RANKING · 2024 ACS · 361 SHOWN OF 361

Highest Somali population share, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Somali ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Somali residents as a percentage of total population. Rice County, Minnesota leads at 4.0%. 361 counties qualify in total. Minnesota carries 14 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 361 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dane County, WI, up 228 places to #56.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4990.1%–

01▲1Rice County, MNMN69,9394.0%+3.4 pts

02▼1Dakota County, NENE21,6872.5%+1.4 pts

03▲6Scott County, MNMN159,0172.1%+1.8 pts

04▲1Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842.1%+0.5 pts

05▲24Finney County, KSKS37,5052.0%+1.7 pts

06▼3Stearns County, MNMN164,1102.0%+1.4 pts

07▲6Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5362.0%+1.2 pts

08▲13McDonald County, MOMO23,9922.0%–

09▼5Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201.5%+0.4 pts

10▲8Anoka County, MNMN381,6051.4%+0.9 pts

11▲4Dakota County, MNMN457,7101.4%+0.9 pts

12Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231.4%+0.4 pts

13▼7Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311.3%−0.5 pts

14▲19Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731.2%+1.1 pts

15▲1Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341.2%+0.5 pts

16▲3Androscoggin County, MEME116,4871.1%+0.2 pts

17▲9Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381.1%–

18▼7Steele County, MNMN37,4640.9%+0.1 pts

19▼12Dawson County, NENE24,4520.9%−1.0 pts

20▲3Clay County, MNMN67,7340.8%+0.5 pts

21▲29Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.7%+0.5 pts

22▲6Sherburne County, MNMN104,1940.6%–

23▲2King County, WAWA2,344,9390.6%+0.1 pts

24Haines, AKAK2,0680.6%–

25▲6Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.6%−3.5 pts

26Moore County, TXTX21,8910.5%–

27▲22Washington County, MNMN286,8950.5%+0.5 pts

28▼8Lyon County, MNMN25,6840.5%–

29Ford County, KSKS33,9930.5%0.0 pts

30▲11Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.4%−0.1 pts

31▼7Barron County, WIWI46,4840.4%0.0 pts

32Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.4%–

33▲14DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.3%+0.1 pts

34▲20Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.3%+0.3 pts

35▲22Stutsman County, NDND21,4140.3%–

36Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.3%−3.4 pts

37▲38Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0410.3%+0.2 pts

38Marion County, TNTN29,8040.3%–

39▲31Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.3%+0.3 pts

40King George County, VAVA29,6460.3%–

41▼3Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.3%+0.2 pts

42▼3Benton County, MNMN41,7440.3%–

43▲24Polk County, IAIA516,5460.3%+0.2 pts

44▲17Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.3%−0.1 pts

45Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.2%+0.1 pts

46▲23Ward County, NDND68,2330.2%+0.2 pts

47▲5Brown County, WIWI275,8030.2%–

48Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710.2%–

49Columbia County, NYNY60,1680.2%–

50Kimball County, NENE3,3910.2%–

51▲39Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.2%+0.1 pts

52▼44Colfax County, NENE10,9340.2%−0.4 pts

53▲57Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.2%+0.1 pts

54▼44Morgan County, COCO30,3060.2%−1.2 pts

55▲8Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.2%+0.1 pts

56▲228Dane County, WIWI590,3750.2%+0.2 pts

57Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.2%–

58▼3Douglas County, NENE606,4600.2%+0.1 pts

59▲64Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.2%+0.1 pts

60▲16Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.2%0.0 pts

61▼25Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.2%+0.1 pts

62▼28Boone County, KYKY145,3160.2%+0.1 pts

63▲78Adams County, COCO554,6680.2%+0.1 pts

64▼42Cass County, NDND201,7940.2%+0.1 pts

65Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.2%–

66▼24St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.2%0.0 pts

67▲1Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.2%0.0 pts

68▲41Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.2%+0.1 pts

69▼5Suffolk County, MAMA791,8910.1%0.0 pts

70▼14Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.1%0.0 pts

71▼11Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.1%0.0 pts

72Troup County, GAGA72,8440.1%–

73▲89St. Louis County, MNMN200,5180.1%+0.1 pts

74▲218Clay County, MOMO265,0320.1%–

75Juneau, AKAK31,6090.1%–

76▲90Chisago County, MNMN59,1420.1%+0.1 pts

77▼18Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.1%+0.1 pts

78Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

79Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.1%–

80▼7Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.1%–

81▼41Potter County, TXTX114,4530.1%0.0 pts

82▲67Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.1%+0.1 pts

83Burleigh County, NDND103,2510.1%–

84Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.1%+0.1 pts

85▼32Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.1%0.0 pts

86▼2San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.1%−0.1 pts

87Story County, IAIA101,2910.1%–

88▲14Denver County, COCO740,6130.1%0.0 pts

89▲22Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%0.0 pts

90▼19Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.1%+0.1 pts

91▼61Hall County, NENE63,6330.1%−0.3 pts

92Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.1%–

93Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.1%–

94▼1Erie County, NYNY946,7410.1%0.0 pts

95▲150Isanti County, MNMN44,3860.1%0.0 pts

96▲49Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.1%0.0 pts

97▼39Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.1%−0.3 pts

98Pickaway County, OHOH62,9780.1%–

99DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.1%–

100▲5Platte County, MOMO114,4000.1%–

101▲7Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5970.1%–

102▼16Washington County, OROR611,7080.1%−0.1 pts

103▼22Ramsey County, NDND11,5300.1%–

104▲107Erie County, PAPA265,8320.1%0.0 pts

105LaSalle County, ILIL107,7730.1%–

106▼58Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.1%0.0 pts

107Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4650.1%–

108Dawson County, TXTX11,7760.1%–

109Jackson County, FLFL49,6290.1%–

110Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

111▼12Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.1%0.0 pts

112Pope County, MNMN11,4200.1%–

113Koochiching County, MNMN11,5870.1%–

114▼18Smith County, TNTN20,9810.1%–

115▲20Geauga County, OHOH95,6760.1%–

116▼24Ada County, IDID546,1410.1%0.0 pts

117▲127Morgan County, KYKY14,4150.1%–

118▼11Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.1%–

119Tooele County, UTUT87,4610.1%–

120Madison County, TNTN100,7900.1%–

121▼8Aroostook County, MEME66,6090.1%–

122▲53Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4530.1%–

123▲9Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.1%0.0 pts

124▲2Marion County, OROR355,7770.1%0.0 pts

125▲6Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%0.0 pts

126Sarpy County, NENE208,3030.0%–

127Bee County, TXTX32,5150.0%–

128▼12Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%0.0 pts

129Wayne County, NENE10,0200.0%–

130▼2Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.0%0.0 pts

131Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.0%–

132Coconino County, AZAZ144,3680.0%–

133▲135Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3980.0%–

134Coal County, OKOK5,4360.0%–

135Windham County, VTVT45,2040.0%–

136▲54Lake County, MNMN10,7460.0%–

137▲81Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.0%–

138▼5Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%0.0 pts

139Jefferson County, TXTX254,3210.0%–

140Pasco County, FLFL674,5160.0%–

141▲31Penobscot County, MEME157,9670.0%–

142▲23Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1910.0%–

143Henry County, IAIA19,3490.0%–

144Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.0%–

145▼18Lancaster County, NENE334,0490.0%–

146▲62Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.0%0.0 pts

147Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.0%–

148Columbia County, OROR54,0910.0%–

149▲48Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%0.0 pts

150▼25McLeod County, MNMN36,6310.0%–

151▼71Warren County, KYKY149,3750.0%–

152▼37Weld County, COCO378,4260.0%0.0 pts

153Houghton County, MIMI37,8420.0%–

154▲163Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%0.0 pts

155Brown County, MNMN25,5170.0%–

156Laramie County, WYWY102,9380.0%–

157Putnam County, TNTN86,6120.0%–

158▲18Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%0.0 pts

159▲60Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%0.0 pts

160▲96York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

161▲147Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.0%–

162Summit County, COCO31,5170.0%–

163Barry County, MOMO36,2000.0%–

164▲6Howard County, MDMD339,1830.0%0.0 pts

165Grant County, WAWA105,7270.0%–

166Becker County, MNMN35,4970.0%–

167▼84Kent County, MIMI675,2320.0%0.0 pts

168Frederick County, MDMD302,8830.0%0.0 pts

169▼132Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.0%−0.2 pts

170Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.0%–

171Grimes County, TXTX34,2520.0%–

172▼58Winona County, MNMN50,5230.0%–

173Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6380.0%–

174▼34Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.0%0.0 pts

175Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0330.0%0.0 pts

176▲39Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%0.0 pts

177Mason County, WAWA71,1650.0%–

178Chester County, PAPA557,1160.0%–

179▲6Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%0.0 pts

180▼51Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.0%−0.1 pts

181▲101Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%0.0 pts

182▲17Brazos County, TXTX249,0880.0%–

183▲58Webster County, IAIA36,8380.0%–

184▲4Montezuma County, COCO26,6780.0%–

185▲29Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%0.0 pts

186Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.0%0.0 pts

187Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.0%–

188▼7Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%0.0 pts

189Callaway County, MOMO45,7650.0%0.0 pts

190▲16Hardin County, KYKY113,4820.0%–

191▲55Lucas County, OHOH423,3470.0%–

192▼42Cook County, MNMN5,5220.0%–

193▲54DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%0.0 pts

194▼57Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%0.0 pts

195Ellis County, TXTX240,8670.0%–

196Greene County, PAPA33,8850.0%–

197▲13Miami County, KSKS36,2400.0%–

198▼21Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%0.0 pts

199Crawford County, PAPA81,7920.0%–

200Delaware County, ININ113,1060.0%–

201Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7950.0%–

202▲2Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%0.0 pts

203Lake County, OHOH232,2170.0%0.0 pts

204▲74Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%0.0 pts

205Addison County, VTVT38,0480.0%–

206Weber County, UTUT278,1740.0%–

207McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.0%–

208Houston County, GAGA178,2140.0%0.0 pts

209Franklin County, WAWA102,6120.0%–

210Polk County, TXTX53,4340.0%–

211Plymouth County, MAMA546,8290.0%–

212Centre County, PAPA157,3930.0%–

213Beltrami County, MNMN47,0550.0%–

214▼5Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7040.0%–

215Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.0%–

216▼118Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.0%0.0 pts

217Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,1150.0%–

218▼24Clark County, ININ130,4510.0%–

219Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%–

220Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.0%–

221District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%0.0 pts

222Tazewell County, ILIL130,0490.0%–

223Renville County, MNMN14,3560.0%–

224▼41Marion County, ININ992,1960.0%0.0 pts

225Shawnee County, KSKS178,6070.0%–

226▼129Whatcom County, WAWA236,3920.0%–

227Fannin County, TXTX39,2650.0%–

228Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.0%0.0 pts

229▼70Dunn County, WIWI46,2230.0%–

230Walker County, TXTX83,8420.0%–

231▼84Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.0%0.0 pts

232▼4Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%0.0 pts

233Randall County, TXTX152,3510.0%–

234▼10Madison County, ININ135,0880.0%–

235▲25McCreary County, KYKY17,1240.0%–

236Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%0.0 pts

237McNairy County, TNTN26,2360.0%–

238Oldham County, KYKY70,9860.0%–

239▼144Pettis County, MOMO44,2540.0%–

240Greene County, IAIA8,6580.0%–

241▼28Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.0%–

242▼35Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7530.0%–

243Hamilton County, ININ387,0360.0%–

244▲56Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%0.0 pts

245Bell County, TXTX402,2480.0%–

246Jasper County, IAIA38,1530.0%–

247▲64Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%–

248Clallam County, WAWA78,2020.0%0.0 pts

249Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0850.0%–

250▲60Kitsap County, WAWA283,3740.0%–

251Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.0%–

252Williamson County, TXTX752,8270.0%0.0 pts

253▼23Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%0.0 pts

254Albany County, NYNY321,2250.0%–

255Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.0%0.0 pts

256Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.0%–

257▼26Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

258▼19Pueblo County, COCO169,2770.0%–

259▼116Allen County, ININ402,3290.0%0.0 pts

260Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.0%–

261Curry County, OROR22,6210.0%–

262▲7Meeker County, MNMN23,6030.0%–

263▼11Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%0.0 pts

264Goodhue County, MNMN48,1950.0%0.0 pts

265Coryell County, TXTX85,5920.0%–

266Washington County, UTUT213,6700.0%–

267▼24Butler County, KYKY12,5200.0%–

268▼251Brown County, SDSD37,5610.0%–

269Stark County, OHOH373,7710.0%–

270▼37Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%0.0 pts

271▲22Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.0%–

272Jackson County, OROR221,7950.0%–

273▼106Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%−0.1 pts

274Mower County, MNMN40,9710.0%–

275▼41Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.0%–

276Lorain County, OHOH323,2190.0%–

277Highland County, OHOH43,8230.0%–

278Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.0%–

279Waller County, TXTX69,8580.0%–

280▼48Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

281Berks County, PAPA440,0720.0%–

282Wichita County, TXTX129,5550.0%–

283▼88Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.0%–

284Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8100.0%–

285▼34Wilson County, TNTN175,0330.0%–

286▲10Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%0.0 pts

287▲8Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.0%0.0 pts

288Indian River County, FLFL172,7990.0%–

289Richmond County, GAGA206,5590.0%0.0 pts

290▲16Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%0.0 pts

291▼5Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%0.0 pts

292Monroe County, MIMI156,0040.0%–

293Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9510.0%–

294▲18Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%0.0 pts

295Monterey County, CACA433,7290.0%–

296▲19Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%0.0 pts

297▼17Lubbock County, TXTX328,9060.0%–

298Escambia County, FLFL333,8340.0%–

299▼33Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.0%–

300▼100Knox County, TNTN511,4530.0%–

301▼28Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7260.0%–

302▼44Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%0.0 pts

303Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.0%–

304Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.0%–

305▼80Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%–

306Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.0%–

307Iowa County, WIWI23,9510.0%–

308▼91El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%–

309Luzerne County, PAPA332,1260.0%–

310Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.0%0.0 pts

311Boulder County, COCO328,5600.0%–

312Bay County, MIMI102,1230.0%–

313▼25St. Charles County, MOMO426,4990.0%0.0 pts

314Lake County, ININ504,6120.0%–

315▼43Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.0%0.0 pts

316Linn County, IAIA232,0280.0%–

317▼181New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%0.0 pts

318Jefferson County, ALAL665,7420.0%–

319▼55Laurel County, KYKY63,7460.0%–

320Sangamon County, ILIL194,1700.0%–

321Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,3490.0%–

322▼95Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.0%–

323▼49Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%–

324▼23Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.0%–

325▼224Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1320.0%–

326Polk County, FLFL874,7900.0%–

327▼210Cowley County, KSKS34,3820.0%–

328Lee County, ALAL189,8810.0%–

329Carlton County, MNMN36,7110.0%0.0 pts

330▼43Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%0.0 pts

331Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.0%–

332▼27Boone County, MOMO191,7460.0%–

333▼128Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%0.0 pts

334▼44Douglas County, MNMN40,1200.0%–

335▼44Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.0%–

336Sarasota County, FLFL479,9580.0%–

337Ventura County, CACA830,8510.0%0.0 pts

338▼175St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%0.0 pts

339Baldwin County, GAGA44,0290.0%–

340Itasca County, MNMN45,4040.0%–

341Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3680.0%–

342Mercer County, NJNJ399,2890.0%0.0 pts

343Broome County, NYNY195,7360.0%–

344▼109Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%0.0 pts

345▼70Franklin County, KYKY52,6490.0%–

346▼67Providence County, RIRI678,1790.0%–

347▼48San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%0.0 pts

348Hamilton County, TNTN390,8330.0%–

349Wayne County, ININ66,1690.0%–

350Mobile County, ALAL411,6580.0%–

351York County, PAPA473,1970.0%–

352▼43Rutherford County, TNTN386,3520.0%–

353Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,6900.0%–

354Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.0%–

355▼186Johnson County, KSKS636,9060.0%0.0 pts

356Brevard County, FLFL663,9820.0%–

357▼74Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%0.0 pts

358South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,7410.0%–

359▼61Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.0%–

360▼66Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.0%–

361▼45Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0650.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest somali share?

Rice County, Minnesota ranks #1 with 4.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by somali share?

Rice County, Minnesota, Dakota County, Nebraska, Scott County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Finney County, Kansas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

361 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. 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).