RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 318 SHOWN OF 318

Highest Somali population share, US counties · 2020

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. Dakota County, Nebraska leads at 4.0%. 318 counties qualify in total. Minnesota carries 13 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2000

01Dakota County, NENE21,6874.0%–

02Rice County, MNMN69,9393.3%–

03Stearns County, MNMN164,1103.0%–

04Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7202.6%–

05Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842.4%–

06Olmsted County, MNMN166,7312.3%–

07Dawson County, NENE24,4521.8%–

08Colfax County, NENE10,9341.7%–

09Scott County, MNMN159,0171.6%–

10Morgan County, COCO30,3061.5%–

11Steele County, MNMN37,4641.3%–

12Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231.3%–

13Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5361.2%–

14Sargent County, NDND3,7111.1%–

15Dakota County, MNMN457,7101.1%–

16Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341.0%–

17Brown County, SDSD37,5610.9%–

18Anoka County, MNMN381,6050.9%–

19Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.9%–

20Lyon County, MNMN25,6840.8%–

21McDonald County, MOMO23,9920.8%–

22Cass County, NDND201,7940.7%–

23Clay County, MNMN67,7340.7%–

24Barron County, WIWI46,4840.6%–

25King County, WAWA2,344,9390.6%–

26Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.6%–

27Stewart County, GAGA4,6310.5%–

28Sherburne County, MNMN104,1940.5%–

29Finney County, KSKS37,5050.5%–

30Hall County, NENE63,6330.5%–

31Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.5%–

32Polk County, MNMN30,5450.5%–

33Nicollet County, MNMN34,2730.4%–

34Boone County, KYKY145,3160.4%–

35Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.4%–

36Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.4%–

37Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.4%–

38Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.4%–

39Benton County, MNMN41,7440.3%–

40Potter County, TXTX114,4530.3%–

41Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.3%–

42St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.3%–

43Warren County, TNTN43,7170.3%–

44Lake County, TNTN6,2490.3%–

45Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.3%–

46Freeborn County, MNMN30,4400.3%–

47DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.3%–

48Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.3%–

49Washington County, MNMN286,8950.3%–

50Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.3%–

51Sullivan County, NHNH43,9610.3%–

52Brown County, WIWI275,8030.3%–

53Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.3%–

54Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.2%–

55Douglas County, NENE606,4600.2%–

56Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.2%–

57Stutsman County, NDND21,4140.2%–

58Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.2%–

59Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.2%–

60Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.2%–

61Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.2%–

62Sibley County, MNMN15,3560.2%–

63Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.2%–

64Suffolk County, MAMA791,8910.2%–

65Carver County, MNMN114,3790.2%–

66O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.2%–

67Polk County, IAIA516,5460.2%–

68Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.2%–

69Ward County, NDND68,2330.2%–

70Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.2%–

71Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.2%–

72Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.2%–

73Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.2%–

74Bedford County, TNTN55,2730.2%–

75Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0410.2%–

76Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.1%–

77Eaton County, MIMI109,5810.1%–

78Kennebec County, MEME129,0670.1%–

79Cache County, UTUT145,0000.1%–

80Warren County, KYKY149,3750.1%–

81Ramsey County, NDND11,5300.1%–

82Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.1%–

83Kent County, MIMI675,2320.1%–

84San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.1%–

85Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4050.1%–

86Washington County, OROR611,7080.1%–

87Dundy County, NENE1,5680.1%–

88Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.1%–

89Pendleton County, KYKY14,8000.1%–

90Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.1%–

91Dyer County, TNTN36,3200.1%–

92Ada County, IDID546,1410.1%–

93Erie County, NYNY946,7410.1%–

94Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9800.1%–

95Pettis County, MOMO44,2540.1%–

96Smith County, TNTN20,9810.1%–

97Whatcom County, WAWA236,3920.1%–

98Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.1%–

99Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.1%–

100Nye County, NVNV57,3360.1%–

101Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1320.1%–

102Denver County, COCO740,6130.1%–

103Noble County, OHOH14,2760.1%–

104Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.1%–

105Platte County, MOMO114,4000.1%–

106Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.1%–

107Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.1%–

108Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5970.1%–

109Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.1%–

110Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.1%–

111Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%–

112Grant Parish, LALA22,0750.1%–

113Aroostook County, MEME66,6090.1%–

114Winona County, MNMN50,5230.1%–

115Weld County, COCO378,4260.1%–

116Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%–

117Cowley County, KSKS34,3820.1%–

118Petersburg, AKAK3,3940.1%–

119York County, NENE14,5640.1%–

120Karnes County, TXTX15,0180.1%–

121Dawes County, NENE7,8580.1%–

122Crawford County, MIMI13,7220.1%–

123Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.1%–

124Fillmore County, MNMN21,5400.1%–

125McLeod County, MNMN36,6310.1%–

126Marion County, OROR355,7770.1%–

127Lancaster County, NENE334,0490.1%–

128Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.1%–

129Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.1%–

130Sanilac County, MIMI40,0830.0%–

131Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%–

132Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%–

133Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%–

134Niagara County, NYNY208,9120.0%–

135Geauga County, OHOH95,6760.0%–

136New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%–

137Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%–

138Adams County, WAWA21,4880.0%–

139Frio County, TXTX18,8230.0%–

140Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.0%–

141Adams County, COCO554,6680.0%–

142Winchester, VAVA28,2720.0%–

143Allen County, ININ402,3290.0%–

144St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6920.0%–

145Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%–

146Lake County, COCO7,5520.0%–

147Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.0%–

148Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.0%–

149Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%–

150Cook County, MNMN5,5220.0%–

151Henry County, GAGA264,9220.0%–

152Cass County, NENE27,6570.0%–

153Tom Green County, TXTX120,6020.0%–

154Franklin County, MEME30,8240.0%–

155Greene County, NCNC20,7000.0%–

156Amador County, CACA41,8760.0%–

157Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.0%–

158Whitman County, WAWA48,5120.0%–

159Dunn County, WIWI46,2230.0%–

160Rapides Parish, LALA125,8770.0%–

161Houston County, TXTX22,3160.0%–

162St. Louis County, MNMN200,5180.0%–

163St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%–

164Malheur County, OROR32,2610.0%–

165Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1910.0%–

166Chisago County, MNMN59,1420.0%–

167Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%–

168Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.0%–

169Johnson County, KSKS636,9060.0%–

170Howard County, MDMD339,1830.0%–

171Daviess County, KYKY104,8980.0%–

172Penobscot County, MEME157,9670.0%–

173Hawaii County, HIHI210,0430.0%–

174Ross County, OHOH76,4290.0%–

175Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4530.0%–

176Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%–

177Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%–

178Lea County, NMNM74,7490.0%–

179Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.0%–

180Howard County, IAIA9,4150.0%–

181Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%–

182Barry County, MIMI63,9910.0%–

183Marion County, ININ992,1960.0%–

184Lancaster County, PAPA563,1590.0%–

185Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%–

186Martin County, MNMN19,4400.0%–

187Dodge County, NENE38,0570.0%–

188Montezuma County, COCO26,6780.0%–

189Aitkin County, MNMN16,2520.0%–

190Lake County, MNMN10,7460.0%–

191Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.0%–

192Tillamook County, OROR27,3840.0%–

193St. Francois County, MOMO67,8090.0%–

194Clark County, ININ130,4510.0%–

195Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.0%–

196Sedgwick County, KSKS538,4330.0%–

197Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%–

198Wood County, OHOH134,1760.0%–

199Brazos County, TXTX249,0880.0%–

200Knox County, TNTN511,4530.0%–

201Luce County, MIMI6,3390.0%–

202Thurston County, WAWA304,2610.0%–

203Lamoille County, VTVT26,2940.0%–

204Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%–

205Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%–

206Hardin County, KYKY113,4820.0%–

207Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7530.0%–

208Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.0%–

209Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7040.0%–

210Miami County, KSKS36,2400.0%–

211Erie County, PAPA265,8320.0%–

212Pierce County, NENE7,3780.0%–

213Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.0%–

214Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%–

215Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%–

216Washington County, MEME31,3340.0%–

217El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%–

218Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.0%–

219Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%–

220Platte County, NENE35,6490.0%–

221District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%–

222Avery County, NCNC18,1100.0%–

223Williams County, NDND41,7670.0%–

224Madison County, ININ135,0880.0%–

225Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%–

226Union County, OHOH73,4460.0%–

227Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.0%–

228Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%–

229Yolo County, CACA224,4100.0%–

230Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

231Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

232Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

233Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%–

234Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.0%–

235Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%–

236Oxford County, MEME60,3460.0%–

237Cass County, MOMO115,8590.0%–

238Macon County, ILIL99,3000.0%–

239Pueblo County, COCO169,2770.0%–

240Jefferson County, COCO580,4510.0%–

241Webster County, IAIA36,8380.0%–

242Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.0%–

243Butler County, KYKY12,5200.0%–

244Morgan County, KYKY14,4150.0%–

245Isanti County, MNMN44,3860.0%–

246Lucas County, OHOH423,3470.0%–

247DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%–

248Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.0%–

249Montgomery County, TNTN249,9350.0%–

250Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%–

251Wilson County, TNTN175,0330.0%–

252Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%–

253Pine County, MNMN30,4720.0%–

254Richland County, OHOH124,8930.0%–

255Wright County, MNMN157,5590.0%–

256York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

257Solano County, CACA455,3760.0%–

258Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%–

259Tama County, IAIA16,7960.0%–

260McCreary County, KYKY17,1240.0%–

261Collin County, TXTX1,297,1790.0%–

262Jefferson County, NYNY111,5400.0%–

263Merced County, CACA297,2600.0%–

264Laurel County, KYKY63,7460.0%–

265Douglas County, WAWA46,4730.0%–

266Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.0%–

267Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7380.0%–

268Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3980.0%–

269Meeker County, MNMN23,6030.0%–

270Champaign County, ILIL209,9720.0%–

271Kittitas County, WAWA48,8030.0%–

272Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.0%–

273Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7260.0%–

274Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%–

275Franklin County, KYKY52,6490.0%–

276San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.0%–

277Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%–

278Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%–

279Providence County, RIRI678,1790.0%–

280Lubbock County, TXTX328,9060.0%–

281Leon County, FLFL299,0480.0%–

282Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%–

283Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%–

284Dane County, WIWI590,3750.0%–

285Kern County, CACA927,0680.0%–

286Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%–

287Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%–

288St. Charles County, MOMO426,4990.0%–

289Sandoval County, NMNM159,5650.0%–

290Douglas County, MNMN40,1200.0%–

291Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.0%–

292Clay County, MOMO265,0320.0%–

293Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.0%–

294Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.0%–

295Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.0%–

296Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%–

297Essex County, MAMA826,6530.0%–

298Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.0%–

299San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%–

300Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%–

301Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.0%–

302Galveston County, TXTX372,2070.0%–

303Macomb County, MIMI886,2210.0%–

304Clackamas County, OROR426,2800.0%–

305Boone County, MOMO191,7460.0%–

306Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%–

307Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%–

308Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.0%–

309Rutherford County, TNTN386,3520.0%–

310Kitsap County, WAWA283,3740.0%–

311Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%–

312Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%–

313Muskegon County, MIMI177,9010.0%–

314San Mateo County, CACA743,5680.0%–

315Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%–

316Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0650.0%–

317Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%–

318Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%–

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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?

Dakota County, Nebraska ranks #1 with 4.0% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by somali share?

Dakota County, Nebraska, Rice County, Minnesota, Stearns County, Minnesota, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

318 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).