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 (2023 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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2000

01Rice County, MNMN69,9394.0%–

02Dakota County, NENE21,6872.5%–

03Scott County, MNMN159,0172.1%–

04Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842.1%–

05Finney County, KSKS37,5052.0%–

06Stearns County, MNMN164,1102.0%–

07Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5362.0%–

08McDonald County, MOMO23,9922.0%–

09Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201.5%–

10Anoka County, MNMN381,6051.4%–

11Dakota County, MNMN457,7101.4%–

12Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231.4%–

13Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311.3%–

14Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731.2%–

15Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341.2%–

16Androscoggin County, MEME116,4871.1%–

17Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381.1%–

18Steele County, MNMN37,4640.9%–

19Dawson County, NENE24,4520.9%–

20Clay County, MNMN67,7340.8%–

21Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.7%–

22Sherburne County, MNMN104,1940.6%–

23King County, WAWA2,344,9390.6%–

24Haines, AKAK2,0680.6%–

25Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.6%–

26Moore County, TXTX21,8910.5%–

27Washington County, MNMN286,8950.5%–

28Lyon County, MNMN25,6840.5%–

29Ford County, KSKS33,9930.5%–

30Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.4%–

31Barron County, WIWI46,4840.4%–

32Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.4%–

33DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.3%–

34Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.3%–

35Stutsman County, NDND21,4140.3%–

36Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.3%–

37Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0410.3%–

38Marion County, TNTN29,8040.3%–

39Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.3%–

40King George County, VAVA29,6460.3%–

41Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.3%–

42Benton County, MNMN41,7440.3%–

43Polk County, IAIA516,5460.3%–

44Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.3%–

45Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.2%–

46Ward County, NDND68,2330.2%–

47Brown County, WIWI275,8030.2%–

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

49Columbia County, NYNY60,1680.2%–

50Kimball County, NENE3,3910.2%–

51Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.2%–

52Colfax County, NENE10,9340.2%–

53Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.2%–

54Morgan County, COCO30,3060.2%–

55Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.2%–

56Dane County, WIWI590,3750.2%–

57Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.2%–

58Douglas County, NENE606,4600.2%–

59Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.2%–

60Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.2%–

61Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.2%–

62Boone County, KYKY145,3160.2%–

63Adams County, COCO554,6680.2%–

64Cass County, NDND201,7940.2%–

65Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.2%–

66St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.2%–

67Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.2%–

68Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.2%–

69Suffolk County, MAMA791,8910.1%–

70Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.1%–

71Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.1%–

72Troup County, GAGA72,8440.1%–

73St. Louis County, MNMN200,5180.1%–

74Clay County, MOMO265,0320.1%–

75Juneau, AKAK31,6090.1%–

76Chisago County, MNMN59,1420.1%–

77Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.1%–

78Cherokee County, NCNC30,8300.1%–

79Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.1%–

80Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.1%–

81Potter County, TXTX114,4530.1%–

82Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.1%–

83Burleigh County, NDND103,2510.1%–

84Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.1%–

85Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.1%–

86San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.1%–

87Story County, IAIA101,2910.1%–

88Denver County, COCO740,6130.1%–

89Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%–

90Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.1%–

91Hall County, NENE63,6330.1%–

92Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.1%–

93Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.1%–

94Erie County, NYNY946,7410.1%–

95Isanti County, MNMN44,3860.1%–

96Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.1%–

97Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.1%–

98Pickaway County, OHOH62,9780.1%–

99DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.1%–

100Platte County, MOMO114,4000.1%–

101Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5970.1%–

102Washington County, OROR611,7080.1%–

103Ramsey County, NDND11,5300.1%–

104Erie County, PAPA265,8320.1%–

105LaSalle County, ILIL107,7730.1%–

106Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.1%–

107Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4650.1%–

108Dawson County, TXTX11,7760.1%–

109Jackson County, FLFL49,6290.1%–

110Warren County, NCNC18,8980.1%–

111Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.1%–

112Pope County, MNMN11,4200.1%–

113Koochiching County, MNMN11,5870.1%–

114Smith County, TNTN20,9810.1%–

115Geauga County, OHOH95,6760.1%–

116Ada County, IDID546,1410.1%–

117Morgan County, KYKY14,4150.1%–

118Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.1%–

119Tooele County, UTUT87,4610.1%–

120Madison County, TNTN100,7900.1%–

121Aroostook County, MEME66,6090.1%–

122Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4530.1%–

123Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.1%–

124Marion County, OROR355,7770.1%–

125Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%–

126Sarpy County, NENE208,3030.0%–

127Bee County, TXTX32,5150.0%–

128Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

129Wayne County, NENE10,0200.0%–

130Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.0%–

131Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.0%–

132Coconino County, AZAZ144,3680.0%–

133Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3980.0%–

134Coal County, OKOK5,4360.0%–

135Windham County, VTVT45,2040.0%–

136Lake County, MNMN10,7460.0%–

137Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.0%–

138Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%–

139Jefferson County, TXTX254,3210.0%–

140Pasco County, FLFL674,5160.0%–

141Penobscot County, MEME157,9670.0%–

142Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1910.0%–

143Henry County, IAIA19,3490.0%–

144Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.0%–

145Lancaster County, NENE334,0490.0%–

146Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.0%–

147Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.0%–

148Columbia County, OROR54,0910.0%–

149Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%–

150McLeod County, MNMN36,6310.0%–

151Warren County, KYKY149,3750.0%–

152Weld County, COCO378,4260.0%–

153Houghton County, MIMI37,8420.0%–

154Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%–

155Brown County, MNMN25,5170.0%–

156Laramie County, WYWY102,9380.0%–

157Putnam County, TNTN86,6120.0%–

158Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%–

159Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%–

160York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

161Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.0%–

162Summit County, COCO31,5170.0%–

163Barry County, MOMO36,2000.0%–

164Howard County, MDMD339,1830.0%–

165Grant County, WAWA105,7270.0%–

166Becker County, MNMN35,4970.0%–

167Kent County, MIMI675,2320.0%–

168Frederick County, MDMD302,8830.0%–

169Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.0%–

170Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.0%–

171Grimes County, TXTX34,2520.0%–

172Winona County, MNMN50,5230.0%–

173Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6380.0%–

174Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.0%–

175Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0330.0%–

176Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%–

177Mason County, WAWA71,1650.0%–

178Chester County, PAPA557,1160.0%–

179Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%–

180Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.0%–

181Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%–

182Brazos County, TXTX249,0880.0%–

183Webster County, IAIA36,8380.0%–

184Montezuma County, COCO26,6780.0%–

185Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%–

186Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.0%–

187Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.0%–

188Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%–

189Callaway County, MOMO45,7650.0%–

190Hardin County, KYKY113,4820.0%–

191Lucas County, OHOH423,3470.0%–

192Cook County, MNMN5,5220.0%–

193DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%–

194Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%–

195Ellis County, TXTX240,8670.0%–

196Greene County, PAPA33,8850.0%–

197Miami County, KSKS36,2400.0%–

198Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%–

199Crawford County, PAPA81,7920.0%–

200Delaware County, ININ113,1060.0%–

201Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7950.0%–

202Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%–

203Lake County, OHOH232,2170.0%–

204Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%–

205Addison County, VTVT38,0480.0%–

206Weber County, UTUT278,1740.0%–

207McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.0%–

208Houston County, GAGA178,2140.0%–

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%–

214Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7040.0%–

215Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.0%–

216Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.0%–

217Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,1150.0%–

218Clark County, ININ130,4510.0%–

219Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%–

220Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.0%–

221District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%–

222Tazewell County, ILIL130,0490.0%–

223Renville County, MNMN14,3560.0%–

224Marion County, ININ992,1960.0%–

225Shawnee County, KSKS178,6070.0%–

226Whatcom County, WAWA236,3920.0%–

227Fannin County, TXTX39,2650.0%–

228Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.0%–

229Dunn County, WIWI46,2230.0%–

230Walker County, TXTX83,8420.0%–

231Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.0%–

232Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%–

233Randall County, TXTX152,3510.0%–

234Madison County, ININ135,0880.0%–

235McCreary County, KYKY17,1240.0%–

236Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%–

237McNairy County, TNTN26,2360.0%–

238Oldham County, KYKY70,9860.0%–

239Pettis County, MOMO44,2540.0%–

240Greene County, IAIA8,6580.0%–

241Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.0%–

242Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7530.0%–

243Hamilton County, ININ387,0360.0%–

244Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%–

245Bell County, TXTX402,2480.0%–

246Jasper County, IAIA38,1530.0%–

247Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%–

248Clallam County, WAWA78,2020.0%–

249Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0850.0%–

250Kitsap County, WAWA283,3740.0%–

251Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.0%–

252Williamson County, TXTX752,8270.0%–

253Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

254Albany County, NYNY321,2250.0%–

255Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.0%–

256Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.0%–

257Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

258Pueblo County, COCO169,2770.0%–

259Allen County, ININ402,3290.0%–

260Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.0%–

261Curry County, OROR22,6210.0%–

262Meeker County, MNMN23,6030.0%–

263Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%–

264Goodhue County, MNMN48,1950.0%–

265Coryell County, TXTX85,5920.0%–

266Washington County, UTUT213,6700.0%–

267Butler County, KYKY12,5200.0%–

268Brown County, SDSD37,5610.0%–

269Stark County, OHOH373,7710.0%–

270Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%–

271Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.0%–

272Jackson County, OROR221,7950.0%–

273Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%–

274Mower County, MNMN40,9710.0%–

275Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.0%–

276Lorain County, OHOH323,2190.0%–

277Highland County, OHOH43,8230.0%–

278Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.0%–

279Waller County, TXTX69,8580.0%–

280Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

281Berks County, PAPA440,0720.0%–

282Wichita County, TXTX129,5550.0%–

283Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.0%–

284Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8100.0%–

285Wilson County, TNTN175,0330.0%–

286Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%–

287Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.0%–

288Indian River County, FLFL172,7990.0%–

289Richmond County, GAGA206,5590.0%–

290Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%–

291Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%–

292Monroe County, MIMI156,0040.0%–

293Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9510.0%–

294Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%–

295Monterey County, CACA433,7290.0%–

296Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%–

297Lubbock County, TXTX328,9060.0%–

298Escambia County, FLFL333,8340.0%–

299Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.0%–

300Knox County, TNTN511,4530.0%–

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

302Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%–

303Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.0%–

304Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.0%–

305Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%–

306Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.0%–

307Iowa County, WIWI23,9510.0%–

308El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%–

309Luzerne County, PAPA332,1260.0%–

310Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.0%–

311Boulder County, COCO328,5600.0%–

312Bay County, MIMI102,1230.0%–

313St. Charles County, MOMO426,4990.0%–

314Lake County, ININ504,6120.0%–

315Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.0%–

316Linn County, IAIA232,0280.0%–

317New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%–

318Jefferson County, ALAL665,7420.0%–

319Laurel County, KYKY63,7460.0%–

320Sangamon County, ILIL194,1700.0%–

321Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,3490.0%–

322Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.0%–

323Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%–

324Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.0%–

325Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1320.0%–

326Polk County, FLFL874,7900.0%–

327Cowley County, KSKS34,3820.0%–

328Lee County, ALAL189,8810.0%–

329Carlton County, MNMN36,7110.0%–

330Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%–

331Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.0%–

332Boone County, MOMO191,7460.0%–

333Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%–

334Douglas County, MNMN40,1200.0%–

335Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.0%–

336Sarasota County, FLFL479,9580.0%–

337Ventura County, CACA830,8510.0%–

338St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%–

339Baldwin County, GAGA44,0290.0%–

340Itasca County, MNMN45,4040.0%–

341Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3680.0%–

342Mercer County, NJNJ399,2890.0%–

343Broome County, NYNY195,7360.0%–

344Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%–

345Franklin County, KYKY52,6490.0%–

346Providence County, RIRI678,1790.0%–

347San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%–

348Hamilton County, TNTN390,8330.0%–

349Wayne County, ININ66,1690.0%–

350Mobile County, ALAL411,6580.0%–

351York County, PAPA473,1970.0%–

352Rutherford County, TNTN386,3520.0%–

353Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,6900.0%–

354Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.0%–

355Johnson County, KSKS636,9060.0%–

356Brevard County, FLFL663,9820.0%–

357Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%–

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

359Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.0%–

360Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.0%–

361Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0650.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · 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).