page_title: Nigerian Americans
section_title: Religious demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Nigerian Americans / Religious demographics
caption_attribution_description: Igbo Roman Catholics in Our Lady of Angels Cathedral, Los Angeles, California.
context_page_description: Nigerian Americans are Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry. The 2016 American Community Survey estimates that 380,785 US residents report Nigerian ancestry, however it is believed to be higher than that as many African-Americans are of Nigerian descent. The 2012-2016 ACS estimates that 277,027 American residents were born in Nigeria.
  Nigeria is both the most populous country in Africa—190.8 million as of 2018—and the African country of origin with the most migrants in the United States, as of 2013.
context_section_description: In terms of religion the Nigerian community is split, Christianity (41%) and many others following Islam (47%) and other religions (2%).
caption: Igbo Roman Catholics in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California
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