Ranking of Georgia 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 32.92K people in Georgia with Nigerian ancestry (0.31% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Clayton County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (1.12%), followed by Gwinnett County (0.82%), and Fayette County (0.75%).

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 Georgia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Clayton County
Gwinnett County
Fayette County
Cobb County
DeKalb County
Henry County
Clarke County
Paulding County
Bryan County
Wilkinson County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clayton County 1.12
2 Gwinnett County 0.82
3 Fayette County 0.75
4 Cobb County 0.72
5 DeKalb County 0.69
6 Henry County 0.65
7 Clarke County 0.44
8 Paulding County 0.39
9 Bryan County 0.36
10 Wilkinson County 0.35
11 Fulton County 0.32
11 Houston County 0.32
12 Sumter County 0.28
13 Forsyth County 0.27
14 Barrow County 0.24
15 Hart County 0.21
16 Douglas County 0.19
17 Chatham County 0.17
18 Richmond County 0.14
19 Putnam County 0.13
20 Tattnall County 0.12
21 Bibb County 0.11
21 Carroll County 0.11
21 Dooly County 0.11
21 Irwin County 0.11
22 Cherokee County 0.10
23 Baldwin County 0.09
23 Jeff Davis County 0.09
23 Lamar County 0.09
23 Liberty County 0.09
23 Quitman County 0.09
23 Washington County 0.09
24 Newton County 0.07
24 Telfair County 0.07
25 Early County 0.06
25 Rockdale County 0.06
25 Tift County 0.06
26 Bulloch County 0.05
26 Butts County 0.05
26 Glynn County 0.05
26 Muscogee County 0.05
27 Dade County 0.04
27 Lowndes County 0.04
28 Coweta County 0.03
28 Dodge County 0.03
28 Dougherty County 0.03
28 Mitchell County 0.03
28 Peach County 0.03
29 Columbia County 0.02
29 Fannin County 0.02
29 Madison County 0.02
29 Oconee County 0.02
29 Whitfield County 0.02
30 Hall County 0.01
30 Hancock County 0.01
30 Troup County 0.01
30 Walton County 0.01