RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 44 SHOWN OF 44

Largest Somali population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Somali ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Minnesota leads at 32,449. 44 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,857, against an all-states median of 733.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population308,745,538100,011–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44532,449–

02Ohio, OHOH11,810,29310,078–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,1169,543–

04California, CACA39,287,3777,150–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,601–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,460–

07New York, NYNY19,852,3663,053–

08Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,028–

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,663–

10Maine, MEME1,387,8172,462–

11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,211–

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,093–

13Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,061–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,838–

15Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,366–

16Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,348–

17North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,308–

18Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,300–

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,761981–

20Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824914–

21Illinois, ILIL12,694,798839–

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,011765–

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872701–

24Indiana, ININ6,851,073626–

25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508579–

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,197478–

27Alaska, AKAK735,706424–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,612368–

29Vermont, VTVT647,106304–

30Idaho, IDID1,934,262300–

31North Dakota, NDND784,841256–

32South Dakota, SDSD907,428253–

33Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639250–

34Iowa, IAIA3,210,507239–

35New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809233–

36South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225149–

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391114–

38Louisiana, LALA4,611,961114–

39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23538–

40Montana, MTMT1,116,87532–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,29413–

42Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112–

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,76811–

44Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest somali population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 32,449 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by somali population?

Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, California, Texas.

How many states are in this ranking?

44 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is somali population measured?

Number of residents who are Somali ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.