Nigerians accounted for nearly 1% of the US immigrant population as of 2022

From 2006 to 2022, the Nigerian-born immigrant population in the US saw significant growth, increasing from 197.5k to 448.4k. This figure reflects almost a 1% share of the total foreign-born population in the US, which reached 46.2m in 2022.

Notably, the most rapid increases occurred between 2014 and 2022, with the Nigerian immigrant population jumping from 264.4k to 448.4k.

Source:

Migration Policy Institute

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