United States President, Donald Trump, has disclosed that about 33.3 per cent of Nigerian immigrant households in the United States receive one form of public assistance.
The disclosure was contained in a chart shared on Trump’s Truth Social platform on January 4, 2026, as Republicans continue to focus on debates surrounding immigration, welfare dependency and the economic contributions of immigrants in US domestic politics.
Titled “Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin,” the chart covers about 114 countries and territories, detailing the proportion of immigrant households benefitting from public support programmes, including food assistance, healthcare benefits and other forms of welfare.
According to the data, the top 10 countries with the highest reported welfare rates are Bhutan with 81.4 per cent; Yemen, 75.2 per cent; Somalia, 71.9 per cent; Marshall Islands, 71.4 per cent; Dominican Republic, 68.1 per cent; Afghanistan, 68.1 per cent; Congo, 66.0 per cent; Guinea, 65.8 per cent; Samoa (1940–1950), 63.4 per cent; and Cape Verde, 63.1 per cent.
On the other hand, the countries with the lowest percentage of immigrant households receiving public assistance include Bermuda at 25.5 per cent; Saudi Arabia, 25.7 per cent; Israel/Palestine, 25.9 per cent; Argentina, 26.2 per cent; South America (unspecified), 26.7 per cent; Korea, 27.2 per cent; Zambia, 28.0 per cent; Portugal, 28.2 per cent; Kenya, 28.5 per cent; and Kuwait, 29.3 per cent.
Meanwhile, alongside the release of the welfare statistics, the Trump administration has expanded travel bans and tightened immigration restrictions, redefining who is permitted to enter the United States and under what conditions.
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