Ranking of Iowa Counties 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 1.17K people in Iowa with Somali ancestry (0.04% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Allamakee County had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (1.12%), followed by Polk County (0.18%), and O'Brien County (0.04%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
Allamakee County
Polk County
O'Brien County
Henry County
Johnson County
Plymouth County
Woodbury County
Howard County
Black Hawk County
Dubuque County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Allamakee County 1.12
2 Polk County 0.18
3 O'Brien County 0.04
4 Henry County 0.03
4 Johnson County 0.03
4 Plymouth County 0.03
4 Woodbury County 0.03
5 Howard County 0.02
6 Black Hawk County 0.01
6 Dubuque County 0.01
6 Jasper County 0.01
6 Mahaska County 0.01
6 Tama County 0.01
6 Webster County 0.01
7 Marshall County 0.003