Similar to their proportion of population on the continent of Africa, Nigerians are the largest African immigrant group in the United States. It is estimated that 1 in every 7 Nigerians lives outside of his country of birth, mostly in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Many Nigerian immigrants have come to the United States to pursue educational opportunities in undergraduate and post-graduate institutions. Almost all of these immigrants have come from ethnic groups in the southern part of the country, primarily the Igbo, and the Yoruba. The North Texas region is the largest center of Igbo population in the U.S.

During the mid- to late-1980s, a larger wave of Nigerians immigrated to the United States. This migration was driven by political and economic problems exacerbated by military regimes, and both professional and middle-class Nigerians, along with their children, took advantage of education and employment opportunities in the United States.

North Texas population: 25,000
Average household size: 4
Average family income:
American citizens or green card holders: 21.4 percent of Nigerian immigrants in the United States are citizens.
Education: 17 percent of all Nigerians in the U.S. hold master's degrees while 4 percent have a doctorate, and 37 percent have bachelor's degrees.
Nevertheless, despite their relative high academic degree attainment and employment rates compared to the general population and other dominant ancestry groups, Nigerians earn far less in median household and family incomes in 1990. In spite of their high level of academic achievement, nearly 20% of Nigerian American families live in poverty.

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