Ranking of California Cities and Places 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 47.23K people in California with Nigerian ancestry (0.12% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hercules city had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (2.11%), followed by Lathrop city (1.93%), and Carson city (1.49%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Nigerian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Hercules city
Lathrop city
Carson city
Hawthorne city
Patterson city
Artesia city
Castro Valley CDP
Moreno Valley city
Lawndale city
Novato city
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hercules city 2.11
2 Lathrop city 1.93
3 Carson city 1.49
4 Hawthorne city 1.28
5 Patterson city 1.25
6 Artesia city 1.16
7 Castro Valley CDP 1.14
7 Moreno Valley city 1.14
8 Lawndale city 1.12
9 Novato city 1.07
10 Gardena city 1.06
11 Inglewood city 1.03
12 Clayton city 0.92
13 El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) 0.88
14 Foster City city 0.86
14 Grover Beach city 0.86
15 Chino Hills city 0.78
16 French Valley CDP 0.76
17 Bellflower city 0.74
18 Oakley city 0.73
19 Carpinteria city 0.59
20 East Bakersfield CDP 0.57
21 Oakland city 0.53
22 El Cerrito city 0.52
22 Livermore city 0.52
23 Ashland CDP 0.50
24 Grand Terrace city 0.49
24 Lemon Grove city 0.49
25 Calimesa city 0.46
26 Newark city 0.44
27 La Mesa city 0.43
28 Coronado city 0.41
28 Palos Verdes Estates city 0.41
28 Santa Fe Springs city 0.41
29 Mill Valley city 0.40
29 Pittsburg city 0.40
29 Rancho Cucamonga city 0.40
30 Culver City city 0.38
31 Hanford city 0.35
31 Tracy city 0.35
32 Brentwood city 0.33
32 San Ramon city 0.33
32 Temescal Valley CDP 0.33
33 Antioch city 0.32
33 Westmont CDP 0.32
34 Rancho Palos Verdes city 0.31
35 Lynwood city 0.30
36 Montclair city 0.29
36 Pinole city 0.29
37 Pasadena city 0.28
38 Albany city 0.27
38 Camarillo city 0.27
38 Florin CDP 0.27
38 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 0.27
39 Elk Grove city 0.26
39 San Bernardino city 0.26
39 Stanford CDP 0.26
40 Clovis city 0.25
40 Fairfield city 0.25
41 Carlsbad city 0.24
41 Hayward city 0.24
41 Redlands city 0.24
42 Blythe city 0.22
42 Fontana city 0.22
42 San Luis Obispo city 0.22
43 Atascadero city 0.21
43 Loma Linda city 0.21
43 Palm Desert city 0.21
43 Santa Clara city 0.21
44 Rosedale CDP 0.20
44 San Jacinto city 0.20
44 Torrance city 0.20
45 Paramount city 0.19
45 Riverside city 0.19
45 San Leandro city 0.19
45 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 0.19
46 Chino city 0.18
46 Lomita city 0.18
46 Rialto city 0.18
46 Soledad city 0.18
47 Bostonia CDP 0.17
47 Cerritos city 0.17
47 Petaluma city 0.17
47 Rancho Santa Margarita city 0.17
47 Sacramento city 0.17
47 Union City city 0.17
48 Modesto city 0.16
48 Ontario city 0.16
48 San Mateo city 0.16
49 Aliso Viejo city 0.15
49 Laguna Hills city 0.15
49 Los Angeles city 0.15
49 Moorpark city 0.15
49 Mountain View city 0.15
49 Rancho Cordova city 0.15
49 Richmond city 0.15
49 Seal Beach city 0.15
49 University of California-Santa Barbara CDP 0.15
50 Antelope CDP 0.14
50 Corona city 0.14
50 Imperial city 0.14
50 Lancaster city 0.14
50 La Puente city 0.14
50 La Riviera CDP 0.14
50 La Verne city 0.14
50 Menifee city 0.14
50 Palmdale city 0.14
50 San Dimas city 0.14
50 Stockton city 0.14
50 Suisun City city 0.14
51 Banning city 0.13
51 Claremont city 0.13
51 Lakewood city 0.13
51 North Highlands CDP 0.13
51 Simi Valley city 0.13
51 Sunnyvale city 0.13
52 Barstow city 0.12
52 Desert Hot Springs city 0.12
52 Norwalk city 0.12
52 Rowland Heights CDP 0.12
53 Bakersfield city 0.11
53 Hesperia city 0.11
53 Isla Vista CDP 0.11
53 Murrieta city 0.11
53 Placentia city 0.11
54 Burbank city 0.10
54 Covina city 0.10
54 Cypress city 0.10
54 Redwood City city 0.10
54 Seaside city 0.10
55 Anaheim city 0.09
55 Duarte city 0.09
55 Escondido city 0.09
55 Long Beach city 0.09
55 Perris city 0.09
55 Tustin city 0.09
55 Vacaville city 0.09
56 Azusa city 0.08
56 Daly City city 0.08
56 Downey city 0.08
56 Monterey city 0.08
56 Santa Clarita city 0.08
56 Yorba Linda city 0.08
57 Beaumont city 0.07
57 Fresno city 0.07
57 Temple City city 0.07
57 Vallejo city 0.07
58 Buena Park city 0.06
58 Pomona city 0.06
58 Rosamond CDP 0.06
59 Bell Gardens city 0.05
59 Citrus Heights city 0.05
59 Highland city 0.05
59 Twentynine Palms city 0.05
60 Apple Valley town 0.04
60 Baldwin Park city 0.04
60 Bay Point CDP 0.04
60 Corcoran city 0.04
60 Eureka city 0.04
60 Fremont city 0.04
60 Turlock city 0.04
60 Visalia city 0.04
60 Winter Gardens CDP 0.04
61 Adelanto city 0.03
61 Compton city 0.03
61 Delano city 0.03
61 Ridgecrest city 0.03
62 Alhambra city 0.02
62 Colton city 0.02
62 Diamond Bar city 0.02
62 Jurupa Valley city 0.02
62 Lompoc city 0.02
62 Monterey Park city 0.02
62 San Pablo city 0.02
63 East Hemet CDP 0.01
63 East Los Angeles CDP 0.01
63 Pico Rivera city 0.01
63 San Lorenzo CDP 0.01
63 South Gate city 0.01