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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4990.1%–

01Faribault, MNMN69,9394.0%+3.4 pts

02Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.5%+1.4 pts

03Garden City, KSKS37,5052.0%+1.7 pts

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

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

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

07Willmar, MNMN44,7201.5%+0.4 pts

08Rochester, MNMN231,1841.3%−0.2 pts

09Mankato, MNMN104,9071.2%+0.7 pts

10Lewiston, MEME116,4871.1%+0.2 pts

11Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.9%+0.1 pts

12Lexington, NENE26,2550.9%−1.0 pts

13Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.7%+0.5 pts

14Dumas, TXTX21,8910.5%–

15Marshall, MNMN25,6840.5%–

16Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.5%−0.0 pts

17Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.4%−0.0 pts

18Fargo, NDND269,5280.3%+0.2 pts

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

20Jamestown, NDND21,4140.3%–

21Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.3%+0.2 pts

22Utica, NYNY285,6110.3%+0.3 pts

23Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.3%+0.2 pts

24Portland, MEME577,6350.3%−0.3 pts

25Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.2%+0.2 pts

26Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%+0.1 pts

27Minot, NDND75,6940.2%+0.2 pts

28Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.2%–

29Hudson, NYNY60,1680.2%–

30Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.2%+0.1 pts

31Columbus, NENE46,5830.2%−0.4 pts

32Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.2%−1.2 pts

33Madison, WIWI709,6850.2%+0.2 pts

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

35Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.2%+0.0 pts

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

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

38Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.1%+0.0 pts

39Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%+0.1 pts

40Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%+0.0 pts

41Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%+0.0 pts

42Denver, 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

47Duluth, MNMN281,2190.1%+0.1 pts

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

49Ames, IAIA128,0900.1%–

50Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%+0.0 pts

51Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%+0.0 pts

52Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%+0.1 pts

53Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%+0.0 pts

54Grand Island, NENE78,0760.1%−0.3 pts

55Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%−0.0 pts

56Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%+0.0 pts

57Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%+0.0 pts

58Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%−0.1 pts

59Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%+0.0 pts

60Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.1%–

61Columbus, GAGA324,8300.1%–

62Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%−0.1 pts

63Boise City, IDID864,2430.1%+0.0 pts

64Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%–

65Jackson, TNTN184,5690.1%–

66Salem, OROR445,8140.1%+0.0 pts

67Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%+0.0 pts

68Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%–

69Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%−0.0 pts

70Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%+0.0 pts

71Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%−0.0 pts

72Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%−0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

82Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.0%–

83Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%−0.0 pts

84St. 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%–

89Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%+0.0 pts

90Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%–

91Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.0%–

92Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.0%–

93Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.0%–

94Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%+0.0 pts

95Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%−0.2 pts

96Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

97Winona, MNMN50,5230.0%–

98New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%–

99Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%+0.0 pts

100Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.0%+0.0 pts

101Shelton, WAWA71,1650.0%–

102Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%−0.1 pts

103College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

104Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.0%–

105Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%+0.0 pts

106Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.0%−0.0 pts

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

108Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%+0.0 pts

109San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%−0.0 pts

110Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.0%−0.0 pts

111Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.0%–

112Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

113Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%–

114Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%+0.0 pts

115San 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%–

124Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%+0.0 pts

125Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.0%–

126Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%–

127Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

128Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%+0.0 pts

129Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%–

130Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%–

131Bonham, TXTX39,2650.0%–

132Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%+0.0 pts

133Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.0%–

134Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%−0.0 pts

135Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.0%–

136Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%−0.0 pts

137Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.0%–

138Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%+0.0 pts

139Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%−0.0 pts

140Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%–

141Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%−0.0 pts

142Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

143Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

144Beckley, WVWV109,9400.0%–

145Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%−0.0 pts

146Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

147Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%−0.0 pts

148Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

149Pueblo, COCO169,2770.0%–

150Fort 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%–

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%+0.0 pts

161Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%−0.0 pts

162Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

163Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%−0.0 pts

164Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%–

165Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%–

166Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

167New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%−0.0 pts

168Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%–

169Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%−0.0 pts

170Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%−0.0 pts

171Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%+0.0 pts

172Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%–

173Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%–

174Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%−0.0 pts

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%−0.7 pts

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%−0.0 pts

187Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%−0.0 pts

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%−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%–

209San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%−0.0 pts

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 2026-08-08 · 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).