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A report by the Center for Immigration Studies about welfare use and poverty among Somali immigrants in Minnesota, using data from the American Community Survey from 2014-2023.
The short answer: the headline figure “81% of Somalis on welfare” originates from a December report about Somali households in Minnesota and refers to households receiving any form of public benefits,...
A December 2025 analysis — amplified by multiple outlets — reports that roughly 81 percent of Somali-headed households in receive at least one public benefit, with program-level rates of about 54 perc...
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a December 10, 2025 report asserting very high welfare use and concentrated poverty among Somali immigrants in Minnesota and citing American Community...