Distribution of Subsaharan African: Somali People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Subsaharan African: Somali

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0.3%
0.6%
0.9%
1.2%
1.8%
2.4%
3%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Dawson County, Nebraska	3.76%
2	Kandiyohi County, Minnesota	3.69%
3	Dakota County, Nebraska	3.19%
4	Stearns County, Minnesota	2.98%
5	Rice County, Minnesota	2.95%
6	Seward County, Kansas	2.45%
7	Olmsted County, Minnesota	2.38%
8	Hennepin County, Minnesota	2.31%
9	Lyon County, Minnesota	1.65%
10	Sargent County, North Dakota	1.62%
11	Morgan County, Colorado	1.59%
12	Colfax County, Nebraska	1.49%
13	Steele County, Minnesota	1.46%
14	Nicollet County, Minnesota	1.22%
15	Ramsey County, Minnesota	1.19%
16	Crockett County, Texas	1.18%
17	Franklin County, Ohio	1.16%
18	Allamakee County, Iowa	1.02%
19	Androscoggin County, Maine	1.01%
20	Scott County, Minnesota	0.99%

Top Counties by Population of Subsaharan African: Somali

#	County	Population
1	Hennepin County, Minnesota	28,525
2	Franklin County, Ohio	14,836
3	King County, Washington	11,805
4	Ramsey County, Minnesota	6,469
5	Stearns County, Minnesota	4,668
6	Dakota County, Minnesota	4,090
7	San Diego County, California	3,904
8	Olmsted County, Minnesota	3,643
9	Jefferson County, Kentucky	3,041
10	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	2,701
11	DeKalb County, Georgia	2,625
12	Multnomah County, Oregon	2,561
13	Maricopa County, Arizona	2,530
14	Salt Lake County, Utah	2,458
15	Tarrant County, Texas	2,393
16	Anoka County, Minnesota	2,263
17	Davidson County, Tennessee	2,217
18	Rice County, Minnesota	1,938
19	Fairfax County, Virginia	1,649
20	Polk County, Iowa	1,618

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Minnesota	1.06%	58,844
2	North Dakota	0.22%	1,670
3	Maine	0.2%	2,641
4	Washington	0.18%	12,835
5	Nebraska	0.16%	3,018
6	Ohio	0.14%	16,039
7	Kentucky	0.09%	4,015
8	Utah	0.09%	2,640
9	Oregon	0.08%	3,292
10	Massachusetts	0.08%	5,164
11	Iowa	0.06%	1,997
12	South Dakota	0.06%	523
13	Kansas	0.05%	1,421
14	Arizona	0.05%	3,378
15	Colorado	0.05%	2,645
16	Alaska	0.05%	343
17	Tennessee	0.05%	3,058
18	Virginia	0.04%	3,522
19	New Hampshire	0.04%	508
20	Georgia	0.04%	3,886
21	Missouri	0.04%	2,200
22	Vermont	0.03%	169
23	Wisconsin	0.03%	1,464
24	New York	0.02%	4,582
25	Texas	0.02%	5,824
26	Michigan	0.02%	2,011
27	Nevada	0.02%	461
28	Maryland	0.02%	921
29	California	0.01%	5,361
30	Wyoming	0.01%	61
31	Illinois	0.01%	1,274
32	Connecticut	0.01%	325
33	North Carolina	0.01%	888
34	Hawaii	0.01%	96
35	Pennsylvania	0.01%	737
36	Louisiana	0%	186
37	Indiana	0%	209
38	South Carolina	0%	138
39	Rhode Island	0%	22
40	New Mexico	0%	41
41	District of Columbia	0%	14
42	West Virginia	0%	32
43	Florida	0%	230
44	Idaho	0%	17
45	Oklahoma	0%	23
46	New Jersey	0%	44
47	Mississippi	0%	13
48	Puerto Rico	0%	0
49	Montana	0%	0
50	Delaware	0%	0
51	Arkansas	0%	0
52	Alabama	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Subsaharan African: Somali

#	State	Population
1	Minnesota	58,844
2	Ohio	16,039
3	Washington	12,835
4	Texas	5,824
5	California	5,361
6	Massachusetts	5,164
7	New York	4,582
8	Kentucky	4,015
9	Georgia	3,886
10	Virginia	3,522
11	Arizona	3,378
12	Oregon	3,292
13	Tennessee	3,058
14	Nebraska	3,018
15	Colorado	2,645
16	Maine	2,641
17	Utah	2,640
18	Missouri	2,200
19	Michigan	2,011
20	Iowa	1,997
21	North Dakota	1,670
22	Wisconsin	1,464
23	Kansas	1,421
24	Illinois	1,274
25	Maryland	921
26	North Carolina	888
27	Pennsylvania	737
28	South Dakota	523
29	New Hampshire	508
30	Nevada	461
31	Alaska	343
32	Connecticut	325
33	Florida	230
34	Indiana	209
35	Louisiana	186
36	Vermont	169
37	South Carolina	138
38	Hawaii	96
39	Wyoming	61
40	New Jersey	44
41	New Mexico	41
42	West Virginia	32
43	Oklahoma	23
44	Rhode Island	22
45	Idaho	17
46	District of Columbia	14
47	Mississippi	13
48	Puerto Rico	0
49	Montana	0
50	Delaware	0
51	Arkansas	0
52	Alabama	0

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.