RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 44 SHOWN OF 44

Largest Somali population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Somali ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Minnesota leads at 63,311. 44 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,170, against an all-states median of 1,356.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOMALI POPULATIONVS 2000

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44563,311–

02Ohio, OHOH11,810,29317,487–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11613,413–

04New York, NYNY19,852,3665,252–

05California, CACA39,287,3774,903–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704,784–

07Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,641–

08Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,612–

09Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073,294–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,248–

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,062–

12Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,980–

13Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,933–

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,878–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,772–

16Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,362–

17Maine, MEME1,387,8172,154–

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,071–

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,056–

20North Dakota, NDND784,8411,703–

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,539–

22North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,517–

23Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,195–

24Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,051–

25Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,034–

26South Dakota, SDSD907,428620–

27Vermont, VTVT647,106613–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,197589–

29Idaho, IDID1,934,262465–

30Florida, FLFL22,416,077450–

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,612445–

32New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868416–

33Indiana, ININ6,851,073389–

34Maryland, MDMD6,206,011346–

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508344–

36Alaska, AKAK735,706292–

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,961112–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,29482–

39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22558–

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23551–

41New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80927–

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80121–

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24620–

44Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest somali population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 63,311 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by somali population?

Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, New York, California.

How many states are in this ranking?

44 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).