RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Largest Somali population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Somali ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Minnesota leads at 63,026. 46 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,447, against an all-states median of 1,203. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wisconsin, WI, up 12 places to #9.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population334,922,499166,157–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44563,026+94%

02Ohio, OHOH11,810,29328,515+183%

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11613,896+46%

04▲1California, CACA39,287,3775,022−30%

05▼1New York, NYNY19,852,3664,718+55%

06▲8Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,161+99%

07▼1Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,990+15%

08Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,883+8%

09▲12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723,429+389%

10▲5Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,817+53%

11▲6Maine, MEME1,387,8172,617+6%

12▲6Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,505+83%

13▲9North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,377+82%

14▼3Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,294−24%

15▲1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,2050%

16▼7Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,062+59%

17▼7Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,049−23%

18▼5Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,855+38%

19▲5Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,724+621%

20▼13Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,636+79%

21▼9Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,467−29%

22▲1Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,433+71%

23▲2Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,232+393%

24▼4North Dakota, NDND784,8411,173+358%

25▲3Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,092+128%

26▼7Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,034+5%

27▲7Maryland, MDMD6,206,011663−13%

28▲2Florida, FLFL22,416,077655–

29▼3South Dakota, SDSD907,428428+69%

30▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,612323−12%

31▼2Idaho, IDID1,934,2623000%

32▲1Indiana, ININ6,851,073281−55%

33▼1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868240–

34▲3Louisiana, LALA4,611,961174+53%

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508161−72%

36Alaska, AKAK735,706157−63%

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634149+2383%

38▲3New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809115−51%

39▼1District of Columbia, DCDC681,29497+646%

40▼13Vermont, VTVT647,10664−79%

41▼2South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22544−70%

42Alabama, ALAL5,086,76838+245%

43Wyoming, WYWY582,39727–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37316–

45▼3Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80112–

46▼2Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest somali population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 63,026 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by somali population?

Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, California, New York.

How many states are in this ranking?

46 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is somali population measured?

Number of residents who are Somali ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).