Why Did Somalis Immigrate To Minnesota. More somalis live in minnesota than any other. Most somalis who now live in minnesota came to the united states as refugees, many after first living as refugees in countries like kenya and ethiopia.
Though minnesota is mostly made up of the ancestors of scandinavian and german immigrants, the state is also home to the largest somalian community in the. After only a couple years of them migrating minnesota became one of the largest.