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 (2024 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. The median across all 220 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Madison, WI, up 131 places to #33.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4990.1%–

01Faribault, MNMN69,9394.0%+3.4 pts

02▲12Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.5%+1.4 pts

03▲15Garden City, KSKS37,5052.0%+1.7 pts

04▲5Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.7%+1.1 pts

05▼2St. Cloud, MNMN205,8541.7%+1.0 pts

06▲1Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951.5%+0.6 pts

07▼5Willmar, MNMN44,7201.5%+0.4 pts

08▼4Rochester, MNMN231,1841.3%−0.2 pts

09▲4Mankato, MNMN104,9071.2%+0.7 pts

10▲1Lewiston, MEME116,4871.1%+0.2 pts

11▼3Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.9%+0.1 pts

12▼7Lexington, NENE26,2550.9%−1.0 pts

13▲14Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.7%+0.5 pts

14Dumas, TXTX21,8910.5%–

15▼3Marshall, MNMN25,6840.5%–

16Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.5%0.0 pts

17▼1Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.4%0.0 pts

18▼3Fargo, NDND269,5280.3%+0.2 pts

19▲7Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.3%+0.1 pts

20▲15Jamestown, NDND21,4140.3%–

21▲24Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.3%+0.2 pts

22▲19Utica, NYNY285,6110.3%+0.3 pts

23▲1Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.3%+0.2 pts

24▲14Portland, MEME577,6350.3%−0.3 pts

25▲14Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.2%+0.2 pts

26▲7Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%+0.1 pts

27▲13Minot, NDND75,6940.2%+0.2 pts

28▲4Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.2%–

29Hudson, NYNY60,1680.2%–

30▲25Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.2%+0.1 pts

31▼11Columbus, NENE46,5830.2%−0.4 pts

32▼26Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.2%−1.2 pts

33▲131Madison, WIWI709,6850.2%+0.2 pts

34▲40Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.2%+0.1 pts

35▲11Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.2%0.0 pts

36▼14Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.2%+0.1 pts

37▲11Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%−0.2 pts

38▼4Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.1%0.0 pts

39▼3Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%+0.1 pts

40▼12Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%0.0 pts

41▼4Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%0.0 pts

42▲20Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%+0.1 pts

43LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.1%–

44Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.1%–

45Bismarck, NDND139,7500.1%–

46Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%+0.1 pts

47▲52Duluth, MNMN281,2190.1%+0.1 pts

48▲5San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%−0.1 pts

49Ames, IAIA128,0900.1%–

50▲18Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%0.0 pts

51▲16Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%0.0 pts

52▼10Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%+0.1 pts

53▲32Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%0.0 pts

54▼35Grand Island, NENE78,0760.1%−0.3 pts

55▲4Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%0.0 pts

56▲4Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%0.0 pts

57▲34Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%0.0 pts

58▼8Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%−0.1 pts

59▲64Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%0.0 pts

60Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.1%–

61▼44Columbus, GAGA324,8300.1%–

62▼37Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%−0.1 pts

63▼6Boise City, IDID864,2430.1%0.0 pts

64▲2Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%–

65Jackson, TNTN184,5690.1%–

66▲10Salem, OROR445,8140.1%0.0 pts

67▲13Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%0.0 pts

68Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%–

69▲3Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%0.0 pts

70▲23Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%0.0 pts

71▲7Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%0.0 pts

72▲10Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%0.0 pts

73Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%–

74Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.0%–

75Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.0%–

76▲27Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%–

77Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.0%–

78▼1Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%–

79Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%–

80▼5Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.0%–

81Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%0.0 pts

82▼30Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.0%–

83▼12Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%0.0 pts

84▼19St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%0.0 pts

85Houghton, MIMI40,0280.0%–

86New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.0%–

87Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%–

88Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.0%–

89▲17Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%0.0 pts

90▲85Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%–

91▲1Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.0%–

92Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.0%–

93Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.0%–

94▼40Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%0.0 pts

95▼72Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%−0.2 pts

96Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

97▼27Winona, MNMN50,5230.0%–

98▲64New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%–

99▼12Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%0.0 pts

100Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.0%0.0 pts

101Shelton, WAWA71,1650.0%–

102▼23Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%−0.1 pts

103▲16College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

104▲36Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.0%–

105▲20Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%0.0 pts

106Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.0%0.0 pts

107Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%0.0 pts

108▲9Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%0.0 pts

109▲1San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%0.0 pts

110Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.0%0.0 pts

111▲11Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.0%–

112▲20Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

113▲64Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%–

114▼31Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%0.0 pts

115▼8San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%0.0 pts

116Meadville, PAPA81,7920.0%–

117Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%–

118Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%–

119Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%0.0 pts

120Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%0.0 pts

121Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%–

122State College, PAPA157,3930.0%–

123Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.0%–

124▲20Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%0.0 pts

125Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.0%–

126Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%–

127Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

128▼59Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%0.0 pts

129Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%–

130▼69Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%–

131Bonham, TXTX39,2650.0%–

132Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%0.0 pts

133▼35Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.0%–

134▼21Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%0.0 pts

135Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.0%–

136▼5Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%0.0 pts

137▼79Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.0%–

138▼5Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%0.0 pts

139▼10Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%0.0 pts

140Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%–

141Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%0.0 pts

142Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

143▲33Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

144Beckley, WVWV109,9400.0%–

145▼11Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%0.0 pts

146▼31Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

147▼10Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%0.0 pts

148Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

149▼10Pueblo, COCO169,2770.0%–

150▼61Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%0.0 pts

151Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.0%–

152Brookings, OROR22,6210.0%–

153Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%0.0 pts

154St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%–

155▼145Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.0%–

156Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

157Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

158Austin, MNMN40,9710.0%–

159▼23Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%–

160▲9Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%0.0 pts

161▼75Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%0.0 pts

162Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

163▼28Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%0.0 pts

164Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%–

165Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%–

166Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

167▼39New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%0.0 pts

168Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%–

169Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%0.0 pts

170▲4Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%0.0 pts

171▼20Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%0.0 pts

172Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%–

173Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%–

174▼1Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%0.0 pts

175▼14Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

176Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%–

177▼25Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.0%–

178▼58Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%–

179▼23Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%–

180▼159Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%−0.7 pts

181Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%–

182▼56Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%–

183Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

184Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

185Bay City, MIMI102,1230.0%–

186▼27Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%0.0 pts

187▼17Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%0.0 pts

188Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

189Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

190▼33Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%–

191▼42Corbin, KYKY150,0400.0%–

192Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

193Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.0%–

194▼64Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%–

195▼131Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%–

196Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%–

197▼124Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.0%–

198Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%–

199▼27Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%–

200▼33Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.0%–

201▼33Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.0%–

202North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

203Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%0.0 pts

204Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.0%–

205Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4040.0%–

206Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%–

207Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%0.0 pts

208Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%–

209▼63San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%0.0 pts

210▼52Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.0%–

211▼51Providence, 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%–

219▼48Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%–

220▼41Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).