About this site
An independent public information project.
What MN Somalis is
MN Somalis is an independent public reference about Minnesota's Somali community. Its goal is simple: to make reliable, publicly available information about the community easier to find, understand, and verify.
This website does not create original datasets. It organizes and summarizes information already published by government agencies, academic institutions, and other reliable public sources — the U.S. Census Bureau, the Minnesota State Demographic Center, Minnesota Compass, the Minnesota Chamber Foundation, the Minnesota Historical Society, and peer-cited academic research — and links to the original source for every number.
Why it exists
Public conversations about Minnesota's Somali community often rely on incomplete or inaccurate information. Yet the facts are all on the public record — scattered across government tables, PDFs, and research reports. There was no single place where anyone could easily find them, so this site brings them together. It is not advocacy and it is not commentary. It presents facts, links to sources, and lets readers draw their own conclusions.
How it was built
AI tools assisted with gathering, organizing, and drafting content for this site. Every statistic, however, comes from a publicly available source, is linked to that source, and every effort has been made to represent those sources accurately. Details on how numbers are handled — including why different official measures give different answers — are on the Methodology & Sources page.
About the maintainer
MN Somalis is created and maintained by Hamdi Hassan.
I built this project to make reliable, publicly available information about Minnesota's Somali community easier to find and understand. The information already existed across government reports, academic research, and public datasets—it simply wasn't available in one accessible place.
My role is to organize that information, cite every source, and maintain the project over time. I welcome corrections and feedback to help keep the site accurate and useful.
Corrections & Feedback
Accuracy is the foundation of this project. If you notice an error, outdated information, missing context, or would like to suggest a reliable public source or topic, please email hello@mnsomalis.com.
Every message is reviewed carefully. Verified corrections are made promptly, and thoughtful suggestions help improve the project over time.
Last updated: July 2026