Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.51K people in New Jersey with Nigerian ancestry (0.34% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (1.66%), followed by Union County (0.64%), and Burlington County (0.51%).

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 New Jersey.