About one in three Nigerian immigrant households in the United States receive welfare support, according to newly published data on welfare recipient rates among immigrant households.
Gatekeepers News reports that the data, which puts the welfare recipient rate for Nigerians at 33.3 per cent, was shared on X by @America, an account associated with America PAC, a political action committee founded by Elon Musk. America PAC is known for supporting candidates who advocate secure borders, free speech and related policy positions.
According to the post, Nigerian households fall near the middle of a long list ranking immigrant welfare recipient rates by country or region of origin. The figures indicate that Nigerians are significantly below the highest-ranked countries but above several others.
The data showed that Bhutan recorded the highest welfare recipient rate at 81.4 per cent, followed by Yemen at 75.2 per cent and Somalia at 71.9 per cent. Other countries with high rates included the Marshall Islands (71.4 per cent), Dominican Republic and Afghanistan (68.1 per cent each), Congo (66.0 per cent) and Guinea (65.8 per cent).
Several African countries also featured prominently on the list, including Cape Verde (63.7 per cent), Sudan (55.3 per cent), Togo (52.2 per cent), Ghana (37.9 per cent), Senegal (39.7 per cent) and Sierra Leone (43.6 per cent). Liberia was listed at 48.5 per cent, Ethiopia at 47.6 per cent and Rwanda at 47.1 per cent.
For Nigeria, the data indicated that 33.3 per cent of immigrant households receive welfare support, placing the country alongside Barbados (33.9 per cent), Bahamas (34.0 per cent) and China (32.9 per cent). Countries with lower rates than Nigeria included Brazil (32.2 per cent), Iran (31.9 per cent), Portugal (28.2 per cent), Zambia (28.0 per cent), South Korea (27.7 per cent), Argentina (26.2 per cent) and Saudi Arabia (25.7 per cent).
The list also included several regional or historical classifications, such as “Africa (not elsewhere classified),” “Western Africa,” “Asia (not elsewhere classified)” and older country designations, suggesting possible aggregation or labeling inconsistencies in the dataset.
No further methodological details, time frame or official government source were provided in the post, though the data has generated widespread discussion online about immigrant welfare usage in the United States.
