RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Polish population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Polish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Polish residents as a percentage of total population. Wisconsin leads at 8.4%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4.0%, against an all-states median of 1.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2812.7%–

01Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8728.4%−1.1 pts

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,7618.0%−1.1 pts

03Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5086.9%−1.5 pts

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986.6%−1.1 pts

05Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396.0%−0.9 pts

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095.3%−1.2 pts

07New York, NYNY19,852,3664.4%−0.8 pts

08Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.3%−0.6 pts

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564.2%−1.0 pts

10Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.1%−1.0 pts

11New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.0%−0.4 pts

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.6%−0.4 pts

13Vermont, VTVT647,1063.6%−0.3 pts

14Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.5%−0.6 pts

15Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.3%−0.4 pts

16Indiana, ININ6,851,0733.0%−0.3 pts

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112.9%−0.6 pts

18Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.3%−0.2 pts

19Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.3%−0.5 pts

20North Dakota, NDND784,8412.3%−0.4 pts

21Maine, MEME1,387,8172.2%−0.1 pts

22Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.2%−0.4 pts

23District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.2%+0.2 pts

24Alaska, AKAK735,7061.9%−0.6 pts

25Montana, MTMT1,116,8751.9%−0.3 pts

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.8%−0.5 pts

27Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701.8%−0.2 pts

28Wyoming, WYWY582,3971.7%−0.4 pts

29Washington, WAWA7,816,1161.7%−0.2 pts

30Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.6%−0.1 pts

31South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.6%+0.0 pts

32Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141.6%−0.2 pts

33West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.6%−0.3 pts

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.5%+0.2 pts

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

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.3%−0.1 pts

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.3%−0.1 pts

38Idaho, IDID1,934,2621.3%−0.1 pts

39California, CACA39,287,3771.2%−0.2 pts

40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.1%+0.1 pts

41Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.0%−0.0 pts

42Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.0%−0.1 pts

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.0%−0.2 pts

44Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.9%−0.0 pts

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2350.9%−0.1 pts

46Utah, UTUT3,392,3310.8%−0.1 pts

47Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6340.8%−0.1 pts

48Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.8%−0.1 pts

49Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.6%−0.1 pts

50Louisiana, LALA4,611,9610.5%−0.0 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest polish share?

Wisconsin ranks #1 with 8.4% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is polish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Polish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.