Which county has the highest polish population?

Cook County, Illinois ranks #1 with 488,352 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by polish population?

Cook County, Illinois, Erie County, New York, Macomb County, Michigan, Wayne County, Michigan, Los Angeles County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,024 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is polish population measured?

Number of residents who are Polish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,024

Largest Polish population, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Polish ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

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1501Buchanan County, IAIA20,883307–

1502Chambers County, ALAL34,253306–

1503Pulaski County, KYKY67,384306–

1504Oconee County, GAGA44,893305–

1505Lamar County, MSMS67,403305–

1506Greenup County, KYKY35,213304–

1507Wilkin County, MNMN6,288303–

1508Greene County, ARAR47,411302–

1509Lea County, NMNM74,749302–

1510Williams County, NDND41,767302–

1511Swift County, MNMN9,763301–

1512Custer County, NENE10,500300–

1513Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391300–

1514Klickitat County, WAWA24,331299–

1515Fayette County, TXTX25,459298–

1516Plymouth County, IAIA25,697297–

1517Beaufort County, NCNC44,670297–

1518Wilson County, NCNC81,150297–

1519Lawrence County, TNTN46,914296–

1520Catoosa County, GAGA69,628295–

1521Fannin County, GAGA26,111294–

1522Pope County, MNMN11,420293–

1523Hawkins County, TNTN59,559293–

1524Noble County, OHOH14,276293–

1525Fayette County, IAIA19,047292–

1526Logan County, KYKY28,669291–

1527Grant County, NMNM27,252291–

1528Ford County, ILIL13,216289–

1529Sampson County, NCNC61,504289–

1530Dougherty County, GAGA82,616288–

1531Adams County, ININ36,650288–

1532Barren County, KYKY45,641287–

1533Stephens County, OKOK44,310286–

1534Meigs County, OHOH21,587286–

1535Greene County, ININ31,165285–

1536Franklin County, KSKS26,299285–

1537Keith County, NENE8,100285–

1538Frio County, TXTX18,823285–

1539Johnson County, ILIL13,363283–

1540San Juan County, WAWA18,577283–

1541Mono County, CACA12,505282–

1542Hopkins County, KYKY45,127282–

1543Bryan County, OKOK51,367282–

1544Pepin County, WIWI7,513282–

1545George County, MSMS26,331281–

1546Logan County, COCO20,654280–

1547Wakulla County, FLFL38,089280–

1548Brookings County, SDSD37,635280–

1549Hughes County, SDSD17,570280–

1550Troup County, GAGA72,844279–

1551Jackson County, IAIA19,288278–

1552Yankton County, SDSD23,635278–

1553Cherry County, NENE5,561278–

1554Matagorda County, TXTX36,463277–

1555Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368276–

1556Boyd County, KYKY47,751276–

1557Morgan County, MOMO22,418276–

1558Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738276–

1559Pickens County, GAGA37,167275–

1560Phelps County, NENE8,994275–

1561Hamilton County, NYNY5,006274–

1562Morgan County, COCO30,306273–

1563Tift County, GAGA42,254273–

1564Bates County, MOMO16,512273–

1565Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177272–

1566Montague County, TXTX21,966272–

1567Powhatan County, VAVA32,591272–

1568Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953271–

1569Mason County, ILIL12,411271–

1570Anderson County, TXTX59,805271–

1571Hendry County, FLFL48,276270–

1572Clay County, SDSD15,031270–

1573Upshur County, WVWV23,758269–

1574Chambers County, TXTX57,594269–

1575Owen County, ININ21,886268–

1576Boone County, IAIA26,799268–

1577Uintah County, UTUT38,278268–

1578Custer County, OKOK28,175267–

1579Harrison County, TXTX71,956267–

1580Burleson County, TXTX20,549267–

1581Payette County, IDID27,824266–

1582Forest County, PAPA6,614266–

1583Claiborne County, TNTN33,229266–

1584Preble County, OHOH40,664266–

1585Waynesboro, VAVA23,951266–

1586Highland County, OHOH43,823265–

1587Putnam County, OHOH34,380265–

1588White County, TNTN29,612265–

1589Union County, OROR25,900264–

1590Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633264–

1591Randolph County, ININ24,438263–

1592Boyle County, KYKY31,632263–

1593Luce County, MIMI6,339263–

1594Val Verde County, TXTX47,835263–

1595Page County, VAVA23,762263–

1596Grant County, MNMN6,085262–

1597Trinity County, CACA15,720261–

1598Paulding County, OHOH18,727261–

1599De Soto Parish, LALA27,381258–

1600Valley County, IDID12,831258–

1601Cameron County, PAPA4,211258–

1602Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740258–

1603Clarke County, VAVA15,609258–

1604Salem, VAVA25,816258–

1605Tipton County, TNTN62,287258–

1606Madison County, GAGA32,919255–

1607Clarke County, MSMS15,102255–

1608Crittenden County, ARAR46,210254–

1609Lincoln County, WAWA11,982254–

1610Neosho County, KSKS15,637253–

1611Jefferson County, ARAR62,987252–

1612Renville County, MNMN14,356252–

1613Bond County, ILIL16,959252–

1614Carroll County, VAVA29,299252–

1615Jackson County, ALAL54,281251–

1616Walker County, ALAL65,140251–

1617Benton County, IAIA26,004251–

1618Marion County, TNTN29,804251–

1619Nottoway County, VAVA15,796250–

1620Duplin County, NCNC51,571249–

1621Carbon County, UTUT20,680249–

1622Carroll County, ARAR29,263248–

1623Pope County, ARAR64,976248–

1624Crawford County, IAIA16,237248–

1625Lincoln County, OKOK35,278248–

1626Campbell County, TNTN40,290248–

1627Henry County, MOMO22,671248–

1628Hampshire County, WVWV24,105248–

1629Scott County, TNTN22,671248–

1630Darke County, OHOH51,520247–

1631Summers County, WVWV11,532247–

1632Izard County, ARAR14,405245–

1633Fulton County, PAPA14,483245–

1634Marshall County, TNTN38,071245–

1635Prentiss County, MSMS25,284244–

1636Calhoun County, TXTX19,599244–

1637Wise County, TXTX83,778243–

1638Hill County, MTMT16,167241–

1639Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663241–

1640Barbour County, ALAL24,607240–

1641Inyo County, CACA18,158240–

1642Pike County, KYKY54,721240–

1643Staunton, VAVA26,801240–

1644Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451239–

1645Marshall County, MSMS34,654239–

1646Darlington County, SCSC62,888238–

1647Lafayette County, MOMO33,531238–

1648Rhea County, TNTN34,844238–

1649Idaho County, IDID17,874237–

1650Henry County, IAIA19,349237–

1651Marion County, IAIA34,192235–

1652Garvin County, OKOK26,377235–

1653Ripley County, MOMO10,717235–

1654Emmet County, IAIA9,107233–

1655Dallas County, MOMO18,025233–

1656Perry County, ININ19,389231–

1657Jones County, IAIA21,253231–

1658Wasco County, OROR26,310231–

1659Lincoln County, NMNM19,844231–

1660Las Animas County, COCO14,391230–

1661Graham County, AZAZ40,157230–

1662Limestone County, TXTX22,849230–

1663Baker County, FLFL29,737229–

1664Polk County, GAGA45,514229–

1665Mayes County, OKOK40,416229–

1666Southampton County, VAVA18,110229–

1667Gallia County, OHOH29,072228–

1668Leon County, TXTX16,894227–

1669Hampton County, SCSC18,174226–

1670Davison County, SDSD20,069226–

1671Lake County, COCO7,552225–

1672Jefferson County, IAIA15,291225–

1673Cherokee County, KSKS19,105225–

1674Colfax County, NENE10,934225–

1675Posey County, ININ24,988224–

1676Butler County, MOMO41,904224–

1677Danville, VAVA41,647224–

1678Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747223–

1679Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391220–

1680Piatt County, ILIL16,791220–

1681Morton County, NDND34,601220–

1682Pamlico County, NCNC12,758219–

1683Mississippi County, ARAR37,828218–

1684Vermillion County, ININ15,488218–

1685Richland County, ILIL15,219218–

1686Fannin County, TXTX39,265218–

1687Clear Creek County, COCO8,994217–

1688Madison County, IDID55,172217–

1689Linn County, MOMO11,815217–

1690Vernon County, MOMO19,946217–

1691Marion County, ALAL29,097215–

1692Geary County, KSKS36,338215–

1693Kearney County, NENE6,790215–

1694Fountain County, ININ17,013214–

1695Cass County, ILIL12,463213–

1696Fayette County, ILIL20,790213–

1697Lincoln County, TNTN36,853213–

1698Lampasas County, TXTX23,657213–

1699Panola County, TXTX23,018213–

1700Monroe County, KYKY11,191212–

1701Gillespie County, TXTX28,527212–

1702Camden County, NCNC11,315211–

1703Atchison County, KSKS16,172211–

1704Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896211–

1705Pembina County, NDND6,568211–

1706Caldwell County, TXTX55,150211–

1707Box Butte County, NENE10,494210–

1708Wythe County, VAVA27,983210–

1709Marion County, ARAR17,593209–

1710Johnson County, TNTN18,718209–

1711Pulaski County, VAVA33,586209–

1712Jefferson County, FLFL16,007208–

1713Stoddard County, MOMO28,284208–

1714Johnson County, ARAR26,225207–

1715McDowell County, NCNC45,198207–

1716Yancey County, NCNC19,084207–

1717Geneva County, ALAL27,554206–

1718Scott County, ININ25,053206–

1719Jackson County, ININ47,370205–

1720Labette County, KSKS19,685205–

1721Dubois County, ININ44,016205–

1722Clark County, ARAR20,938204–

1723Mahaska County, IAIA21,880204–

1724Johnson County, NENE5,218204–

1725Howard County, TXTX30,504204–

1726Rains County, TXTX13,542204–

1727Tucker County, WVWV6,540203–

1728Boundary County, IDID13,997202–

1729Tipton County, ININ15,319202–

1730Franklin County, ININ23,286202–

1731Fergus County, MTMT11,825202–

1732Antelope County, NENE6,352202–

1733Conway County, ARAR21,393201–

1734Ripley County, ININ29,434201–

1735De Witt County, ILIL15,118201–

1736Ralls County, MOMO10,444201–

1737Stokes County, NCNC46,126201–

1738Lexington, VAVA7,769201–

1739Union County, TNTN21,450201–

1740Dixie County, FLFL18,038200–

1741Stewart County, TNTN14,439200–

1742Dickinson County, IAIA18,077199–

1743Randolph County, MOMO24,513199–

1744Jefferson County, MTMT13,329199–

1745Cleburne County, ARAR25,672198–

1746Spencer County, KYKY20,998198–

1747Chippewa County, MNMN12,406198–

1748Crawford County, MOMO22,929198–

1749Pike County, OHOH27,061198–

1750Fayette County, ALAL15,872196–

1751Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415195–

1752Cherokee County, ALAL26,413195–

1753Boone County, ARAR38,628195–

1754Grant County, SDSD7,534195–

1755Seward County, NENE18,032195–

1756Dickey County, NDND4,895195–

1757Bradford County, FLFL28,307194–

1758Blaine County, IDID25,517194–

1759Glenn County, CACA28,141194–

1760Roberts County, SDSD10,255194–

1761Dawson County, MTMT8,692194–

1762Sanpete County, UTUT31,453194–

1763Tattnall County, GAGA24,376193–

1764Cass County, IAIA12,960193–

1765Ferry County, WAWA7,517193–

1766Hardee County, FLFL25,932192–

1767Menard County, ILIL11,863192–

1768Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896192–

1769Smyth County, VAVA28,882192–

1770Boise County, IDID8,545191–

1771Colleton County, SCSC39,382191–

1772Live Oak County, TXTX11,929191–

1773Howard County, IAIA9,415190–

1774Daviess County, ININ34,209190–

1775Hickory County, MOMO9,044190–

1776Avery County, NCNC18,110190–

1777Blanco County, TXTX13,581190–

1778Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673189–

1779Benton County, ININ8,883189–

1780Yadkin County, NCNC38,325189–

1781Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549188–

1782Bollinger County, MOMO10,646188–

1783Rush County, ININ16,767187–

1784Linn County, KSKS9,950187–

1785Taylor County, FLFL21,210186–

1786Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634186–

1787Knox County, NENE8,335186–

1788Gadsden County, FLFL44,298185–

1789Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671185–

1790Baldwin County, GAGA44,029184–

1791Shoshone County, IDID14,130184–

1792Taylor County, KYKY26,763184–

1793Appanoose County, IAIA12,077183–

1794Iron County, MOMO9,318183–

1795Ray County, MOMO23,398183–

1796Alexander County, NCNC36,958183–

1797Chowan County, NCNC14,082183–

1798Jackson County, OHOH32,817183–

1799Polk County, NCNC20,533182–

1800Union County, MSMS28,459181–

1801Montgomery County, MOMO11,590181–

1802Pike County, MOMO17,955181–

1803Carbon County, WYWY14,013181–

1804Minidoka County, IDID22,911180–

1805Logan County, ARAR21,633180–

1806Edgar County, ILIL16,323180–

1807Barnes County, NDND10,573180–

1808Milam County, TXTX26,258180–

1809Gray County, TXTX20,919180–

1810Morgan County, OHOH13,626179–

1811Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733178–

1812Baker County, OROR16,658178–

1813Valley County, MTMT7,385178–

1814Dawes County, NENE7,858178–

1815Wayne County, NENE10,020178–

1816York County, NENE14,564178–

1817Hill County, TXTX39,503178–

1818Amelia County, VAVA13,632178–

1819Warren County, ININ8,474177–

1820Pondera County, MTMT6,072177–

1821Goshen County, WYWY12,640177–

1822Yell County, ARAR19,956176–

1823Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360176–

1824Crook County, OROR27,564176–

1825Pierce County, NENE7,378176–

1826Bourbon County, KYKY20,243175–

1827Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505175–

1828Bolivar County, MSMS28,262175–

1829Union County, ILIL16,656175–

1830Alamosa County, COCO16,688174–

1831Wayne County, GAGA32,481174–

1832Independence County, ARAR38,785174–

1833Carter County, KYKY26,149174–

1834Hopewell, VAVA23,261174–

1835Murray County, GAGA41,607173–

1836McKinley County, NMNM68,119172–

1837Madison County, NCNC22,553172–

1838Spencer County, ININ20,061171–

1839Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354171–

1840Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043171–

1841Cherokee County, IAIA11,369170–

1842Le Flore County, OKOK50,196170–

1843Hertford County, NCNC19,015170–

1844Nelson County, VAVA14,920170–

1845Wayne County, WVWV37,309170–

1846Ford County, KSKS33,993169–

1847Scott County, MOMO37,975169–

1848Middlesex County, VAVA10,841169–

1849Platte County, WYWY8,634169–

1850Plumas County, CACA18,583168–

1851Osage County, KSKS15,693168–

1852Harrison County, KYKY19,627168–

1853St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106168–

1854Cherokee County, SCSC58,275167–

1855Clarendon County, SCSC31,043167–

1856Giles County, TNTN31,433167–

1857Carbon County, MTMT11,466167–

1858Pike County, GAGA20,932166–

1859Franklin County, IAIA9,868166–

1860Monroe County, IAIA7,406166–

1861Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617166–

1862Moniteau County, MOMO15,428166–

1863Luna County, NMNM25,407166–

1864Taos County, NMNM34,564166–

1865Union County, GAGA27,859165–

1866Dakota County, NENE21,687165–

1867Golden Valley County, NDND1,808165–

1868Carson County, TXTX5,805165–

1869Stephens County, GAGA27,854164–

1870Van Buren County, ARAR16,238164–

1871Allen County, KSKS12,302164–

1872Traill County, NDND7,920164–

1873Moore County, TXTX21,891164–

1874Gray County, KSKS5,652163–

1875Sanders County, MTMT14,062163–

1876Jasper County, TXTX33,075163–

1877Morgan County, WVWV18,027163–

1878Gonzales County, TXTX20,159163–

1879Anderson County, KYKY25,225162–

1880Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089162–

1881Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770162–

1882Sierra County, NMNM11,395162–

1883Box Elder County, UTUT65,320162–

1884Halifax County, VAVA33,447162–

1885Washington County, FLFL26,695161–

1886Iowa County, IAIA16,504161–

1887Malheur County, OROR32,261161–

1888Wallowa County, OROR7,595161–

1889Clay County, NCNC12,239161–

1890McDowell County, WVWV16,878161–

1891Crook County, WYWY7,852161–

1892Bingham County, IDID51,153160–

1893Lawrence County, ALAL33,843160–

1894Big Stone County, MNMN5,054160–

1895Saline County, MOMO23,265160–

1896Bowman County, NDND2,762160–

1897Llano County, TXTX23,353160–

1898Parke County, ININ16,642159–

1899St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586159–

1900Duchesne County, UTUT20,856159–

1901Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683158–

1902Fulton County, ARAR12,492158–

1903Osceola County, IAIA5,980158–

1904Tama County, IAIA16,796158–

1905Wapello County, IAIA35,210158–

1906Shelby County, ILIL20,576158–

1907Newberry County, SCSC39,561158–

1908Wasatch County, UTUT38,514158–

1909Tyler County, WVWV7,881158–

1910Clay County, IAIA16,202157–

1911Rock County, MNMN9,524157–

1912Allamakee County, IAIA14,238156–

1913Fall River County, SDSD7,467156–

1914Cibola County, NMNM26,807156–

1915Casey County, KYKY16,205155–

1916Hardin County, TNTN27,983155–

1917Humboldt County, NVNV17,267155–

1918Madison County, ARAR18,410154–

1919Greene County, IAIA8,658154–

1920Clay County, NENE6,170154–

1921Weston County, WYWY6,840154–

1922Cook County, MNMN5,522153–

1923Wabash County, ILIL10,907153–

1924Washington County, MOMO23,810153–

1925Washakie County, WYWY7,597153–

1926Norton County, KSKS5,288152–

1927Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471152–

1928St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765152–

1929Cass County, TXTX28,651152–

1930Wayne County, ILIL15,882151–

1931Clay County, TNTN7,821151–

1932Sumter County, GAGA28,801150–

1933Ware County, GAGA36,906150–

1934Marion County, KSKS11,634150–

1935Fayette County, ININ23,533150–

1936Cherokee County, OKOK49,196150–

1937Stillwater County, MTMT9,445150–

1938Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511150–

1939Jones County, GAGA29,171149–

1940Adair County, KYKY19,423149–

1941Pike County, ILIL14,231149–

1942Greeley County, NENE2,154149–

1943Halifax County, NCNC46,534149–

1944Kleberg County, TXTX30,315149–

1945Johnson County, WYWY8,908149–

1946Adams County, IDID5,013148–

1947Saline County, NENE14,996148–

1948Switzerland County, ININ10,037147–

1949Cloud County, KSKS8,833147–

1950Madison County, MTMT10,026147–

1951Washington County, ININ28,383146–

1952Lucas County, IAIA8,847146–

1953Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256146–

1954Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465146–

1955Wibaux County, MTMT885146–

1956Big Horn County, WYWY12,024146–

1957Glades County, FLFL13,270145–

1958Richmond County, NCNC42,041145–

1959Jones County, TXTX20,861145–

1960Graves County, KYKY37,050144–

1961Winn Parish, LALA14,961144–

1962Chester County, TNTN17,994144–

1963Franklin, VAVA8,478144–

1964Rabun County, GAGA17,764143–

1965Toombs County, GAGA27,545143–

1966Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704143–

1967Cherokee County, TXTX53,337143–

1968Lemhi County, IDID8,474142–

1969Sharp County, ARAR18,122142–

1970Orange County, ININ19,834142–

1971Gallatin County, KYKY8,840142–

1972Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689142–

1973Doddridge County, WVWV7,634141–

1974Colfax County, NMNM12,184140–

1975Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804140–

1976Lee County, TXTX18,729140–

1977Peach County, GAGA29,877139–

1978Vance County, NCNC42,638139–

1979Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715139–

1980Archuleta County, COCO14,306138–

1981Gilpin County, COCO6,073138–

1982Saguache County, COCO6,732138–

1983Hamilton County, IAIA14,944138–

1984Barton County, KSKS24,790138–

1985Lincoln County, KYKY25,353138–

1986Douglas County, ILIL19,880138–

1987Greene County, ILIL11,313138–

1988Moultrie County, ILIL14,371138–

1989Martin County, NCNC21,601138–

1990Newton County, TXTX11,954138–

1991Trigg County, KYKY14,512137–

1992Nobles County, MNMN22,338137–

1993Lavaca County, TXTX20,651137–

1994Uvalde County, TXTX24,963137–

1995Madison County, VAVA14,237137–

1996Boone County, WVWV20,251137–

1997Bell County, KYKY22,829136–

1998Torrance County, NMNM16,100136–

1999Sargent County, NDND3,711136–

2000Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058136–

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