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Largest Somali population, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Somali ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 43 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 43 is 60.

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Largest Somali population by state

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78430,402+71%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,6236,956+43%

03Stearns County, MNMN164,1104,867+438%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,7104,564+122%

05Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313,645+45%

06Anoka County, MNMN381,6053,067+79%

07Scott County, MNMN159,0172,364+422%

08Rice County, MNMN69,9392,184+446%

09Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201,110+146%

10Washington County, MNMN286,895729+1595%

11Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634680+66%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,194513–

13Steele County, MNMN37,464473+47%

14Clay County, MNMN67,734429+158%

15Lyon County, MNMN25,684217–

16Carver County, MNMN114,379198–

17Nicollet County, MNMN34,273149+292%

18Polk County, MNMN30,545142–

19Benton County, MNMN41,744139–

20Freeborn County, MNMN30,44090–

21Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04188+21%

22St. Louis County, MNMN200,51860+140%

23Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13251–

24Winona County, MNMN50,52333–

25Sibley County, MNMN15,35632–

26Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47723+188%

27McLeod County, MNMN36,63120–

28Chisago County, MNMN59,14216+45%

29Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40512–

30Fillmore County, MNMN21,54012–

31Wright County, MNMN157,5599−90%

32Kittson County, MNMN4,0317–

33Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4537–

34Martin County, MNMN19,4404–

35Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7534–

36Aitkin County, MNMN16,2523–

37Isanti County, MNMN44,3863−79%

38Cook County, MNMN5,5222–

39Lake County, MNMN10,7462–

40Pine County, MNMN30,4722–

41Douglas County, MNMN40,1201–

42Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041–

43Meeker County, MNMN23,6031–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS