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Minnesota is consistently reported as the U.S. state with the largest Somali population (World Population Review and multiple analyses show Minnesota at about 61,000–64,000 Somali residents in recent ...
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 ...
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,...
The best available 2025 city-level estimates point to Minneapolis as by far the largest concentration of Somalia-born residents in Minnesota, followed at a distance by St. Paul and St. Cloud; smaller ...
Estimates for Somali-born or Somali-origin people in the U.S. in recent reporting vary widely: several sources using American Community Survey (ACS) or aggregated counts place the total Somali-origin ...
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...
Recent 2024–2025 estimates for Minnesota’s Somali population vary widely by source: several news outlets and data sites cite roughly 107,000 people of Somali descent in Minnesota (American Community S...
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...
ACS-based county estimates for 2025 show Hennepin County by far the largest Somali‑born/Somali‑descent community in Minnesota, with other leading counties — Ramsey, Dakota and Anoka — trailing by wide...
The estimated total Somali population in Minnesota for 2025 depends heavily on how “Somali” is counted: using the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey ancestry measure yields about 107,000 people...
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...
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...
Data sources agree Minnesota is the largest U.S. hub for people of Somali ancestry, concentrated in the Twin Cities—especially Minneapolis’s Cedar-Riverside neighborhood and surrounding suburbs—but pr...
’s population is overwhelmingly White: most authoritative recent estimates place “White” residents at roughly 90–92% of the state’s population, which implies that non-White residents make up about 8–1...
Minnesota’s Somali population rose markedly between 2005 and the mid‑2020s, driven by refugee admissions, secondary migration within the U.S., and natural increase; however, exact counts for 2024–2025...
The largest Somali communities in the United States are concentrated in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul Twin Cities area of Minnesota, with major secondary hubs in Columbus, Ohio, and the Seattle–Tacoma ar...
The most consistent official source for recent counts is the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), which multiple outlets cite with state totals ranging widely in reporting — common me...
Reliable 2025 estimates for U.S. residents born in Somalia rest mainly on U.S. Census Bureau products — especially the decennial census and the American Community Survey (ACS) — whose recent ACS-based...
Minnesota’s Somali population has grown and shifted since the 1990s: recent American Community Survey–based aggregations place roughly 61,000–64,000 Somali residents in the state in mid‑2020s (Neilsbe...