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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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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

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

07▲3Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.0%−1.2 pts

08▼1New York, NYNY19,852,3663.9%−1.3 pts

09▼1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.8%−1.1 pts

10▼1Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.7%−1.5 pts

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

12▲1Vermont, VTVT647,1063.6%−0.4 pts

13▼1Ohio, 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

19▲4District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.3%+0.3 pts

20▲1Maine, MEME1,387,8172.2%0.0 pts

21▼2Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.1%−0.6 pts

22Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.1%−0.5 pts

23▼3North Dakota, NDND784,8412.0%−0.7 pts

24▲3Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701.7%−0.3 pts

25▼1Alaska, AKAK735,7061.7%−0.8 pts

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.7%−0.6 pts

27▲3Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.7%−0.1 pts

28▼3Montana, MTMT1,116,8751.7%−0.5 pts

29▲3Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.6%−0.3 pts

30▼2Wyoming, WYWY582,3971.6%−0.6 pts

31▲2West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.6%−0.3 pts

32▼1South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.5%−0.1 pts

33▲1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.5%+0.2 pts

34▼5Washington, WAWA7,816,1161.5%−0.4 pts

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

36▲2Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.3%−0.1 pts

37▼1Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.2%−0.2 pts

38▼1Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.2%−0.2 pts

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

40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.0%0.0 pts

41▲2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.0%−0.2 pts

42▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.0%−0.1 pts

43▼1Texas, 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 2026-09-11 · 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).