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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 sources disagree widely on counts but consistently report that Minnesota hosts the largest Somali community in the United States; recent estimates cited range from "more than 32,000" (Census...
Estimates for the Somali population in Minnesota in 2025 vary widely depending on the source and method: recent U.S. Census–based analyses put the Somali count near 61,000–64,000 (e.g., 61,353 and 64,...
Estimates for Minnesotans of Somali descent in 2024–25 cluster between roughly 61,000 and 107,000 people, depending on the data source and definition used: some Census-derived American Community Surve...
Community and faith organizations — refugee resettlement agencies (like Lutheran Social Services, Catholic Charities, International Institute of Minnesota), Somali-led nonprofits (Confederation of Som...
Minnesota hosts the largest Somali community in the United States, concentrated in the Twin Cities, but estimates of its size vary widely across sources — from roughly 43,000 Somalia-born residents to...
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...
The initial in was built through a mix of grassroots Somali organizations and mosques concentrated in ’s , with the cited as the oldest Somali group assisting resettlement and identified as the first ...
Between 2005 and 2025 Somali Minnesotans moved from the margins into visible political actors: refugees and newcomers became voters, candidates and officeholders (e.g., Ilhan Omar’s 2018 election and ...
Available sources do not provide a single definitive 2025 employment rate for Somali Minnesotans; reporting and public datasets give fragmented signals: Minnesota Compass / state reporting lists the S...
The materials provided to this review do not include any primary or secondary documents that directly name or date a “” household move from to ; instead the supplied reporting consists of repositories...
There is no evidence in the reporting provided that links any individual named specifically to immigration records in the 1920s; the sources describe broad patterns, shorthand routes and documentary c...
Somali refugees who began arriving in Minnesota in 1992 show mixed long‑term outcomes: official and investigative reports document persistent high poverty, low formal educational attainment, limited E...