 Igbo peoples constituted the majority of enslaved Africans in Maryland.Chambers has been quoted saying "My research suggests that perhaps 60 percent of black Americans have at least one Igbo ancestor..."

Virginia was the colony that took in the largest percentage of Igbo slaves.Researchers such as David Eltis estimate between 30—45% of the 'imported' slaves were from the Bight of Biafra, of these slaves 80% were likely Igbo.