1 week ago - In some states, such as Arkansas and Delaware, there are no recorded Somali residents. Overall, Somalis represent a small but growing percentage of the US population, with an estimated total of 116,520 individuals spread across 40 states as of 2021.

December 8, 2025 - The decennial census, which is ... in 2020 that there were around 91,000 Somalis in Minnesota and 221,000 Somalis nationwide. The American Community Survey estimated that in 2024, there were around 108,000 residents of Somali descent in Minnesota ...

3 days ago - In the 1980s, a small number of ... United States. They were later joined by many other ethnic Somalis from different backgrounds, who sought asylum in the US after the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia, or emigrated from other parts of Greater Somalia. A large number of the Somali immigrants settled in Minnesota, which by 2002 harbored the largest population of Somalis ...

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August 28, 2025 - According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 221,043 people identified as Somali (alone or in combination). The 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) reported 169,799 people of Somali ancestry, including 92,401 residents born in Somalia.

December 5, 2025 - The decennial census, which is ... in 2020 that there were around 91,000 Somalis in Minnesota and 221,000 Somalis nationwide. The American Community Survey estimated that in 2024, there were around 108,000 residents of Somali descent in Minnesota ...

May 8, 2024 - Interesting - paid by who? Whatever branch of federal government was in charge of resettling refugees I assume? And why those 2 states in particular? ... The Lutherans sponsored them. At least they did in MN, not sure about OH. ... Lutheran Social Services is a huge charity here. They sponsor immigrants and refugees and are a major reason why MN has a large Somali as well as Hmong population.

November 27, 2025 - Estimates of the Somali-origin ... people of Somali ancestry while 2020 Census tabulations counted 221,043 identifying as Somali alone or in combination, and community-led estimates claim 250,000–300,000 [1]. Minnesota, Ohio, and Washington repeatedly appear as the largest ...

December 6, 2025 - The total Somali population in ... of Somali descent living in the United States, while the 2020 Census recorded 221,043 individuals and more recent Census-derived estimates place the figure at approximately 163,769 to ...

December 3, 2025 - Largest Somali American population ... American Community Survey. The largest population is in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, home to about 84,000 residents, most of whom are American citizens....

February 6, 2024 - Many Somalis came to the U.S. as refugees. Besides Minnesota, 2020 census data show that Seattle and Columbus, Ohio, also have large populations of Somali Americans, followed by New York and California.

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.

More affluent Somalis escaped to Western Europe and 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).

December 2, 2025 - For example, Neilsberg’s summary cites a U.S. Somali total of about 163,769 with Minnesota ~61,353, while World Population Review reports Minnesota higher at ~64,354 [2] [1]. These methodological differences explain much of the variation among state rankings.

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.

December 3, 2025 - Minnesota hosts by far the largest Somali community in the United States—estimates in recent reporting put the state’s Somali population between roughly 64,000 and 107,000, with multiple outlets citing about 80,000 in Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro as the primary hub [1] [2] [3]. Other ...

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

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.