people in California with Nigerian ancestry (0.12% of California population). Among all California counties, San Benito County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.36%), followed by Alameda County (0.29%), and Marin County (0.27%).

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 California.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
San Benito County
Alameda County
Marin County
Contra Costa County
Riverside County
San Bernardino County
San Joaquin County
Los Angeles County
Kings County
Stanislaus County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 San Benito County 0.36
2 Alameda County 0.29
3 Marin County 0.27
4 Contra Costa County 0.25
5 Riverside County 0.20
6 San Bernardino County 0.17
6 San Joaquin County 0.17
7 Los Angeles County 0.16
8 Kings County 0.14
9 Stanislaus County 0.13
10 Sacramento County 0.12
11 San Luis Obispo County 0.11
11 Solano County 0.11
12 San Francisco County 0.09
12 San Mateo County 0.09
13 San Diego County 0.08
14 Fresno County 0.07
14 Kern County 0.07
15 Santa Clara County 0.06
15 Ventura County 0.06
16 Monterey County 0.05
16 Orange County 0.05
17 Butte County 0.03
17 Santa Barbara County 0.03
17 Sonoma County 0.03
17 Yolo County 0.03
18 Imperial County 0.02
18 Napa County 0.02
18 Nevada County 0.02
18 Santa Cruz County 0.02
18 Siskiyou County 0.02
19 Amador County 0.01
19 El Dorado County 0.01
19 Humboldt County 0.01
19 Lassen County 0.01
19 Merced County 0.01
19 Placer County 0.01
19 Tulare County 0.01
19 Tuolumne County 0.01