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Reliable estimates vary by definition and dataset, but recent reporting shows that a large share of and individuals in use at least one means‑tested program: separate sources report roughly 54% of Som...
have been invoked on two parallel policy tracks: at the state level as part of both supportive programming for Somali youth and workforce development and as a rationale for tightening oversight after ...
Somali labor‑market outcomes in Minnesota improved materially from the early 2010s to 2024: labor‑force participation and employment rates rose as more Somali adults entered paid work and concentrated...
-development-in-minnesota-2020s">Minnesota’s response to jobseekers centers on a mix of community-led nonprofits and state systems that provide language instruction, targeted credential pathways and c...
A clear map of reliable sources exists for measuring Somali socio-economic outcomes in Minnesota: federal surveys (especially the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey), state compilations an...
Minnesota’s Somali community shows high rates of means-tested benefit use in several analyses but numbers vary widely depending on what’s counted: some reports cite that roughly half of Somali-headed ...
Between roughly 2015 and 2024 available reporting shows a consistent pattern: Somali Minnesotans experienced higher poverty and lower formal educational attainment and workforce participation than the...
Different Census/ACS definitions change Somali poverty estimates in Minnesota substantially: analyses that count people by ancestry or by “Somali-born” immigrants typically report poverty rates in the...
Between roughly 2000 and 2024 Somali households in Minnesota moved from widespread economic marginality toward measurable—but still uneven—gains: poverty rates and workforce participation show decline...
Available reporting offers conflicting pictures: conservative-leaning local analysis and KSTP cite Somali Minnesotans paying roughly $67 million annually in state and local taxes based on median-house...
Somali Minnesotans in 2024–25 were concentrated in a handful of sectors: health care (especially home health care), education, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and manufacturing — with no...