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Estimates of how many Somalians (Somali Americans/Somali-origin residents) live in Minnesota vary widely in reporting: U.S. Census–based sources and data aggregators give figures in the 61,000–64,000 ...
Available reporting and public-data summaries in the provided sources do not publish a year‑by‑year table of welfare enrollment for Somali immigrants in Minnesota from 2015–2024; instead the coverage ...
Minnesota is widely reported as home to the nation’s largest Somali population — U.S. Census/ACS–based aggregations place the state’s Somali population around 61,000–64,000 in recent 2025 compilations...
Available reporting does not provide a single, definitive percentage of Minnesota’s Somali immigrants who are on any type of public assistance. Multiple recent news accounts note that many Somalis arr...
The best available 2024–2025 estimates cluster the Twin Cities Somali population around 80,000–84,000 people: multiple major news outlets cite roughly 84,000 Somalis in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area (...
Available public data sources list city and state crime dashboards but do not publish neighborhood crime rates explicitly tied to demographic groups; Minneapolis crime maps and Minnesota crime statist...
Minnesota’s Somali population is reported differently across sources: U.S. Census–based estimates in 2025 place it around 61,000–64,000 (for example, 61,353 and 64,354), while community and state-cent...
Available data show Minnesota collects program-level participation and performance measures for immigrant groups (including Somali) in public programs like MFIP and Food Support, but public reporting ...
Data in recent reporting and background profiles show Minnesota hosts by far the largest Somali diaspora in the U.S.—estimates range from roughly 61,000 (ACS-derived profiles) to about 80,000–107,000 ...
Estimates of Minnesota’s Somali population in 2025 vary widely across sources — commonly reported figures cluster between roughly 61,000 and 80,000 people, with some city-level counts putting Minneapo...
There is no single, definitive source in the provided reporting that gives a current, nationwide breakout of employment rates for Somali Americans by both age and gender. Available sources cite older ...
Available sources do not provide county-level 2025 employment rates specifically for Somali Americans in Minnesota; statewide estimates and broader labor statistics are available instead. Minnesota’s ...
Available reporting and public-data summaries provide partial, county-level population distributions for Somali Minnesotans and sectoral patterns (notably concentration in home health care, meatpackin...
The American Community Survey (ACS) estimates that a slight majority of Minnesotans of Somali background were born in the United States — roughly “almost 58%” U.S.-born versus about 42% born abroad, a...
Available reporting shows Somali Minnesotans have historically had higher poverty and lower workforce participation than the statewide average, but indicators have improved over time as employment, in...
Somali Minnesotans are concentrated in the Twin Cities and number roughly 80,000 in the state, where official and journalistic accounts show both long‑standing economic participation and persistent ga...
Available sources do not report a single authoritative time series of Minnesota residents born in Somalia for 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2025; instead, government surveys and community estimates give ranges...
Socioeconomic disadvantage — high poverty, low labor-force participation and educational gaps — and a refugee immigration history that concentrated new arrivals in low-income neighborhoods have shaped...
Available sources do not provide a ward- or neighborhood-level ranking of Minneapolis neighborhoods by Somali population growth between 2010 and 2025; reporting and data instead describe city- and met...
Available reporting documents concentrated political attention and federal enforcement plans focused on Minnesota’s Somali community, which is concentrated in the Twin Cities metro and numbers tens of...