1 week ago - Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the United States with 64,354 Somalis, making up 1.12% of the state’s total population. Ohio is home to the second-largest Somali population with 21,051 individuals, comprising 0.18% of the state’s population.

3 days ago - A large number of the Somali immigrants settled in Minnesota, which by 2002 harbored the largest population of Somalis in North America. Many of the newer arrivals came through voluntary agencies (VOLAGS) contracted with the State Department, who helped them settle in. In 2006, Somalis in the state accounted for $164–$394 million in purchasing power and owned 600 businesses. The city of Minneapolis in particular hosts hundreds of Somali-owned and operated commercial ventures.

December 4, 2025 - Now, U.S. Immigration and Customs ... other outlets reported this week. Nearly 80,000 people of Somali descent currently live in Minnesota, roughly 78% of whom reside in the Twin Cities, according ......

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December 3, 2025 - Largest Somali American population in the US An estimated 260,000 people of Somali descent were living in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's annual American Community Survey. The largest population is in the Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

December 10, 2025 - The population has become especially visible because of its concentration in Minneapolis, where tension between rival Somali clans is rumored to have influenced the city’s recent mayoral election.2 · The contrast between Somalis and native Minnesotans could hardly be greater. The human development index — a composite indicator of health, income, and education — routinely ranks Minnesota among the top states in the U.S., comparable to the Scandinavian countries from which a large share of Minnesotans derive their ancestry.3 Consequently, the arrival of impoverished Somalis has created large disparities.

2 weeks ago - Not until the 1990s when the civil war broke out in Somalia did the majority of Somalis come to the US. The heaviest concentrations are in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul), followed by Columbus, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, ...

It is estimated that nearly 1 million ... eventually to the United States of America (USA). Somalis in the USA primarily live in 3 cities: 1) Minneapolis, MN; 2) Columbus, OH; and 3) Seattle, WA (listed in order of population)....

Most Somalis who now live in Minnesota came to the United States as refugees, many after first living as refugees in countries like Kenya and Ethiopia. Minnesota is home to the country's largest population of Somali residents, which numbered 87,853 as of 2008.

December 8, 2025 - The numbers could be off by around 10,000 to 20,000, and the precise number of Somalis in the state and country is unknowable. Still, all estimates indicate that Minnesota is home to the largest Somali population in the country.

August 28, 2025 - Discover the Somali American population in 2025. U.S. Census and ACS data show 169,000–221,000 Somalis, with major hubs in Minnesota, Ohio, and Washington.

6 hours ago - Somalis are an ethnic group in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area that makes up the largest Somali diaspora in the United States. In 2018, approximately 43,000 people born in Somalia were living in Minnesota (0.77% of the population), ...

Columbus, Ohio is now home to one of the largest Somali populations in the U.S., second only to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Learn more about Somali history. The Somali Community Association of Ohio (SCAO) was founded in 1996 to help thousands of ...

May 8, 2024 - It could also be because these places usually, for a reason, have quite low populations. So the same number of refugees there will cause a higher percentage of the population to be of that ethnicity than in a larger country. I'm from Finland and there's a high concentration of Somalis especially in the largest cities.

April 6, 2025 - Ohio was 25k and Seattle was 17k, the total US Somali population was 225k, it would not have increased that much so fast ... US didnt take in a lot of refugees since the 2010s tbf, many of these darbi kabood are illegals.

Total Somali Population in the United States is 167,300.

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December 3, 2025 - If you go by ancestry, the Census Bureau's American Community Survey estimates there are more than 107,000 people of Somali descent living in Minnesota, with more than 83,000 of them living in the Twin Cities metro.

Total Somali Population in the United States is 167,300.