Analysis Shows 33.3% of Nigerians in the USA Depend on Welfare- Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has published a detailed list outlining the percentage of immigrant households receiving public assistance in the United States, segmented by their countries of origin. This report appears to focus on welfare dependency among immigrant communities and its implications for domestic policies, an issue that has been a recurring theme in Republican political discourse. According to the data highlighted in the list, approximately 33.3 percent of Nigerian immigrant households in the United States are recipients of some form of government assistance. The report categorizes support as benefits stemming from programs such as food stamps, healthcare aid, and other social welfare initiatives. This chart, titled (Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin), was publicly shared via Trump's Truth Social platform on January 4, 2026. It spans 114 countries and territories, illustrating the proportion of households from each region benefiting from available public welfare programs in the United States. Accompanying the publication of this data is a persistent emphasis on themes that encompass immigration, welfare dependency, and economic contributions—topics that continue to fuel intense debates within the framework of U.S. domestic politics. The data revealed in the chart places countries such as Bhutan, Yemen, and Somalia at the top of the list with notably high percentages of immigrant households utilizing public assistance. The top ten nations with the highest welfare dependency rates among their expatriate populations in the U.S. are as follows: Bhutan, with 81.4 percent at the forefront; Yemen, listed at 75.2 percent; Somalia, accounting for 71.9 percent; the Marshall Islands, marking 71.4 percent; and the Dominican Republic and Afghanistan, each registering 68.1 percent. Other countries rounding out this list include Congo at 66.0 percent, Guinea at 65.8 percent, Samoa (noted for immigrants arriving between 1940 and 1950) at 63.4 percent, and Cape Verde at 63.1 percent.

Conversely, the chart identifies the nations with immigrant communities presenting the lowest levels of welfare usage in the U.S. Bermuda leads this group with only 25.5 percent of its expatriate households receiving support. Following closely are Saudi Arabia with a rate of 25.7 percent, Israel/Palestine at 25.9 percent, and Argentina at 26.2 percent. Other countries with relatively minimal dependency include South America (unspecified) at 26.7 percent, South Korea at 27.2 percent, Zambia at 28.0 percent, Portugal at 28.2 percent, Kenya at 28.5 percent, and Kuwait at 29.3 percent. This report comes amidst an intensified focus on immigration policies by Trump's administration and Republican lawmakers more broadly, particularly concerning measures aimed at controlling entry into the country and scrutinizing the eligibility criteria for public benefits. As part of this broader agenda, Trump’s tenure expanded existing travel bans and tightened immigration restrictions based on various factors such as nationality and economic circumstances, which were frequently justified as measures to ensure national security and reduce perceived financial burdens on taxpayer-funded welfare systems. Photo credit: Instagram President Trump