Distribution of Polish People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Polish

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Portage County, Wisconsin	30.12%
2	Presque Isle County, Michigan	25.35%
3	Sherman County, Nebraska	24.62%
4	Alpena County, Michigan	22.19%
5	Morrison County, Minnesota	20.54%
6	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	20.29%
7	Huron County, Michigan	20.17%
8	Nance County, Nebraska	18.15%
9	Erie County, New York	17.28%
10	Bay County, Michigan	17.2%
11	Otsego County, Michigan	16.97%
12	Marathon County, Wisconsin	16.92%
13	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	16.66%
14	Trempealeau County, Wisconsin	15.78%
15	Macomb County, Michigan	15.63%
16	Manistee County, Michigan	15.36%
17	Howard County, Nebraska	14.97%
18	Benton County, Minnesota	14.3%
19	Wyoming County, Pennsylvania	13.82%
20	Marinette County, Wisconsin	13.6%

Top Counties by Population of Polish

#	County	Population
1	Cook County, Illinois	424,777
2	Erie County, New York	158,944
3	Macomb County, Michigan	135,788
4	Wayne County, Michigan	128,861
5	Oakland County, Michigan	120,240
6	Los Angeles County, California	114,712
7	Maricopa County, Arizona	106,420
8	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	102,724
9	DuPage County, Illinois	99,981
10	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	96,133
11	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	92,356
12	Hartford County, Connecticut	83,741
13	Will County, Illinois	80,826
14	Suffolk County, New York	72,557
15	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	64,495
16	Kings County, New York	63,729
17	Nassau County, New York	61,131
18	Lake County, Illinois	59,036
19	San Diego County, California	58,275
20	New York County, New York	57,459

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Wisconsin	8.59%	496,506
2	Michigan	8.25%	821,091
3	Connecticut	7.26%	259,940
4	Illinois	6.83%	875,652
5	Pennsylvania	6.28%	803,177
6	New Jersey	5.52%	490,520
7	New York	4.52%	886,669
8	Minnesota	4.49%	248,014
9	Massachusetts	4.46%	304,344
10	New Hampshire	4.22%	56,642
11	Delaware	4.02%	38,211
12	Rhode Island	3.72%	39,287
13	Ohio	3.68%	428,719
14	Vermont	3.57%	22,304
15	Nebraska	3.41%	64,976
16	Indiana	3.1%	205,590
17	Maryland	3.05%	183,221
18	Colorado	2.41%	133,147
19	North Dakota	2.37%	17,814
20	Florida	2.35%	484,698
21	Maine	2.28%	30,354
22	Arizona	2.28%	158,111
23	District of Columbia	2.13%	14,549
24	Alaska	2.11%	15,582
25	Nevada	1.97%	57,474
26	Washington	1.87%	136,645
27	Montana	1.86%	19,427
28	Virginia	1.85%	156,009
29	Wyoming	1.85%	10,738
30	West Virginia	1.75%	32,045
31	Oregon	1.68%	68,657
32	Missouri	1.66%	101,104
33	South Dakota	1.64%	14,205
34	North Carolina	1.43%	145,605
35	South Carolina	1.39%	69,082
36	Kansas	1.37%	39,800
37	Iowa	1.29%	40,445
38	California	1.21%	472,869
39	Idaho	1.19%	20,016
40	Tennessee	1.09%	72,428
41	Georgia	1.06%	109,546
42	Texas	1.04%	288,610
43	New Mexico	1.02%	21,308
44	Kentucky	0.91%	40,559
45	Hawaii	0.86%	12,271
46	Oklahoma	0.84%	32,774
47	Utah	0.83%	25,302
48	Arkansas	0.78%	23,188
49	Alabama	0.58%	28,449
50	Louisiana	0.48%	22,328
51	Mississippi	0.43%	12,817
52	Puerto Rico	0.01%	371

Top States and Territories by Population of Polish

#	State	Population
1	New York	886,669
2	Illinois	875,652
3	Michigan	821,091
4	Pennsylvania	803,177
5	Wisconsin	496,506
6	New Jersey	490,520
7	Florida	484,698
8	California	472,869
9	Ohio	428,719
10	Massachusetts	304,344
11	Texas	288,610
12	Connecticut	259,940
13	Minnesota	248,014
14	Indiana	205,590
15	Maryland	183,221
16	Arizona	158,111
17	Virginia	156,009
18	North Carolina	145,605
19	Washington	136,645
20	Colorado	133,147
21	Georgia	109,546
22	Missouri	101,104
23	Tennessee	72,428
24	South Carolina	69,082
25	Oregon	68,657
26	Nebraska	64,976
27	Nevada	57,474
28	New Hampshire	56,642
29	Kentucky	40,559
30	Iowa	40,445
31	Kansas	39,800
32	Rhode Island	39,287
33	Delaware	38,211
34	Oklahoma	32,774
35	West Virginia	32,045
36	Maine	30,354
37	Alabama	28,449
38	Utah	25,302
39	Arkansas	23,188
40	Louisiana	22,328
41	Vermont	22,304
42	New Mexico	21,308
43	Idaho	20,016
44	Montana	19,427
45	North Dakota	17,814
46	Alaska	15,582
47	District of Columbia	14,549
48	South Dakota	14,205
49	Mississippi	12,817
50	Hawaii	12,271
51	Wyoming	10,738
52	Puerto Rico	371

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.