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Highest Polish population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Polish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Polish residents as a percentage of total population. Wisconsin leads at 7.6%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3.6%, against an all-states median of 1.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4992.5%–

01Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8727.6%−1.9 pts

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617.2%−1.8 pts

03Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5086.3%−2.1 pts

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986.1%−1.6 pts

05Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.4%−1.6 pts

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094.7%−1.8 pts

07Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.0%−1.2 pts

08New York, NYNY19,852,3663.9%−1.3 pts

09Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.8%−1.1 pts

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.7%−1.5 pts

11New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683.6%−0.8 pts

12Vermont, VTVT647,1063.6%−0.4 pts

13Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.2%−0.8 pts

14Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.2%−1.0 pts

15Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.9%−0.8 pts

16Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.7%−0.6 pts

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112.6%−0.9 pts

18Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.3%−0.2 pts

19District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.3%+0.3 pts

20Maine, MEME1,387,8172.2%−0.0 pts

21Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.1%−0.6 pts

22Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.1%−0.5 pts

23North Dakota, NDND784,8412.0%−0.7 pts

24Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701.7%−0.3 pts

25Alaska, AKAK735,7061.7%−0.8 pts

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.7%−0.6 pts

27Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.7%−0.1 pts

28Montana, MTMT1,116,8751.7%−0.5 pts

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.6%−0.3 pts

30Wyoming, WYWY582,3971.6%−0.6 pts

31West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.6%−0.3 pts

32South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.5%−0.1 pts

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.5%+0.2 pts

34Washington, WAWA7,816,1161.5%−0.4 pts

35North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.4%−0.0 pts

36Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.3%−0.1 pts

37Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.2%−0.2 pts

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.2%−0.2 pts

39California, CACA39,287,3771.1%−0.3 pts

40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.0%−0.0 pts

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.0%−0.2 pts

42Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.0%−0.1 pts

43Texas, TXTX30,188,4240.9%−0.2 pts

44Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.9%−0.0 pts

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2350.8%−0.2 pts

46Utah, UTUT3,392,3310.8%−0.1 pts

47Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6340.7%−0.2 pts

48Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.7%−0.2 pts

49Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.6%−0.2 pts

50Louisiana, LALA4,611,9610.4%−0.1 pts

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.4%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest polish share?

Wisconsin ranks #1 with 7.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by polish share?

Wisconsin, Michigan, Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is polish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Polish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).