Ranking of Kentucky 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 2.08K people in Kentucky with Nigerian ancestry (0.05% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Jessamine County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.36%), followed by Woodford County (0.25%), and Fayette County (0.18%).

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 Kentucky.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Jessamine County
Woodford County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Scott County
Hardin County
Rowan County
Madison County
Hopkins County
Jefferson County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jessamine County 0.36
2 Woodford County 0.25
3 Fayette County 0.18
4 Franklin County 0.14
4 Scott County 0.14
5 Hardin County 0.10
6 Rowan County 0.09
7 Madison County 0.08
8 Hopkins County 0.07
8 Jefferson County 0.07
8 Pulaski County 0.07
9 Warren County 0.06
10 Campbell County 0.05
10 Johnson County 0.05
10 Kenton County 0.05
11 Muhlenberg County 0.04
12 Daviess County 0.03
13 McCracken County 0.02
13 Whitley County 0.02
14 Barren County 0.01
14 Boone County 0.01
14 Bullitt County 0.01
14 Clinton County 0.01
14 Henderson County 0.01
14 Livingston County 0.01
14 Taylor County 0.01
15 Christian County 0.004