Ranking of Minnesota 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 64.35K people in Minnesota with Somali ancestry (1.14% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Rice County had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (3.58%), followed by Stearns County (3.34%), and Hennepin County (2.36%).

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 Minnesota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
Rice County
Stearns County
Hennepin County
Kandiyohi County
Scott County
Steele County
Olmsted County
Anoka County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Rice County 3.58
2 Stearns County 3.34
3 Hennepin County 2.36
4 Kandiyohi County 2.30
5 Scott County 1.95
6 Steele County 1.81
7 Olmsted County 1.78
8 Anoka County 1.20
9 Ramsey County 1.19
10 Dakota County 1.14
11 Lyon County 1.00
12 Blue Earth County 0.77
13 Benton County 0.71
14 Clay County 0.67
15 Sherburne County 0.50
16 Kittson County 0.43
16 Polk County 0.43
17 Nicollet County 0.36
18 Otter Tail County 0.35
19 Yellow Medicine County 0.23
20 Freeborn County 0.22
21 Washington County 0.20
22 Winona County 0.10
23 Carver County 0.07
24 Crow Wing County 0.06
25 Cottonwood County 0.05
25 Fillmore County 0.05
26 Le Sueur County 0.04
26 McLeod County 0.04
26 Pope County 0.04
27 Chisago County 0.03
27 Martin County 0.03
27 St. Louis County 0.03
28 Becker County 0.02
28 Cook County 0.02
28 Lac qui Parle County 0.02
28 Lake County 0.02
28 Mille Lacs County 0.02
29 Aitkin County 0.01
29 Isanti County 0.01
29 Sibley County 0.01
29 Wright County 0.01
30 Meeker County 0.004
31 Douglas County 0.003
31 Pine County 0.003