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Highest Somali population share, US cities

US cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Somali ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Somali residents as a percentage of total population. Columbia Heights, Minnesota leads at 13.5%. 494 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Minnesota carries 15 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2000
01Columbia Heights, MNMN22,48213.5%
02Faribault, MNMN25,04011.0%
03St. Cloud, MNMN72,6475.0%
04Tukwila, WAWA22,0035.0%
05Minneapolis, MNMN430,3244.3%
06Shakopee, MNMN49,3664.2%
07Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6384.1%
08South Sioux City, NENE14,1583.8%
09Savage, MNMN32,9703.7%
10Medina, MNMN7,4603.5%
11Mendota Heights, MNMN11,4753.4%
12Fridley, MNMN30,8293.2%
13Lewiston, MEME38,8663.1%
14Willmar, MNMN22,0013.1%
15Burnsville, MNMN65,2443.0%
16Garden City, KSKS27,4022.8%
17Columbus, OHOH938,3962.7%
18Eagan, MNMN67,1092.6%
19South Portland, MEME27,0072.4%
20Kent, WAWA134,8712.4%
21SeaTac, WAWA34,5782.3%
22Gainesville, VAVA18,1962.3%
23Hopkins, MNMN19,5232.3%
24Bloomington, MNMN89,0342.3%
25Eden Prairie, MNMN63,0752.2%
26Waite Park, MNMN8,4502.1%
27Lexington, NENE11,1762.1%
28St. Paul, MNMN306,6842.0%
29Apple Valley, MNMN55,2482.0%
30St. Peter, MNMN12,2751.8%
31Mankato, MNMN46,5291.8%
32Rochester, MNMN124,2921.7%
33St. Joseph, MNMN6,8461.7%
34Idylwood, VAVA17,5591.7%
35Woodbury, MNMN81,5581.6%
36Silverton, OROR10,4501.5%
37Des Moines, WAWA33,0321.5%
38Lindstrom, MNMN5,0391.5%
39Lakeland North, WAWA15,9501.5%
40Robbinsdale, MNMN14,0301.5%
42Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1911.4%
43Richfield, MNMN36,5931.4%
44North Mankato, MNMN14,1651.4%
45Roseville, MNMN35,6631.3%
46Owatonna, MNMN26,6331.3%
47Rolesville, NCNC12,8391.3%
48Federal Way, WAWA99,7291.2%
49Minnetonka, MNMN53,9691.2%
50McNair, VAVA22,6551.1%
51Maple Grove, MNMN73,8931.1%
52Utica, NYNY62,9781.1%
53Mendota, ILIL6,8941.1%
54Blaine, MNMN76,6031.1%
55McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6241.0%
56Lakeville, MNMN79,2701.0%
57Marshall, MNMN14,1710.9%
58Annandale, VAVA41,7050.9%
59Maplewood, MNMN40,7170.9%
60Cedar Hill, TXTX49,8010.9%
61Rosemount, MNMN31,8810.9%
62Englewood, OHOH13,3430.9%
63Fairfax Station, VAVA12,5660.9%
64Grand Forks, NDND60,3650.9%
65Portland, MEME69,9110.9%
66Brooklyn Park, MNMN83,5430.9%
67Covington, WAWA21,4960.8%
68Taylorsville, UTUT57,4840.8%
69Syracuse, NYNY144,8960.8%
70St. Louis Park, MNMN50,0270.8%
71Clarkston, GAGA14,4310.7%
72Moorhead, MNMN46,5330.7%
73White Center, WAWA14,8860.7%
74Four Square Mile, COCO23,0240.7%
75Florence, KYKY34,0180.7%
76Edina, MNMN54,3560.7%
77Lino Lakes, MNMN23,2200.7%
78Champlin, MNMN23,1250.7%
79Shoreview, MNMN26,9060.6%
80New Brighton, MNMN22,1590.6%
81Burtonsville, MDMD10,2030.6%
82Brooklyn Center, MNMN31,8460.6%
83La Presa, CACA34,9620.6%
84Ladera Ranch, CACA23,7930.6%
85Oak Creek, WIWI38,2960.6%
86Rosenberg, TXTX42,7010.6%
87Dodge City, KSKS27,6530.6%
88Des Moines, IAIA212,0860.6%
89Stone Ridge, VAVA16,6030.6%
90Green Bay, WIWI106,6750.6%
91Phoenixville, PAPA20,3560.6%
92Falcon Heights, MNMN5,0710.5%
93North Olmsted, OHOH31,5420.5%
94East Cleveland, OHOH13,2290.5%
95Sartell, MNMN19,9180.5%
96Fountain Valley, CACA55,5080.5%
97Seattle, WAWA784,7770.5%
98Aloha, OROR52,3890.5%
99Rochester, NYNY206,1080.5%
100Prior Lake, MNMN28,1400.5%
101Urbana, MDMD14,2600.5%
102Fort Morgan, COCO11,8410.5%
103Skokie, ILIL66,5440.5%
104West Valley City, UTUT137,4910.5%
105New Hope, MNMN20,8070.4%
106Dallas, GAGA15,4020.4%
107Bangor Base, WAWA6,1120.4%
108Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,2710.4%
109Jamestown, NDND15,6880.4%
110Lansing, MIMI113,8840.4%
111Ramsey, MNMN29,6240.4%
112Springfield, MAMA154,7020.4%
113Renton, WAWA104,9750.4%
114Vienna, VAVA16,6910.4%
115Clive, IAIA19,8610.4%
116Aurora, COCO410,0530.4%
118Morrow, GAGA6,2110.4%
119Mission Bend, TXTX36,5860.4%
120Elko New Market, MNMN5,3000.4%
121Hanover Park, ILIL36,5680.4%
122Hilliard, OHOH38,8980.4%
123Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,9730.3%
124Madison, WIWI286,2330.3%
125Auburn, WAWA86,3010.3%
126Holt, MIMI25,3160.3%
127Minot, NDND47,3080.3%
128Glenmont, MDMD17,2080.3%
129Lemon Grove, CACA27,9360.3%
130Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3500.3%
131Schuyler, NENE6,8000.3%
132Elk Plain, WAWA14,2760.3%
133El Rio, CACA6,3680.3%
134Morrisville, NCNC32,4660.3%
135Cary, NCNC183,5820.3%
136Tysons, VAVA28,9360.3%
137Temple Terrace, FLFL27,0750.3%
138Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.3%
139Wheaton, MDMD52,9260.3%
140North Decatur, GAGA18,4420.3%
141Tempe, AZAZ190,5710.3%
142Connell, WAWA5,0800.3%
143Burien, WAWA51,8590.3%
144Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,9050.3%
145Kansas City, MOMO521,2200.3%
146LaGrange, GAGA34,7300.3%
147Wesley Chapel, FLFL76,0110.3%
148Lorton, VAVA20,9910.3%
149Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,4490.3%
150Glassboro, NJNJ24,4830.3%
151Lake Elmo, MNMN14,3760.3%
152Saco, MEME21,1590.3%
153Oakton, VAVA36,5280.3%
154Fair Lakes, VAVA8,8940.3%
155Lincolnia, VAVA20,3200.3%
156Nashville, TNTN721,0740.3%
157Salt Lake City, UTUT218,4280.3%
158Centreville, VAVA71,7060.3%
159Port Washington, NYNY18,0040.3%
160Duluth, MNMN88,3300.3%
161Buffalo, NYNY274,6130.3%
162Kenner, LALA65,1360.3%
163Delaware, OHOH46,6360.2%
164Milton, MAMA28,5870.2%
165Papillion, NENE25,1270.2%
166Commerce City, COCO72,3450.2%
167Fargo, NDND136,2750.2%
168North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3390.2%
169Milwaukee, WIWI562,4070.2%
170Leesburg, VAVA49,9170.2%
171Coralville, IAIA23,9600.2%
172East Lansing, MIMI49,3550.2%
173Spring Lake, NCNC11,2520.2%
174Snellville, GAGA22,4780.2%
175Riverview, MIMI11,9470.2%
176Folcroft, PAPA6,7800.2%
177Hybla Valley, VAVA17,2570.2%
178Scappoose, OROR8,2570.2%
179St. Paul Park, MNMN5,3960.2%
180Fitchburg, WIWI34,6150.2%
181Latham, NYNY13,8020.2%
182Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7480.2%
183Inver Grove Heights, MNMN36,8730.2%
184Gahanna, OHOH35,9860.2%
185South Laurel, MDMD29,2720.2%
186Louisville, KYKY641,9620.2%
187Omaha, NENE488,7970.2%
188Manchester, NHNH116,8180.2%
189Dunwoody, GAGA51,7920.2%
190West Hartford, CTCT63,6200.2%
191Germantown, TNTN40,0010.2%
192Siesta Key, FLFL5,5250.2%
193Erie, PAPA91,8380.2%
194Redan, GAGA31,0170.2%
195Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0490.2%
196Herndon, VAVA25,5060.2%
197West St. Paul, MNMN21,9500.2%
198Fort Lee, VAVA8,9930.2%
199San Diego, CACA1,406,1060.2%
200DeKalb, ILIL40,4670.2%
201Painesville, OHOH20,6600.2%
202Spring Lake Park, MNMN7,1270.2%
203Redmond, WAWA82,5060.2%
204La Vista, NENE16,5430.2%
205Arlington, TXTX402,1340.2%
206Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.2%
207Plymouth, MNMN78,9420.2%
208Riviera Beach, FLFL39,3570.2%
209Gorham, MEME7,5930.2%
210Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4890.2%
211Port Arthur, TXTX55,8040.2%
212St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.2%
213Beaverton, OROR97,8420.2%
214Wake Forest, NCNC58,1470.2%
215Parma, OHOH78,5810.2%
216La Mesa, CACA59,9140.2%
217Port Wentworth, GAGA17,6040.2%
218Fresno, TXTX24,5600.2%
219Boston, MAMA672,9730.2%
220Bismarck, NDND77,9630.2%
221Cupertino, CACA58,3330.2%
222South Elgin, ILIL25,6560.1%
223Ashburn, VAVA46,0260.1%
224Elk River, MNMN27,8960.1%
225Ames, IAIA68,2200.1%
226Fort Carson, COCO18,0190.1%
227Bangor, MEME32,5180.1%
228Hibbing, MNMN15,8230.1%
229Decatur, GAGA25,2760.1%
230Sugarland Run, VAVA12,6290.1%
231Franconia, VAVA18,3350.1%
232Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5590.1%
233Thompsonville, CTCT7,9270.1%
234Linton Hall, VAVA41,8760.1%
235Sudley, VAVA19,1620.1%
236Dale City, VAVA71,0160.1%
237Cottage Grove, MNMN43,6040.1%
238Wasilla, AKAK10,5560.1%
239Reston, VAVA64,4140.1%
240White Oak, MDMD17,3290.1%
241Accokeek, MDMD14,3620.1%
242Oregon, WIWI12,0150.1%
243Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.1%
245Anaheim, CACA341,0080.1%
246Coon Rapids, MNMN64,1930.1%
247Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,8190.1%
249Vista, CACA98,2740.1%
250Kentwood, MIMI54,7760.1%
251Portland, OROR635,1090.1%
252Oakdale, MNMN30,5880.1%
253Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2880.1%
254Tooele, UTUT42,2700.1%
255Lake Wales, FLFL18,6500.1%
256Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.1%
257Meadville, PAPA12,2300.1%
258Huntington, VAVA13,5020.1%
259Milford Mill, MDMD30,8290.1%
260Devils Lake, NDND7,3330.1%
261Stafford, TXTX18,0430.1%
262Wakefield, VAVA11,9300.1%
263Paola, KSKS5,8800.1%
264DeLand, FLFL46,3460.1%
265Encinitas, CACA60,7360.1%
266Carmichael, CACA76,9480.1%
267Grand Island, NENE53,9430.1%
268West Livingston, TXTX8,1990.1%
269Kingston, PAPA13,4620.1%
270Denver, COCO740,6130.1%
271Grand Prairie, TXTX209,4340.1%
272Greeley, COCO115,0730.1%
273Bellevue, WAWA154,1930.1%
274Greensboro, NCNC308,6670.1%
275Draper, UTUT50,6520.1%
276Anoka, MNMN18,1690.1%
277Glendale, WIWI14,7950.1%
278Euless, TXTX60,0080.1%
279Trophy Club, TXTX13,6950.1%
280South Salt Lake, UTUT26,9340.1%
281Charlotte, NCNC964,7840.1%
282Whitehall, OHOH19,8050.1%
283Middlebury, VTVT7,2200.1%
284Maryland Heights, MOMO27,5590.1%
285Columbia, MDMD104,3380.1%
286Jackson, TNTN69,3390.1%
287Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.1%
288Homewood, ALAL28,1180.1%
289Corona, CACA161,7340.1%
290Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5000.1%
291Westerville, OHOH38,1650.1%
292Amarillo, TXTX205,1300.1%
293Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.1%
294Brockton, MAMA106,1340.1%
295Kansas City, KSKS157,8050.1%
296Lombard, ILIL44,3990.1%
297Conyers, GAGA20,3770.1%
298Ferndale, WAWA17,5590.1%
299Tucson, AZAZ548,3710.1%
300Kings Park West, VAVA13,4420.1%
301Air Force Academy, COCO6,7270.1%
302Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4810.1%
303Burke, VAVA44,0290.1%
304Fairland, MDMD26,2310.1%
305Murrieta, CACA114,1240.1%
306Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2600.1%
307Fergus Falls, MNMN14,2460.1%
308Hurricane, UTUT25,7450.1%
309Vancouver, WAWA199,6980.1%
310Boise City, IDID238,4290.1%
311Cusseta, GAGA8,4650.1%
312Northfield, MNMN21,9920.1%
313Worthington, OHOH14,5430.1%
314Wayne, NENE6,3380.1%
315Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6320.1%
316Fulton, MOMO12,8530.1%
317Fort Worth, TXTX1,028,1170.1%
318Tacoma, WAWA229,8160.1%
319Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.1%
320Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6830.1%
321North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7860.1%
322Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.1%
323State College, PAPA40,8440.1%
324Midwest City, OKOK58,7990.1%
325Irving, TXTX257,0760.1%
327Arlington, VAVA236,2540.1%
328Vero Beach, FLFL17,6030.1%
329Pottsville, PAPA13,1700.1%
330Merrillville, ININ37,4070.1%
331Marietta, GAGA63,5740.1%
332Ann Arbor, MIMI122,2330.0%
333Cape Canaveral, FLFL9,9620.0%
334Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1830.0%
335New Ulm, MNMN13,8630.0%
336Round Rock, TXTX141,2820.0%
337Roswell, GAGA91,5050.0%
338Prairie View, TXTX8,9690.0%
339Wright, FLFL27,9270.0%
340Hillsboro, OHOH6,7630.0%
341Bemidji, MNMN15,7700.0%
342Gresham, OROR111,5130.0%
343Kingstowne, VAVA18,3600.0%
344Midlothian, TXTX46,6830.0%
345Gatesville, TXTX16,4220.0%
346Stonecrest, GAGA61,3370.0%
347Wellesley, MAMA30,3470.0%
348Winona, MNMN26,5300.0%
349Lawrenceville, GAGA32,8220.0%
350Soledad, CACA26,3570.0%
351Beckley, WVWV16,3730.0%
352Canton, OHOH69,0010.0%
353Cheyenne, WYWY66,5070.0%
354Spanaway, WAWA34,0190.0%
355Bothell, WAWA52,1990.0%
356Reno, NVNV283,6210.0%
357Atlanta, GAGA529,1100.0%
358Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0590.0%
359Lincoln, NENE301,5220.0%
360College Station, TXTX127,4720.0%
361Menomonie, WIWI16,6640.0%
362Waterloo, IAIA66,9190.0%
363Littleton, COCO46,2460.0%
364Jeffersonville, ININ54,1340.0%
365Plainview, NYNY25,9820.0%
366Aspen Hill, MDMD53,2790.0%
367Roy, UTUT38,7940.0%
368Ogden, UTUT89,5100.0%
369Issaquah, WAWA39,4230.0%
370Shoreline, WAWA66,5420.0%
371Flower Mound, TXTX79,5400.0%
372Warner Robins, GAGA87,7610.0%
373Watertown, MAMA35,7100.0%
374Jacksonville, NCNC72,7320.0%
375Litchfield, MNMN6,5280.0%
376Somerville, MAMA84,2110.0%
377Cambridge, MAMA122,5880.0%
378Muncie, ININ65,4660.0%
379Toledo, OHOH263,4230.0%
380Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8370.0%
381Milpitas, CACA78,5960.0%
382Ithaca, NYNY33,6320.0%
383Palo Alto, CACA67,6090.0%
384Carmel, ININ105,6340.0%
385Killeen, TXTX161,8830.0%
386Smyrna, GAGA57,5130.0%
387Princeton, NJNJ31,4690.0%
388Denton, TXTX169,4310.0%
389East Providence, RIRI48,2490.0%
390Chicago, ILIL2,731,5850.0%
391River Forest, ILIL11,3930.0%
392San Antonio, TXTX1,548,4220.0%
393Fresno, CACA555,5490.0%
394Cleveland, OHOH363,6080.0%
395Red Wing, MNMN16,8050.0%
396Las Vegas, NVNV679,8170.0%
397Sedalia, MOMO22,6210.0%
398Kissimmee, FLFL85,5910.0%
399Franklin, MAMA33,9550.0%
400Durham, NCNC305,5610.0%
401Greenville, SCSC75,3100.0%
402Bellingham, WAWA96,3950.0%
403Lebanon, TNTN53,4120.0%
404Dodgeville, WIWI5,0760.0%
405Hermantown, MNMN10,1100.0%
406Topeka, KSKS125,7950.0%
407Germantown, MDMD90,7190.0%
408Waltham, MAMA65,0370.0%
409Eau Claire, WIWI72,4650.0%
410Tuckahoe, VAVA49,1830.0%
411Sunnyvale, CACA156,5770.0%
412Alameda, CACA76,8760.0%
413Burlington, VTVT44,0190.0%
414Tampa, FLFL413,5540.0%
415Fontana, CACA221,2230.0%
416San Jose, CACA989,8140.0%
417Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%
418Claremont, CACA35,8380.0%
419Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2810.0%
420Oklahoma City, OKOK719,8490.0%
421Rome, NYNY31,6820.0%
422South Jordan, UTUT87,6140.0%
423Indianapolis, ININ901,1160.0%
424Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.0%
425Washington, DCDC693,6450.0%
426Jersey City, NJNJ302,0130.0%
427Pueblo, COCO110,4040.0%
428Meridian, IDID142,9880.0%
429Goodyear, AZAZ125,3590.0%
430O'Fallon, MOMO96,1010.0%
431Sugar Land, TXTX107,7260.0%
432Fishers, ININ104,8120.0%
433Fort Wayne, ININ275,2030.0%
434Dayton, OHOH136,6880.0%
435El Cajon, CACA101,7550.0%
436Paradise, NVNV185,9130.0%
437Boulder, COCO105,6890.0%
438Salem, OROR181,7790.0%
439Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%
440Spring Valley, NVNV219,1870.0%
441Austin, MNMN26,6890.0%
442Knoxville, TNTN202,0210.0%
443Castaic, CACA17,9990.0%
444Memphis, TNTN609,6470.0%
445Aberdeen, SDSD27,9610.0%
446Carrollton, TXTX134,5620.0%
447Altoona, IAIA22,7960.0%
448Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.0%
449Elgin, ILIL115,4760.0%
450Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4930.0%
451Raleigh, NCNC506,3060.0%
452Arkansas City, KSKS11,8000.0%
453Wichita Falls, TXTX101,9510.0%
454Dallas, TXTX1,329,4910.0%
455Fayetteville, NCNC209,1200.0%
456West Haven, CTCT55,3510.0%
457Edmonds, WAWA42,7480.0%
458Hutchinson, MNMN14,6550.0%
459Alexandria, MNMN15,0450.0%
460Lowell, MAMA119,9710.0%
461Glendale, AZAZ260,5720.0%
462Auburn, ALAL85,1130.0%
463Salinas, CACA159,1340.0%
464Milledgeville, GAGA16,8350.0%
465Detroit, MIMI649,0950.0%
466Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9350.0%
467New York, NYNY8,584,6290.0%
468Lubbock, TXTX273,0710.0%
469Peoria, AZAZ200,8810.0%
470Augusta, GAGA201,9990.0%
471Springfield, ILIL112,9890.0%
472Schaumburg, ILIL77,2490.0%
473Dubuque, IAIA59,1480.0%
474Blue Springs, MOMO61,6320.0%
475Golden Valley, MNMN21,3250.0%
476Sunrise Manor, NVNV200,2180.0%
477Crystal, MNMN22,2390.0%
478Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%
479Oakland, CACA440,8380.0%
480Columbia, MOMO130,8510.0%
481Marshalltown, IAIA27,5360.0%
482Everett, WAWA113,5670.0%
483Chattanooga, TNTN194,1440.0%
484New Orleans, LALA362,1540.0%
485Mobile, ALAL200,8240.0%
486Houston, TXTX2,397,3150.0%
487Torrington, CTCT35,7960.0%
488Brandon, FLFL119,7670.0%
489Overland Park, KSKS203,6770.0%
490Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1780.0%
491Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0890.0%
492Henderson, NVNV353,2890.0%
493Rapid City, SDSD80,5890.0%
494Austin, TXTX1,002,6320.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which city has the highest somali share?

Columbia Heights, Minnesota ranks #1 with 13.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by somali share?

Columbia Heights, Minnesota, Faribault, Minnesota, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Tukwila, Washington, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

How many cities are in this ranking?

494 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is somali share measured?

Share of all residents who are Somali ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).