CIS
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Somali Immigrants in Minnesota | @CIS_org
December 10, 2025 - The migration of Somalis to Minnesota has created stark socioeconomic disparities in a region once known for its egalitarianism. This report documents the struggles of the Minnesota Somali population, now numbering over 75,000, in an otherwise ...
Minnesota Compass
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Somali population - Cultural communities - Minnesota Compass
By tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect our quality of life, Compass gives everyone in our state a common foundation to act on issues to improve our communities.
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July 21, 2025Somali explains how the Somali candidate in Minnesota lost because of Somali clan infighting
I highly doubt this election turned on the Somali vote. Frey won pretty big on both rounds of the vote and while the Somali population certainly has influence in local politics it's not big enough that one subset of it is big enough to make that much of a difference. Also while I don't think there's any exit polling that breaks out the Somali vote it does appear that Fateh won by something like 82% in Cedar-Riverside which does not suggest weakness in that demographic. More on reddit.com
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November 7, 2025Minnesota in the USA has a large and seemingly random Somali and Hmong population. What other regions of the world have a large and seemingly random migrant population?
It isn’t random but you got large populations of Marshallese in Arkansas Samoan and Filipinos in Alaska Koreans in Uzbekistan More on reddit.com
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Wikipedia
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History of Somalis in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
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), and approximately 94,000 Minnesotans spoke the ...
NYTimes
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Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target. - The New York Times
3 days ago - “Minneapolis is a great city,” Mr. Omar said after the agents had left and residents emerged from their homes to discuss in hushed voices what they had seen from their yards and windows. Several women wept. “It’s never been like this,”said Mr. Omar, one of thousands of Somalis who fled civil war in their country and came to the United States through a federal refugee program, many of them settling in Minnesota.
Daily Mail
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Somalis plunge to bottom of America's favorability rankings after fraud scandal as poll reveals immigrant group voters like most | Daily Mail Online
3 days ago - Men take part in a weekly Friday ... targeting the Somali community in Minneapolis on December 5 · This week, Vice President JD Vance noted 'America has a bit of a Somali problem' when talking to Fox News' Jesse Watters about the Minnesota scandal....
Minnesota Reformer
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Most Somali people in America and Minnesota are citizens • Minnesota Reformer
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.
Minnesota Historical Society Library
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Overview - Somali-Americans in Minnesota - LibGuides at Minnesota Historical Society Library
2 weeks ago - 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. Most Somalis live in the metro ...
CNN
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Somalis in Minneapolis say they are facing harassment, threats and empty businesses in the wake of fraud allegations video | CNN
2 weeks ago - Now, the Minneapolis-St. Paul area is home to about 84,000 people of Somali descent, making it the largest population in the United States, and almost 58% of the Somalis in Minnesota were born in the country, according to the US Census Bureau.
World Population Review
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Somali Population by State 2026
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 ...
City Journal
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Yes, Somali Immigrants Commit More Crime Than Natives
1 week ago - Since the news of Minnesota’s sprawling Somali-linked fraud cases went national, debate over immigrant crime has flared once again. President Trump has dispatched federal agents to the Twin Cities to crack down on illegal immigrants. But Trump is overreacting, critics contend: the Somali immigrant population, they claim, does not have particularly high crime rates.
FOX 9
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Trump targeting Somali community: How many Somalis live in Minneapolis? | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
December 3, 2025 - Going by the larger estimates, the Census puts the total population of the Twin Cities metro at 3.4 million. That means the Somali community makes up just 1.88% of the state's population and 2.26% of the metro's population.
KTTC
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By the numbers: Minnesota’s Somali population, according to Census data
The state’s largest Somali population is in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, home to about 84,000 residents, most of whom are American citizens.
Published December 4, 2025
PBS
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5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks | PBS News
December 3, 2025 - Largest Somali American population ... Community Survey. The largest population is in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, home to about 84,000 residents, most of whom are American citizens....
YouTube
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Minneapolis immigration operation targeting mostly Somali immigrants begins, officials say - YouTube
An immigration operation in Minneapolis has begun, targeting mostly Somali immigrants, officials say. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Minnesota's Som...
Published December 3, 2025
The Guardian
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Trump calls Somali immigrants ‘garbage’ as US reportedly targets Minnesota community | Trump administration | The Guardian
December 3, 2025 - Minneapolis is home to the country’s largest Somali population, with about 80,000 living in the state.
UPG North America
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Somalis in The Twin Cities - UPG North America
May 6, 2024 - Learn about Somalis in The Twin Cities. You’ll find population estimates, areas of concentration, and points of interest frequented by Somalis in The Twin Cities, and be able to pray for them through a virtual prayerwalk.
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r/AskConservatives on Reddit: Why do Conservatives frequently bring up Somali immigration to Minnesota?
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There are roughly 40,000 Somali immigrants living in Minnesota, a state with a population of 5.8 million. If you include people that are ethnically Somali but aren't immigrants, it's still only 90,000. Yet I see people say things like "Minnesota isn't Minnesota any more" or "Somalis run the state now". Sure, there are certain neighborhoods with large Somali populations in terms of percentage, but the state overall has 44 times as many white people as Somali people. White people run Minnesota. There are a total of 4 black people in the Minnesota House and Senate combined, so even if all 4 were Somali, they would be 2% of the state legislature.
Note: Some of this data is from 2023 and 2024, so it might not be 100% accurate, but it should be close enough to present-day numbers
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NPR
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How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S. : NPR
December 4, 2025 - How Minnesota became a hub for ... the U.S. Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to settle there.