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Dec 16, 2025
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How many Somali immigrants live in Minnesota and what are their age demographics?

Estimates of Minnesota’s Somali population vary widely across reputable and partisan sources: recent mainstream reporting and research groups put the figure between about 61,000 and nearly 110,000, wi...

Dec 2, 2025
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How many Somalis live in Minnesota today compared to 2005 and 2015?

Estimates of Minnesota’s Somali population vary widely across sources: recent 2023–2025 estimates cluster around roughly 61,000–64,000 people (e.g., World Population Review and Axios citing ~61,000 an...

Dec 4, 2025
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What are the latest welfare participation rates for Somali Minnesotans by program (SNAP, TANF, Medicaid)?

Available reporting and data sources in the packet do not provide program-by-program welfare participation rates (SNAP, TANF, Medicaid) specifically for Somali Minnesotans; Minnesota-focused demograph...

Nov 26, 2025

What is the age distribution of Minnesota's Somali population in 2025 and how has it changed since 2010?

Available sources disagree on totals but consistently show Minnesota as the state with the largest Somali community and a very young age profile: several sources put Minnesota’s Somali population arou...

Dec 1, 2025

How did birth rates and immigration impact the age structure of Minnesota Somalis between 2010 and 2025?

Between 2010 and the mid‑2020s Minnesota’s Somali community remained one of the youngest population groups in the state, with multiple reports finding roughly half (or more) of Somali Minnesotans unde...

Jan 13, 2026

Which Minnesota counties show the largest differences in public assistance rates by immigrant group (e.g., Somali, Hmong) and where are those county-level measures published?

Available public sources do not publish a simple ranked list of Minnesota counties showing the largest gaps in public‑assistance receipt between specific immigrant groups (for example, Somali vs. Hmon...

Nov 26, 2025

What are Somali American employment rates by Minnesota county in 2025 and how do they compare to state averages?

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 ...

Jan 13, 2026

How many Somali Minnesotans were born in the U.S. versus abroad according to the ACS?

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...

Dec 4, 2025

How do welfare participation rates for Somali Minnesotans compare to other immigrant groups in Minnesota?

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...

Dec 3, 2025

How do housing, employment, and income levels compare for Somali residents across Minnesota cities?

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...

Jan 16, 2026

How does ACS sampling error affect poverty estimates for small immigrant groups like Somalis in Minnesota?

The American Community Survey’s sampling design and margins of error can substantially blur poverty and welfare rates for small immigrant groups like Somalis in Minnesota, producing confidence interva...

Dec 3, 2025

How did unemployment and underemployment rates for Somali Minnesotans in 2025 vary by age, gender, education level, and immigration generation?

Available sources do not provide detailed 2025 unemployment or underemployment rates for Somali Minnesotans broken down by age, gender, education level, and immigration generation; reporting and state...

Nov 26, 2025

What are employment rates, common occupations, and unemployment gaps for Somali Minnesotans in 2025?

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...

Jan 17, 2026

How did employment, education, and poverty rates among Minnesota Somalis correlate with welfare enrollment 2015–2024?

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...

Jan 16, 2026

How do citizenship and naturalization rates among Minnesota’s Somali population compare to other immigrant communities?

Minnesota’s Somali community has higher citizenship and naturalization rates than the state’s foreign‑born population overall: most Somalis in Minnesota are U.S. citizens, with roughly six in ten Soma...

Jan 5, 2026

How has the Somali population in Minnesota changed over the past decade?

Over the past decade the Somali population in Minnesota has continued to grow but estimates diverge sharply depending on the source: state and local data show steady increases and large communities co...

Jan 3, 2026

What are the long‑term educational and economic outcomes for second‑generation Somali Americans in Minnesota?

Second‑generation Somali Americans in Minnesota show markedly better educational and economic outcomes than their refugee‑parent generation, with many entering college and professional fields, yet pop...

Dec 12, 2025

Where can I access raw county-by-race SNAP enrollment and population denominator data for Minnesota (2024–2025)?

For raw county-level SNAP recipient counts Minnesota reports to USDA/FNS, the federal SNAP Data Tables (downloadable .zip with county files) are the primary source; FNS notes not all states report at ...