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Highest Somali population share, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Somali ancestry (2020 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 2010

USUnited States331,449,2810.1%–

01Dakota County, NENE21,6874.0%+2.9 pts

02Rice County, MNMN69,9393.3%+2.6 pts

03Stearns County, MNMN164,1103.0%+2.4 pts

04Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7202.6%+1.5 pts

05Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842.4%+0.9 pts

06Olmsted County, MNMN166,7312.3%+0.6 pts

07Dawson County, NENE24,4521.8%−0.2 pts

08Colfax County, NENE10,9341.7%+1.1 pts

09Scott County, MNMN159,0171.6%+1.2 pts

10Morgan County, COCO30,3061.5%+0.1 pts

11Steele County, MNMN37,4641.3%+0.4 pts

12Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231.3%+0.3 pts

13Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5361.2%+0.4 pts

14Sargent County, NDND3,7111.1%–

15Dakota County, MNMN457,7101.1%+0.6 pts

16Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341.0%+0.4 pts

17Brown County, SDSD37,5610.9%–

18Anoka County, MNMN381,6050.9%+0.3 pts

19Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.9%−0.1 pts

20Lyon County, MNMN25,6840.8%–

21McDonald County, MOMO23,9920.8%–

22Cass County, NDND201,7940.7%+0.7 pts

23Clay County, MNMN67,7340.7%+0.4 pts

24Barron County, WIWI46,4840.6%+0.2 pts

25King County, WAWA2,344,9390.6%+0.1 pts

26Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.6%–

27Stewart County, GAGA4,6310.5%–

28Sherburne County, MNMN104,1940.5%–

29Finney County, KSKS37,5050.5%+0.2 pts

30Hall County, NENE63,6330.5%+0.1 pts

31Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.5%−3.6 pts

32Polk County, MNMN30,5450.5%–

33Nicollet County, MNMN34,2730.4%+0.3 pts

34Boone County, KYKY145,3160.4%+0.3 pts

35Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.4%−0.3 pts

36Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.4%+0.3 pts

37Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.4%+0.2 pts

38Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.4%+0.2 pts

39Benton County, MNMN41,7440.3%–

40Potter County, TXTX114,4530.3%+0.2 pts

41Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.3%−0.2 pts

42St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.3%+0.1 pts

43Warren County, TNTN43,7170.3%–

44Lake County, TNTN6,2490.3%–

45Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.3%+0.2 pts

46Freeborn County, MNMN30,4400.3%–

47DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.3%+0.1 pts

48Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.3%+0.2 pts

49Washington County, MNMN286,8950.3%+0.3 pts

50Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.3%+0.1 pts

51Sullivan County, NHNH43,9610.3%–

52Brown County, WIWI275,8030.3%–

53Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.3%+0.1 pts

54Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.2%+0.2 pts

55Douglas County, NENE606,4600.2%+0.2 pts

56Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.2%+0.1 pts

57Stutsman County, NDND21,4140.2%–

58Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.2%−0.2 pts

59Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770.2%+0.2 pts

60Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.2%+0.1 pts

61Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.2%−0.1 pts

62Sibley County, MNMN15,3560.2%–

63Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.2%+0.1 pts

64Suffolk County, MAMA791,8910.2%+0.0 pts

65Carver County, MNMN114,3790.2%–

66O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.2%–

67Polk County, IAIA516,5460.2%+0.1 pts

68Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.2%+0.1 pts

69Ward County, NDND68,2330.2%+0.1 pts

70Oneida County, NYNY226,3920.2%+0.1 pts

71Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.2%+0.2 pts

72Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.2%–

73Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.2%–

74Bedford County, TNTN55,2730.2%−0.2 pts

75Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0410.2%+0.0 pts

76Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.1%+0.0 pts

77Eaton County, MIMI109,5810.1%+0.1 pts

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%−0.0 pts

83Kent County, MIMI675,2320.1%+0.1 pts

84San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.1%−0.1 pts

85Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4050.1%–

86Washington County, OROR611,7080.1%−0.1 pts

87Dundy County, NENE1,5680.1%–

88Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.1%–

89Pendleton County, KYKY14,8000.1%–

90Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.1%−0.0 pts

91Dyer County, TNTN36,3200.1%–

92Ada County, IDID546,1410.1%+0.0 pts

93Erie County, NYNY946,7410.1%+0.0 pts

94Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9800.1%–

95Pettis County, MOMO44,2540.1%–

96Smith County, TNTN20,9810.1%–

97Whatcom County, WAWA236,3920.1%–

98Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.1%+0.1 pts

99Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.1%+0.1 pts

100Nye County, NVNV57,3360.1%–

101Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1320.1%–

102Denver County, COCO740,6130.1%−0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

110Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.1%−0.1 pts

111Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.1%+0.0 pts

112Grant Parish, LALA22,0750.1%–

113Aroostook County, MEME66,6090.1%–

114Winona County, MNMN50,5230.1%–

115Weld County, COCO378,4260.1%+0.0 pts

116Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%−0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

124Fillmore County, MNMN21,5400.1%–

125McLeod County, MNMN36,6310.1%–

126Marion County, OROR355,7770.1%+0.0 pts

127Lancaster County, NENE334,0490.1%–

128Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.1%−0.0 pts

129Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.1%−0.0 pts

130Sanilac County, MIMI40,0830.0%–

131Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%+0.0 pts

132Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%+0.0 pts

133Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%+0.0 pts

134Niagara County, NYNY208,9120.0%–

135Geauga County, OHOH95,6760.0%–

136New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%+0.0 pts

137Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%+0.0 pts

138Adams County, WAWA21,4880.0%–

139Frio County, TXTX18,8230.0%–

140Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.0%+0.0 pts

141Adams County, COCO554,6680.0%+0.0 pts

142Winchester, VAVA28,2720.0%−0.3 pts

143Allen County, ININ402,3290.0%+0.0 pts

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

145Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%−0.0 pts

146Lake County, COCO7,5520.0%–

147Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.0%+0.0 pts

148Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.0%+0.0 pts

149Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%+0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

163St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%+0.0 pts

164Malheur County, OROR32,2610.0%–

165Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1910.0%–

166Chisago County, MNMN59,1420.0%+0.0 pts

167Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%−0.1 pts

168Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.0%–

169Johnson County, KSKS636,9060.0%+0.0 pts

170Howard County, MDMD339,1830.0%+0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

177Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%+0.0 pts

178Lea County, NMNM74,7490.0%–

179Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.0%–

180Howard County, IAIA9,4150.0%–

181Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%−0.0 pts

182Barry County, MIMI63,9910.0%–

183Marion County, ININ992,1960.0%−0.0 pts

184Lancaster County, PAPA563,1590.0%–

185Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%+0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

197Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%+0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

205Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%+0.0 pts

206Hardin County, KYKY113,4820.0%–

207Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7530.0%–

208Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.0%−0.0 pts

209Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7040.0%–

210Miami County, KSKS36,2400.0%–

211Erie County, PAPA265,8320.0%−0.0 pts

212Pierce County, NENE7,3780.0%–

213Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.0%–

214Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%+0.0 pts

215Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%−0.0 pts

216Washington County, MEME31,3340.0%–

217El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%–

218Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.0%–

219Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%−0.0 pts

220Platte County, NENE35,6490.0%–

221District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%+0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

229Yolo County, CACA224,4100.0%−0.0 pts

230Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%−0.0 pts

231Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

232Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

233Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%−0.0 pts

234Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.0%–

235Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%−0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

243Butler County, KYKY12,5200.0%–

244Morgan County, KYKY14,4150.0%–

245Isanti County, MNMN44,3860.0%−0.0 pts

246Lucas County, OHOH423,3470.0%–

247DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%−0.0 pts

248Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.0%–

249Montgomery County, TNTN249,9350.0%–

250Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%−0.0 pts

251Wilson County, TNTN175,0330.0%–

252Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%+0.0 pts

253Pine County, MNMN30,4720.0%–

254Richland County, OHOH124,8930.0%–

255Wright County, MNMN157,5590.0%−0.1 pts

256York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

257Solano County, CACA455,3760.0%−0.0 pts

258Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%−0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

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

274Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%–

275Franklin County, KYKY52,6490.0%–

276San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.0%−0.0 pts

277Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%+0.0 pts

278Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%+0.0 pts

279Providence County, RIRI678,1790.0%–

280Lubbock County, TXTX328,9060.0%–

281Leon County, FLFL299,0480.0%–

282Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%−0.0 pts

283Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%+0.0 pts

284Dane County, WIWI590,3750.0%−0.0 pts

285Kern County, CACA927,0680.0%−0.0 pts

286Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%−0.0 pts

287Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%+0.0 pts

288St. Charles County, MOMO426,4990.0%−0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

296Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%+0.0 pts

297Essex County, MAMA826,6530.0%−0.0 pts

298Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.0%–

299San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%−0.0 pts

300Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%−0.1 pts

301Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.0%–

302Galveston County, TXTX372,2070.0%−0.0 pts

303Macomb County, MIMI886,2210.0%−0.0 pts

304Clackamas County, OROR426,2800.0%–

305Boone County, MOMO191,7460.0%–

306Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%−0.0 pts

307Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%−0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

313Muskegon County, MIMI177,9010.0%–

314San Mateo County, CACA743,5680.0%–

315Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%−0.0 pts

316Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0650.0%–

317Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%−0.0 pts

318Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest somali share?

Dakota County, Nebraska ranks #1 with 4.0% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is somali share measured?

Share of all residents who are Somali ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.