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–

1504Lamar County, MSMS67,403305–

1505Oconee County, GAGA44,893305–

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–

1516Beaufort County, NCNC44,670297–

1517Wilson County, NCNC81,150297–

1518Plymouth County, IAIA25,697297–

1519Lawrence County, TNTN46,914296–

1520Catoosa County, GAGA69,628295–

1521Fannin County, GAGA26,111294–

1522Pope County, MNMN11,420293–

1523Noble County, OHOH14,276293–

1524Hawkins County, TNTN59,559293–

1525Fayette County, IAIA19,047292–

1526Grant County, NMNM27,252291–

1527Logan County, KYKY28,669291–

1528Sampson County, NCNC61,504289–

1529Ford County, ILIL13,216289–

1530Dougherty County, GAGA82,616288–

1531Adams County, ININ36,650288–

1532Barren County, KYKY45,641287–

1533Meigs County, OHOH21,587286–

1534Stephens County, OKOK44,310286–

1535Keith County, NENE8,100285–

1536Greene County, ININ31,165285–

1537Franklin County, KSKS26,299285–

1538Frio County, TXTX18,823285–

1539Johnson County, ILIL13,363283–

1540San Juan County, WAWA18,577283–

1541Mono County, CACA12,505282–

1542Bryan County, OKOK51,367282–

1543Pepin County, WIWI7,513282–

1544Hopkins County, KYKY45,127282–

1545George County, MSMS26,331281–

1546Brookings County, SDSD37,635280–

1547Hughes County, SDSD17,570280–

1548Logan County, COCO20,654280–

1549Wakulla County, FLFL38,089280–

1550Troup County, GAGA72,844279–

1551Yankton County, SDSD23,635278–

1552Jackson County, IAIA19,288278–

1553Cherry County, NENE5,561278–

1554Matagorda County, TXTX36,463277–

1555Boyd County, KYKY47,751276–

1556Morgan County, MOMO22,418276–

1557Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738276–

1558Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368276–

1559Phelps County, NENE8,994275–

1560Pickens County, GAGA37,167275–

1561Hamilton County, NYNY5,006274–

1562Bates County, MOMO16,512273–

1563Morgan County, COCO30,306273–

1564Tift County, GAGA42,254273–

1565Montague County, TXTX21,966272–

1566Powhatan County, VAVA32,591272–

1567Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177272–

1568Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953271–

1569Anderson County, TXTX59,805271–

1570Mason County, ILIL12,411271–

1571Clay County, SDSD15,031270–

1572Hendry County, FLFL48,276270–

1573Chambers County, TXTX57,594269–

1574Upshur County, WVWV23,758269–

1575Uintah County, UTUT38,278268–

1576Owen County, ININ21,886268–

1577Boone County, IAIA26,799268–

1578Custer County, OKOK28,175267–

1579Burleson County, TXTX20,549267–

1580Harrison County, TXTX71,956267–

1581Preble County, OHOH40,664266–

1582Claiborne County, TNTN33,229266–

1583Payette County, IDID27,824266–

1584Forest County, PAPA6,614266–

1585Waynesboro, VAVA23,951266–

1586Highland County, OHOH43,823265–

1587Putnam County, OHOH34,380265–

1588White County, TNTN29,612265–

1589Union County, OROR25,900264–

1590Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633264–

1591Boyle County, KYKY31,632263–

1592Luce County, MIMI6,339263–

1593Page County, VAVA23,762263–

1594Randolph County, ININ24,438263–

1595Val Verde County, TXTX47,835263–

1596Grant County, MNMN6,085262–

1597Paulding County, OHOH18,727261–

1598Trinity County, CACA15,720261–

1599Tipton County, TNTN62,287258–

1600De Soto Parish, LALA27,381258–

1601Cameron County, PAPA4,211258–

1602Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740258–

1603Clarke County, VAVA15,609258–

1604Valley County, IDID12,831258–

1605Salem, VAVA25,816258–

1606Clarke County, MSMS15,102255–

1607Madison County, GAGA32,919255–

1608Crittenden County, ARAR46,210254–

1609Lincoln County, WAWA11,982254–

1610Neosho County, KSKS15,637253–

1611Jefferson County, ARAR62,987252–

1612Renville County, MNMN14,356252–

1613Carroll County, VAVA29,299252–

1614Bond County, ILIL16,959252–

1615Jackson County, ALAL54,281251–

1616Walker County, ALAL65,140251–

1617Marion County, TNTN29,804251–

1618Benton County, IAIA26,004251–

1619Nottoway County, VAVA15,796250–

1620Duplin County, NCNC51,571249–

1621Carbon County, UTUT20,680249–

1622Carroll County, ARAR29,263248–

1623Pope County, ARAR64,976248–

1624Scott County, TNTN22,671248–

1625Henry County, MOMO22,671248–

1626Lincoln County, OKOK35,278248–

1627Campbell County, TNTN40,290248–

1628Hampshire County, WVWV24,105248–

1629Crawford County, IAIA16,237248–

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–

1644Marshall County, MSMS34,654239–

1645Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451239–

1646Rhea County, TNTN34,844238–

1647Darlington County, SCSC62,888238–

1648Lafayette County, MOMO33,531238–

1649Idaho County, IDID17,874237–

1650Henry County, IAIA19,349237–

1651Ripley County, MOMO10,717235–

1652Garvin County, OKOK26,377235–

1653Marion County, IAIA34,192235–

1654Dallas County, MOMO18,025233–

1655Emmet County, IAIA9,107233–

1656Lincoln County, NMNM19,844231–

1657Wasco County, OROR26,310231–

1658Perry County, ININ19,389231–

1659Jones County, IAIA21,253231–

1660Limestone County, TXTX22,849230–

1661Graham County, AZAZ40,157230–

1662Las Animas County, COCO14,391230–

1663Polk County, GAGA45,514229–

1664Mayes County, OKOK40,416229–

1665Southampton County, VAVA18,110229–

1666Baker County, FLFL29,737229–

1667Gallia County, OHOH29,072228–

1668Leon County, TXTX16,894227–

1669Hampton County, SCSC18,174226–

1670Davison County, SDSD20,069226–

1671Lake County, COCO7,552225–

1672Colfax County, NENE10,934225–

1673Jefferson County, IAIA15,291225–

1674Cherokee County, KSKS19,105225–

1675Butler County, MOMO41,904224–

1676Danville, VAVA41,647224–

1677Posey County, ININ24,988224–

1678Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747223–

1679Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391220–

1680Morton County, NDND34,601220–

1681Piatt County, ILIL16,791220–

1682Pamlico County, NCNC12,758219–

1683Mississippi County, ARAR37,828218–

1684Fannin County, TXTX39,265218–

1685Richland County, ILIL15,219218–

1686Vermillion County, ININ15,488218–

1687Linn County, MOMO11,815217–

1688Vernon County, MOMO19,946217–

1689Clear Creek County, COCO8,994217–

1690Madison County, IDID55,172217–

1691Marion County, ALAL29,097215–

1692Kearney County, NENE6,790215–

1693Geary County, KSKS36,338215–

1694Fountain County, ININ17,013214–

1695Lincoln County, TNTN36,853213–

1696Lampasas County, TXTX23,657213–

1697Panola County, TXTX23,018213–

1698Cass County, ILIL12,463213–

1699Fayette County, ILIL20,790213–

1700Gillespie County, TXTX28,527212–

1701Monroe County, KYKY11,191212–

1702Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896211–

1703Camden County, NCNC11,315211–

1704Pembina County, NDND6,568211–

1705Caldwell County, TXTX55,150211–

1706Atchison County, KSKS16,172211–

1707Wythe County, VAVA27,983210–

1708Box Butte County, NENE10,494210–

1709Marion County, ARAR17,593209–

1710Johnson County, TNTN18,718209–

1711Pulaski County, VAVA33,586209–

1712Stoddard County, MOMO28,284208–

1713Jefferson County, FLFL16,007208–

1714Johnson County, ARAR26,225207–

1715Yancey County, NCNC19,084207–

1716McDowell County, NCNC45,198207–

1717Geneva County, ALAL27,554206–

1718Scott County, ININ25,053206–

1719Dubois County, ININ44,016205–

1720Jackson County, ININ47,370205–

1721Labette County, KSKS19,685205–

1722Clark County, ARAR20,938204–

1723Johnson County, NENE5,218204–

1724Rains County, TXTX13,542204–

1725Mahaska County, IAIA21,880204–

1726Howard County, TXTX30,504204–

1727Tucker County, WVWV6,540203–

1728Fergus County, MTMT11,825202–

1729Antelope County, NENE6,352202–

1730Tipton County, ININ15,319202–

1731Boundary County, IDID13,997202–

1732Franklin County, ININ23,286202–

1733Conway County, ARAR21,393201–

1734Ralls County, MOMO10,444201–

1735Stokes County, NCNC46,126201–

1736Union County, TNTN21,450201–

1737De Witt County, ILIL15,118201–

1738Ripley County, ININ29,434201–

1739Lexington, VAVA7,769201–

1740Stewart County, TNTN14,439200–

1741Dixie County, FLFL18,038200–

1742Jefferson County, MTMT13,329199–

1743Randolph County, MOMO24,513199–

1744Dickinson County, IAIA18,077199–

1745Cleburne County, ARAR25,672198–

1746Chippewa County, MNMN12,406198–

1747Pike County, OHOH27,061198–

1748Crawford County, MOMO22,929198–

1749Spencer County, KYKY20,998198–

1750Fayette County, ALAL15,872196–

1751Cherokee County, ALAL26,413195–

1752Boone County, ARAR38,628195–

1753Dickey County, NDND4,895195–

1754Seward County, NENE18,032195–

1755Grant County, SDSD7,534195–

1756Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415195–

1757Glenn County, CACA28,141194–

1758Dawson County, MTMT8,692194–

1759Roberts County, SDSD10,255194–

1760Bradford County, FLFL28,307194–

1761Blaine County, IDID25,517194–

1762Sanpete County, UTUT31,453194–

1763Tattnall County, GAGA24,376193–

1764Cass County, IAIA12,960193–

1765Ferry County, WAWA7,517193–

1766Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896192–

1767Smyth County, VAVA28,882192–

1768Hardee County, FLFL25,932192–

1769Menard County, ILIL11,863192–

1770Colleton County, SCSC39,382191–

1771Live Oak County, TXTX11,929191–

1772Boise County, IDID8,545191–

1773Hickory County, MOMO9,044190–

1774Avery County, NCNC18,110190–

1775Blanco County, TXTX13,581190–

1776Daviess County, ININ34,209190–

1777Howard County, IAIA9,415190–

1778Yadkin County, NCNC38,325189–

1779Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673189–

1780Benton County, ININ8,883189–

1781Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549188–

1782Bollinger County, MOMO10,646188–

1783Rush County, ININ16,767187–

1784Linn County, KSKS9,950187–

1785Knox County, NENE8,335186–

1786Taylor County, FLFL21,210186–

1787Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634186–

1788Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671185–

1789Gadsden County, FLFL44,298185–

1790Baldwin County, GAGA44,029184–

1791Shoshone County, IDID14,130184–

1792Taylor County, KYKY26,763184–

1793Iron County, MOMO9,318183–

1794Ray County, MOMO23,398183–

1795Chowan County, NCNC14,082183–

1796Jackson County, OHOH32,817183–

1797Alexander County, NCNC36,958183–

1798Appanoose County, IAIA12,077183–

1799Polk County, NCNC20,533182–

1800Union County, MSMS28,459181–

1801Montgomery County, MOMO11,590181–

1802Pike County, MOMO17,955181–

1803Carbon County, WYWY14,013181–

1804Logan County, ARAR21,633180–

1805Barnes County, NDND10,573180–

1806Gray County, TXTX20,919180–

1807Milam County, TXTX26,258180–

1808Minidoka County, IDID22,911180–

1809Edgar County, ILIL16,323180–

1810Morgan County, OHOH13,626179–

1811Dawes County, NENE7,858178–

1812York County, NENE14,564178–

1813Baker County, OROR16,658178–

1814Hill County, TXTX39,503178–

1815Amelia County, VAVA13,632178–

1816Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733178–

1817Valley County, MTMT7,385178–

1818Wayne County, NENE10,020178–

1819Pondera County, MTMT6,072177–

1820Warren County, ININ8,474177–

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–

1830Independence County, ARAR38,785174–

1831Wayne County, GAGA32,481174–

1832Alamosa County, COCO16,688174–

1833Carter County, KYKY26,149174–

1834Hopewell, VAVA23,261174–

1835Murray County, GAGA41,607173–

1836McKinley County, NMNM68,119172–

1837Madison County, NCNC22,553172–

1838Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354171–

1839Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043171–

1840Spencer County, ININ20,061171–

1841Le Flore County, OKOK50,196170–

1842Nelson County, VAVA14,920170–

1843Wayne County, WVWV37,309170–

1844Cherokee County, IAIA11,369170–

1845Hertford County, NCNC19,015170–

1846Scott County, MOMO37,975169–

1847Middlesex County, VAVA10,841169–

1848Platte County, WYWY8,634169–

1849Ford County, KSKS33,993169–

1850Plumas County, CACA18,583168–

1851St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106168–

1852Osage County, KSKS15,693168–

1853Harrison County, KYKY19,627168–

1854Carbon County, MTMT11,466167–

1855Cherokee County, SCSC58,275167–

1856Clarendon County, SCSC31,043167–

1857Giles County, TNTN31,433167–

1858Moniteau County, MOMO15,428166–

1859Luna County, NMNM25,407166–

1860Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617166–

1861Taos County, NMNM34,564166–

1862Pike County, GAGA20,932166–

1863Franklin County, IAIA9,868166–

1864Monroe County, IAIA7,406166–

1865Dakota County, NENE21,687165–

1866Carson County, TXTX5,805165–

1867Golden Valley County, NDND1,808165–

1868Union County, GAGA27,859165–

1869Van Buren County, ARAR16,238164–

1870Traill County, NDND7,920164–

1871Moore County, TXTX21,891164–

1872Stephens County, GAGA27,854164–

1873Allen County, KSKS12,302164–

1874Sanders County, MTMT14,062163–

1875Gonzales County, TXTX20,159163–

1876Jasper County, TXTX33,075163–

1877Morgan County, WVWV18,027163–

1878Gray County, KSKS5,652163–

1879Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089162–

1880Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770162–

1881Sierra County, NMNM11,395162–

1882Halifax County, VAVA33,447162–

1883Anderson County, KYKY25,225162–

1884Box Elder County, UTUT65,320162–

1885Clay County, NCNC12,239161–

1886Malheur County, OROR32,261161–

1887Wallowa County, OROR7,595161–

1888McDowell County, WVWV16,878161–

1889Crook County, WYWY7,852161–

1890Washington County, FLFL26,695161–

1891Iowa County, IAIA16,504161–

1892Lawrence County, ALAL33,843160–

1893Big Stone County, MNMN5,054160–

1894Saline County, MOMO23,265160–

1895Bowman County, NDND2,762160–

1896Llano County, TXTX23,353160–

1897Bingham County, IDID51,153160–

1898St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586159–

1899Parke County, ININ16,642159–

1900Duchesne County, UTUT20,856159–

1901Fulton County, ARAR12,492158–

1902Newberry County, SCSC39,561158–

1903Wasatch County, UTUT38,514158–

1904Tyler County, WVWV7,881158–

1905Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683158–

1906Shelby County, ILIL20,576158–

1907Osceola County, IAIA5,980158–

1908Tama County, IAIA16,796158–

1909Wapello County, IAIA35,210158–

1910Rock County, MNMN9,524157–

1911Clay County, IAIA16,202157–

1912Cibola County, NMNM26,807156–

1913Fall River County, SDSD7,467156–

1914Allamakee County, IAIA14,238156–

1915Casey County, KYKY16,205155–

1916Humboldt County, NVNV17,267155–

1917Hardin County, TNTN27,983155–

1918Madison County, ARAR18,410154–

1919Clay County, NENE6,170154–

1920Weston County, WYWY6,840154–

1921Greene County, IAIA8,658154–

1922Cook County, MNMN5,522153–

1923Washington County, MOMO23,810153–

1924Washakie County, WYWY7,597153–

1925Wabash County, ILIL10,907153–

1926Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471152–

1927St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765152–

1928Cass County, TXTX28,651152–

1929Norton County, KSKS5,288152–

1930Clay County, TNTN7,821151–

1931Wayne County, ILIL15,882151–

1932Ware County, GAGA36,906150–

1933Cherokee County, OKOK49,196150–

1934Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511150–

1935Sumter County, GAGA28,801150–

1936Fayette County, ININ23,533150–

1937Marion County, KSKS11,634150–

1938Stillwater County, MTMT9,445150–

1939Jones County, GAGA29,171149–

1940Kleberg County, TXTX30,315149–

1941Johnson County, WYWY8,908149–

1942Greeley County, NENE2,154149–

1943Pike County, ILIL14,231149–

1944Adair County, KYKY19,423149–

1945Halifax County, NCNC46,534149–

1946Saline County, NENE14,996148–

1947Adams County, IDID5,013148–

1948Madison County, MTMT10,026147–

1949Switzerland County, ININ10,037147–

1950Cloud County, KSKS8,833147–

1951Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256146–

1952Wibaux County, MTMT885146–

1953Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465146–

1954Big Horn County, WYWY12,024146–

1955Washington County, ININ28,383146–

1956Lucas County, IAIA8,847146–

1957Richmond County, NCNC42,041145–

1958Jones County, TXTX20,861145–

1959Glades County, FLFL13,270145–

1960Winn Parish, LALA14,961144–

1961Chester County, TNTN17,994144–

1962Franklin, VAVA8,478144–

1963Graves County, KYKY37,050144–

1964Rabun County, GAGA17,764143–

1965Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704143–

1966Cherokee County, TXTX53,337143–

1967Toombs County, GAGA27,545143–

1968Sharp County, ARAR18,122142–

1969Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689142–

1970Lemhi County, IDID8,474142–

1971Orange County, ININ19,834142–

1972Gallatin County, KYKY8,840142–

1973Doddridge County, WVWV7,634141–

1974Colfax County, NMNM12,184140–

1975Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804140–

1976Lee County, TXTX18,729140–

1977Vance County, NCNC42,638139–

1978Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715139–

1979Peach County, GAGA29,877139–

1980Martin County, NCNC21,601138–

1981Newton County, TXTX11,954138–

1982Lincoln County, KYKY25,353138–

1983Archuleta County, COCO14,306138–

1984Gilpin County, COCO6,073138–

1985Saguache County, COCO6,732138–

1986Douglas County, ILIL19,880138–

1987Greene County, ILIL11,313138–

1988Moultrie County, ILIL14,371138–

1989Hamilton County, IAIA14,944138–

1990Barton County, KSKS24,790138–

1991Nobles County, MNMN22,338137–

1992Lavaca County, TXTX20,651137–

1993Madison County, VAVA14,237137–

1994Boone County, WVWV20,251137–

1995Trigg County, KYKY14,512137–

1996Uvalde County, TXTX24,963137–

1997Torrance County, NMNM16,100136–

1998Sargent County, NDND3,711136–

1999Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058136–

2000Mason County, WVWV24,707136–

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