Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 64.35K people in Minnesota with Somali ancestry (1.14% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Faribault city had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (9.79%), followed by Columbia Heights city (7.54%), and St. Cloud city (7.10%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Somali ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Minnesota.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021

Faribault city

Columbia Heights city

St. Cloud city

Minneapolis city

Willmar city

Savage city

Hopkins city

Fridley city

Mendota Heights city

Eden Prairie city

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Faribault city	9.79
2	Columbia Heights city	7.54
3	St. Cloud city	7.10
4	Minneapolis city	5.18
5	Willmar city	4.81
6	Savage city	4.57
7	Hopkins city	4.42
8	Fridley city	4.19
9	Mendota Heights city	3.58
10	Eden Prairie city	3.44
11	Shakopee city	3.35
12	Owatonna city	2.57
13	Rochester city	2.39
14	Eagan city	2.37
15	Burnsville city	2.33
16	Robbinsdale city	1.91
17	Marshall city	1.85
18	Crystal city	1.78
19	St. Paul city	1.72
20	Bloomington city	1.55
21	Apple Valley city	1.46
22	Rosemount city	1.31
23	St. Louis Park city	1.23
24	New Hope city	1.22
25	Mankato city	1.21
26	Maplewood city	1.20
27	Richfield city	1.15
28	Shoreview city	0.93
29	Coon Rapids city	0.90
30	North Mankato city	0.84
31	Lino Lakes city	0.82
32	New Brighton city	0.78
33	South St. Paul city	0.68
34	Champlin city	0.67
35	Blaine city	0.64
35	Edina city	0.64
36	Sartell city	0.63
37	Brooklyn Park city	0.57
38	Moorhead city	0.50
39	Ramsey city	0.49
40	Roseville city	0.42
41	Brooklyn Center city	0.40
42	Albert Lea city	0.37
43	Anoka city	0.32
44	Maple Grove city	0.30
45	Hibbing city	0.29
46	Woodbury city	0.26
47	Lake Elmo city	0.25
48	Fergus Falls city	0.21
49	Winona city	0.19
50	Cottage Grove city	0.18
50	Farmington city	0.18
51	Elk River city	0.16
52	Lakeville city	0.14
53	Minnetonka city	0.11
54	Sauk Rapids city	0.10
55	Northfield city	0.06
56	Fairmont city	0.05
57	Buffalo city	0.03
57	St. Peter city	0.03
58	Alexandria city	0.01
58	Hermantown city	0.01