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Poverty rates among Somali households

The poverty rates among Somali-headed households in Minnesota, including the median household income and the percentage of households in poverty

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Jan 25, 2026

How have Minnesota agencies and researchers validated or challenged the CIS welfare‑use estimates for Somali households?

published a high-profile analysis asserting that roughly in Minnesota use some form of welfare, with 54 percent on food stamps and 73 percent on Medicaid, and that nearly 90 percent of Somali househol...

Jan 9, 2026

How do labor-force participation and underemployment differ for Somali-American residents versus statewide figures?

Somali-American labor-force participation is reported in multiple analyses at roughly 70% for communities—especially in Minnesota—placing Somali participation at or above many comparative baselines ci...