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Somali poverty estimates in Minnesota

The variation in Somali poverty estimates in Minnesota due to different definitions and methods of analysis.

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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 different Census/ACS definitions (ancestry vs. race vs. 'alone or in any combination') change Somali poverty estimates in Minnesota?

Different Census/ACS definitions change Somali poverty estimates in Minnesota substantially: analyses that count people by ancestry or by “Somali-born” immigrants typically report poverty rates in the...