RANKING · 2024 ACS · 220 SHOWN OF 220

Highest Somali population share, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Faribault-Northfield, MN leads at 4.0%. 220 metro areas qualify in total. Minnesota carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2000

01Faribault, MNMN69,9394.0%–

02Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.5%–

03Garden City, KSKS37,5052.0%–

04Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.7%–

05St. Cloud, MNMN205,8541.7%–

06Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951.5%–

07Willmar, MNMN44,7201.5%–

08Rochester, MNMN231,1841.3%–

09Mankato, MNMN104,9071.2%–

10Lewiston, MEME116,4871.1%–

11Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.9%–

12Lexington, NENE26,2550.9%–

13Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.7%–

14Dumas, TXTX21,8910.5%–

15Marshall, MNMN25,6840.5%–

16Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.5%–

17Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.4%–

18Fargo, NDND269,5280.3%–

19Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.3%–

20Jamestown, NDND21,4140.3%–

21Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.3%–

22Utica, NYNY285,6110.3%–

23Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.3%–

24Portland, MEME577,6350.3%–

25Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.2%–

26Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%–

27Minot, NDND75,6940.2%–

28Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.2%–

29Hudson, NYNY60,1680.2%–

30Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.2%–

31Columbus, NENE46,5830.2%–

32Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.2%–

33Madison, WIWI709,6850.2%–

34Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.2%–

35Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.2%–

36Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.2%–

37Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%–

38Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.1%–

39Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%–

40Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%–

41Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%–

42Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%–

43LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.1%–

44Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.1%–

45Bismarck, NDND139,7500.1%–

46Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%–

47Duluth, MNMN281,2190.1%–

48San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%–

49Ames, IAIA128,0900.1%–

50Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%–

51Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%–

52Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%–

53Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%–

54Grand Island, NENE78,0760.1%–

55Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%–

56Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%–

57Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%–

58Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%–

59Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%–

60Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.1%–

61Columbus, GAGA324,8300.1%–

62Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%–

63Boise City, IDID864,2430.1%–

64Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%–

65Jackson, TNTN184,5690.1%–

66Salem, OROR445,8140.1%–

67Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%–

68Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%–

69Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

70Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%–

71Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%–

72Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%–

73Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%–

74Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.0%–

75Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.0%–

76Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%–

77Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.0%–

78Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%–

79Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%–

80Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.0%–

81Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%–

82Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.0%–

83Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%–

84St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%–

85Houghton, MIMI40,0280.0%–

86New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.0%–

87Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%–

88Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.0%–

89Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%–

90Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%–

91Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.0%–

92Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.0%–

93Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.0%–

94Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

95Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%–

96Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

97Winona, MNMN50,5230.0%–

98New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%–

99Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%–

100Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.0%–

101Shelton, WAWA71,1650.0%–

102Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%–

103College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

104Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.0%–

105Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%–

106Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.0%–

107Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%–

108Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%–

109San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%–

110Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.0%–

111Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.0%–

112Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

113Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%–

114Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%–

115San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%–

116Meadville, PAPA81,7920.0%–

117Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%–

118Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%–

119Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%–

120Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%–

121Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%–

122State College, PAPA157,3930.0%–

123Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.0%–

124Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%–

125Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.0%–

126Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%–

127Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

128Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%–

129Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%–

130Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%–

131Bonham, TXTX39,2650.0%–

132Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%–

133Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.0%–

134Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%–

135Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.0%–

136Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%–

137Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.0%–

138Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%–

139Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%–

140Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%–

141Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%–

142Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

143Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

144Beckley, WVWV109,9400.0%–

145Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

146Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

147Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%–

148Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

149Pueblo, COCO169,2770.0%–

150Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%–

151Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.0%–

152Brookings, OROR22,6210.0%–

153Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%–

154St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%–

155Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.0%–

156Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

157Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

158Austin, MNMN40,9710.0%–

159Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%–

160Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%–

161Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%–

162Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

163Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

164Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%–

165Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%–

166Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

167New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%–

168Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%–

169Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%–

170Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%–

171Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%–

172Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%–

173Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%–

174Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%–

175Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

176Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%–

177Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.0%–

178Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%–

179Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%–

180Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%–

181Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%–

182Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%–

183Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

184Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

185Bay City, MIMI102,1230.0%–

186Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%–

187Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%–

188Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

189Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

190Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%–

191Corbin, KYKY150,0400.0%–

192Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

193Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.0%–

194Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%–

195Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%–

196Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%–

197Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.0%–

198Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%–

199Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%–

200Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.0%–

201Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.0%–

202North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

203Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%–

204Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.0%–

205Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4040.0%–

206Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%–

207Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%–

208Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%–

209San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%–

210Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.0%–

211Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%–

212Richmond, ININ66,1690.0%–

213Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

214York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

215Torrington, CTCT114,6900.0%–

216Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.0%–

217Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%–

218New Haven, CTCT578,7410.0%–

219Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%–

220Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest somali share?

Faribault-Northfield, MN ranks #1 with 4.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by somali share?

Faribault-Northfield, MN, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, Garden City, KS, Columbus, OH, St. Cloud, MN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

220 metro areas 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).