Ranking of Tennessee 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 8.39K people in Tennessee with Nigerian ancestry (0.12% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Davidson County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.43%), followed by Trousdale County (0.39%), and Shelby County (0.32%).

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 Tennessee.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Davidson County
Trousdale County
Shelby County
Bradley County
Washington County
Rutherford County
Franklin County
Overton County
Henderson County
Bledsoe County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Davidson County 0.43
2 Trousdale County 0.39
3 Shelby County 0.32
4 Bradley County 0.24
5 Washington County 0.22
6 Rutherford County 0.17
7 Franklin County 0.16
8 Overton County 0.15
9 Henderson County 0.10
10 Bledsoe County 0.08
10 Robertson County 0.08
11 Maury County 0.07
11 Montgomery County 0.07
12 Hardeman County 0.06
12 Knox County 0.06
13 Hamilton County 0.04
13 Madison County 0.04
13 Obion County 0.04
13 Weakley County 0.04
14 Blount County 0.03
14 Hamblen County 0.03
14 Lauderdale County 0.03
14 Macon County 0.03
14 Putnam County 0.03
14 Sullivan County 0.03
14 Wilson County 0.03
15 Gibson County 0.02
15 Morgan County 0.02
15 Roane County 0.02
16 McNairy County 0.004
16 Sumner County 0.004
16 Williamson County 0.004