Ranking of New York 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 45.60K people in New York with Nigerian ancestry (0.23% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.65%), followed by Richmond County (0.50%), and Kings County (0.43%).
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 York.
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Related Topics: New York ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | 0.65 |
| 2 | Richmond County | 0.50 |
| 3 | Kings County | 0.43 |
| 4 | Queens County | 0.33 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | 0.30 |
| 6 | Rockland County | 0.23 |
| 6 | Steuben County | 0.23 |
| 7 | Albany County | 0.22 |
| 8 | Westchester County | 0.19 |
| 9 | New York County | 0.16 |
| 10 | Suffolk County | 0.15 |
| 11 | Nassau County | 0.13 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 0.12 |
| 12 | Tompkins County | 0.12 |
| 13 | Rensselaer County | 0.11 |
| 14 | Monroe County | 0.10 |
| 14 | Onondaga County | 0.10 |
| 15 | Erie County | 0.09 |
| 16 | Dutchess County | 0.08 |
| 16 | Madison County | 0.08 |
| 16 | Orange County | 0.08 |
| 17 | Ontario County | 0.06 |
| 17 | Putnam County | 0.06 |
| 18 | Otsego County | 0.05 |
| 18 | Schoharie County | 0.05 |
| 19 | Broome County | 0.04 |
| 19 | Warren County | 0.04 |
| 20 | Chemung County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Delaware County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Oswego County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Schenectady County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Sullivan County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Ulster County | 0.03 |
| 21 | Cayuga County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Chautauqua County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Greene County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Saratoga County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 0.02 |
| 22 | Allegany County | 0.01 |
| 22 | Livingston County | 0.01 |
| 22 | Niagara County | 0.01 |
| 23 | Oneida County | 0.003 |