Somali medical interpreters
Real-time AI medical interpretation in Somali, ready the moment a visit starts, on the devices your teams already carry.
There are 159,913 speakers of Somali in the United States.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Darker states have more Somali speakers; shading is logarithmic, relative to the state with the most speakers.
| State | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 64,480 |
| Ohio | 17,400 |
| Nebraska | 2,959 |
| Maine | 2,798 |
| North Dakota | 1,953 |
Where Somali is spoken at home
State counts reflect the 15 most reported non-English languages in each state’s ACS table. States where Somali falls outside the top 15 are shown without shading; the national total includes every state.
Figures include Maay.
67,837
speakers of Somali speak English less than “very well”: the federal threshold for needing language assistance.
42%
of Somali speakers in the U.S. meet that limited-English definition.
64,480
people speak Somali at home in Minnesota alone.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Common questions about Somali interpretation
Three states hold 53% of the nation’s Somali speakers, and Somali ranks in the published top-15 language tables of 5 states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
159,913 people speak Somali at home in the U.S., and 67,837 of them speak English less than “very well” (ACS 2017-2021).
Understanding shouldn’t wait.
Opalite gives patients who speak Somali a voice in their own language. See it in action.