RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 230 SHOWN OF 230

Highest Somali population share, US counties · 2010

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. Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska leads at 4.1%. 230 counties qualify in total. Minnesota carries 11 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2000

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.1%–

02Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.8%–

03Dawson County, NENE24,4522.0%–

04Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311.8%–

05Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7841.6%–

06Morgan County, COCO30,3061.4%–

07Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201.1%–

08Dakota County, NENE21,6871.0%–

09Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231.0%–

10Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.9%–

11Steele County, MNMN37,4640.9%–

12Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5360.8%–

13Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.7%–

14Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6340.7%–

15Rice County, MNMN69,9390.6%–

16Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.6%–

17Colfax County, NENE10,9340.6%–

18Anoka County, MNMN381,6050.5%–

19Ford County, KSKS33,9930.5%–

20Dakota County, MNMN457,7100.5%–

21Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.5%–

22Red Lake County, MNMN3,9400.5%–

23King County, WAWA2,344,9390.4%–

24Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.4%–

25Barron County, WIWI46,4840.4%–

26Bedford County, TNTN55,2730.4%–

27Hall County, NENE63,6330.4%–

28York County, VAVA71,3740.4%–

29Scott County, MNMN159,0170.4%–

30Finney County, KSKS37,5050.3%–

31Winchester, VAVA28,2720.3%–

32Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.3%–

33Clay County, MNMN67,7340.3%–

34Custer County, MTMT12,0340.3%–

35DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.2%–

36Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.2%–

37Tensas Parish, LALA3,7000.2%–

38Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.2%–

39North Slope, AKAK10,5820.2%–

40Suffolk County, MAMA791,8910.2%–

41San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.2%–

42St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.2%–

43Potter County, TXTX114,4530.2%–

44Washington County, OROR611,7080.2%–

45Benton County, OROR97,7280.2%–

46Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.1%–

47Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.1%–

48Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.1%–

49Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.1%–

50Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.1%–

51Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.1%–

52Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.1%–

53Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0410.1%–

54Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.1%–

55Boone County, ININ80,6890.1%–

56Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.1%–

57Nicollet County, MNMN34,2730.1%–

58Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.1%–

59Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.1%–

60Boone County, KYKY145,3160.1%–

61Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.1%–

62Lyon County, KSKS32,2660.1%–

63Ascension Parish, LALA135,1050.1%–

64Marion County, ILIL36,3820.1%–

65Denver County, COCO740,6130.1%–

66Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.1%–

67Erie County, NYNY946,7410.1%–

68Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.1%–

69Garland County, ARAR99,6950.1%–

70Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.1%–

71Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.1%–

72Wright County, MNMN157,5590.1%–

73Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.1%–

74Scott County, ILIL4,8660.1%–

75Newaygo County, MIMI51,6220.1%–

76Ada County, IDID546,1410.1%–

77Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%–

78Kenton County, KYKY175,7790.1%–

79Douglas County, NENE606,4600.1%–

80Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.1%–

81Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.1%–

82Claiborne County, TNTN33,2290.1%–

83Ward County, NDND68,2330.1%–

84Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.1%–

85Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.1%–

86Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%–

87Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.1%–

88Marion County, ININ992,1960.1%–

89Carlton County, MNMN36,7110.1%–

90Hampton, VAVA137,3150.1%–

91Cass County, NDND201,7940.0%–

92Solano County, CACA455,3760.0%–

93Weld County, COCO378,4260.0%–

94Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.0%–

95Polk County, IAIA516,5460.0%–

96Yolo County, CACA224,4100.0%–

97Goodhue County, MNMN48,1950.0%–

98McLean County, NDND9,7400.0%–

99Coffee County, TNTN62,4190.0%–

100Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%–

101Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%–

102Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.0%–

103Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.0%–

104Madison County, OHOH46,9850.0%–

105Isanti County, MNMN44,3860.0%–

106Garfield County, COCO63,4740.0%–

107Erie County, PAPA265,8320.0%–

108Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%–

109Wabash County, ININ30,7130.0%–

110Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%–

111Allen County, OHOH100,8810.0%–

112Brazoria County, TXTX419,0800.0%–

113Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%–

114Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.0%–

115Somerset County, MEME51,6200.0%–

116Adams County, COCO554,6680.0%–

117Dodge County, MNMN21,3760.0%–

118Callaway County, MOMO45,7650.0%–

119Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.0%–

120Ripley County, ININ29,4340.0%–

121Marion County, MOMO28,5250.0%–

122Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.0%–

123Essex County, MAMA826,6530.0%–

124Howard County, TXTX30,5040.0%–

125Johnson County, KSKS636,9060.0%–

126Houston County, GAGA178,2140.0%–

127Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.0%–

128Maui County, HIHI160,5920.0%–

129Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%–

130Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%–

131Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%–

132Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.0%–

133Dane County, WIWI590,3750.0%–

134Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.0%–

135Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%–

136Frederick County, MDMD302,8830.0%–

137St. Charles County, MOMO426,4990.0%–

138Chisago County, MNMN59,1420.0%–

139Howard County, MDMD339,1830.0%–

140Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%–

141Allen County, ININ402,3290.0%–

142Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%–

143Washington County, MNMN286,8950.0%–

144Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%–

145Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%–

146Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

147St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%–

148Washington County, ARAR271,2130.0%–

149Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%–

150Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3350.0%–

151Orange County, NYNY417,6690.0%–

152Williamson County, TXTX752,8270.0%–

153Washington County, VTVT59,6520.0%–

154Davis County, UTUT381,2270.0%–

155DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%–

156Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%–

157Kent County, MIMI675,2320.0%–

158Canyon County, IDID275,1230.0%–

159Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%–

160Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.0%–

161Clallam County, WAWA78,2020.0%–

162Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%–

163St. Louis County, MNMN200,5180.0%–

164Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0330.0%–

165Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%–

166Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%–

167Marquette County, MIMI68,0640.0%–

168Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%–

169Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.0%–

170Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

171Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%–

172Houston County, ALAL110,3180.0%–

173Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%–

174Nueces County, TXTX352,9920.0%–

175San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.0%–

176Macomb County, MIMI886,2210.0%–

177Marion County, OROR355,7770.0%–

178Marathon County, WIWI139,4320.0%–

179Newport News, VAVA183,2300.0%–

180Medina County, OHOH185,0250.0%–

181Rock Island County, ILIL141,8690.0%–

182New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%–

183Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.0%–

184Lowndes County, GAGA122,8670.0%–

185Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.0%–

186Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.0%–

187Kern County, CACA927,0680.0%–

188Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%–

189Lake County, OHOH232,2170.0%–

190Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%–

191Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.0%–

192Sussex County, DEDE277,1400.0%–

193Fairfield County, OHOH169,7520.0%–

194Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.0%–

195Richmond County, GAGA206,5590.0%–

196Utah County, UTUT759,8590.0%–

197Vigo County, ININ106,5120.0%–

198Canadian County, OKOK187,1890.0%–

199Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.0%–

200San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%–

201Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%–

202Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%–

203Somerset County, NJNJ356,4860.0%–

204Stanislaus County, CACA557,7190.0%–

205Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%–

206Summit County, OHOH538,3760.0%–

207Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%–

208El Paso County, TXTX877,8580.0%–

209Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%–

210Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.0%–

211Mercer County, NJNJ399,2890.0%–

212Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%–

213Galveston County, TXTX372,2070.0%–

214Ventura County, CACA830,8510.0%–

215Marin County, CACA253,6940.0%–

216Eaton County, MIMI109,5810.0%–

217Sedgwick County, KSKS538,4330.0%–

218Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%–

219Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%–

220District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%–

221Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.0%–

222Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%–

223Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.0%–

224Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%–

225Lake County, ILIL719,3390.0%–

226Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%–

227Union County, NJNJ601,8630.0%–

228Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.0%–

229San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.0%–

230Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%–

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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?

Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska ranks #1 with 4.1% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by somali share?

Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, Aleutians East, Alaska, Dawson County, Nebraska, Olmsted County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

230 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).