Ranking of South Carolina 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 2.39K people in South Carolina with Nigerian ancestry (0.05% of South Carolina population). Among all South Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Forest Acres city had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.59%), followed by Mauldin city (0.47%), and Greenville city (0.36%).

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 South Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Forest Acres city
Mauldin city
Greenville city
Columbia city
Seven Oaks CDP
Orangeburg city
Gantt CDP
Spartanburg city
West Columbia city
Rock Hill city
Ranking of South Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Forest Acres city 0.59
2 Mauldin city 0.47
3 Greenville city 0.36
4 Columbia city 0.29
5 Seven Oaks CDP 0.25
6 Orangeburg city 0.20
7 Gantt CDP 0.18
8 Spartanburg city 0.17
8 West Columbia city 0.17
9 Rock Hill city 0.16
10 Sumter city 0.14
11 Aiken city 0.10
11 Myrtle Beach city 0.10
12 Hanahan city 0.06
12 Simpsonville city 0.06
13 Charleston city 0.05
13 Goose Creek city 0.05
14 Berea CDP 0.04
15 St. Andrews CDP 0.03
16 Anderson city 0.02
16 North Charleston city 0.02