Nigerian American. Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry. The number of Nigerian immigrants residing in the U.S. is rapidly growing, expanding from a small 1980 population of 25,000. The 2022 American Community Survey estimated that 712,294 residents in the U.S. were of Nigerian ancestry.

• Uzo Aduba, who plays Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, is Nigerian American.
• Tomi Adeyemi, author of Children of Blood and Bone, is Nigerian American.

See: Children of Blood and Bone: Tomi Adeyemi’s Legacy of Empowerment (July 8, 2024)