Ranking of South Carolina 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 2.39K people in South Carolina with Nigerian ancestry (0.05% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina counties, McCormick County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.28%), followed by Cherokee County (0.23%), and Richland County (0.13%).

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 South Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
McCormick County
Cherokee County
Richland County
Greenville County
Oconee County
Marion County
Spartanburg County
Sumter County
Greenwood County
Horry County
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 McCormick County 0.28
2 Cherokee County 0.23
3 Richland County 0.13
4 Greenville County 0.10
4 Oconee County 0.10
5 Marion County 0.07
5 Spartanburg County 0.07
6 Sumter County 0.06
7 Greenwood County 0.05
7 Horry County 0.05
7 Lexington County 0.05
7 York County 0.05
8 Aiken County 0.04
8 Chester County 0.04
8 Lancaster County 0.04
9 Florence County 0.03
9 Orangeburg County 0.03
9 Saluda County 0.03
10 Berkeley County 0.02
10 Charleston County 0.02
11 Calhoun County 0.01
11 Clarendon County 0.01
11 Laurens County 0.01
11 Pickens County 0.01
12 Marlboro County 0.004
13 Anderson County 0.003