RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Polish population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Polish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 775,254. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 305,285, against an all-states median of 58,018.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States2.5% of US population334,922,4998,344,993–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366775,254−23%

02Illinois, ILIL12,694,798769,227−21%

03Michigan, MIMI10,077,761726,096−19%

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639699,270−21%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,077477,833−7%

06Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872451,347−16%

07▲1California, CACA39,287,377435,641−16%

08▼1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809435,061−23%

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,293380,933−18%

10Texas, TXTX30,188,424286,778+3%

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056263,466−22%

12Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508226,897−24%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445218,519−15%

14Indiana, ININ6,851,073186,612−11%

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,011160,206−20%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838153,677−5%

17▲1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404152,351+16%

18▼1Virginia, VAVA8,705,170149,583−4%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,189137,413+11%

20Washington, WAWA7,816,116119,703−5%

21Georgia, GAGA10,940,407104,214+1%

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81497,941−10%

23▲1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22581,249+40%

24▼1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38372,112+11%

25Oregon, OROR4,254,29370,745+5%

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,70758,018−15%

27Nevada, NVNV3,184,61253,658−12%

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86850,260−14%

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82440,786+1%

30Delaware, DEDE1,021,19140,425−11%

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50737,039−9%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,19735,989−11%

33Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80134,786−21%

34▲1Maine, MEME1,387,81731,142+2%

35▼1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63429,695−10%

36▲1Alabama, ALAL5,086,76828,012−15%

37▼1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37327,712−21%

38Utah, UTUT3,392,33126,583+11%

39▲2Idaho, IDID1,934,26224,206+18%

40Vermont, VTVT647,10623,003−6%

41▼2Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39121,659−13%

42▲1New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24621,359−9%

43▼1Louisiana, LALA4,611,96120,149−9%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,87518,454−10%

45▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,29415,592+33%

46▼1North Dakota, NDND784,84115,310−12%

47South Dakota, SDSD907,42813,997+9%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70612,617−27%

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23512,097−13%

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77911,160−27%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,3979,157−23%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest polish population?

New York ranks #1 with 775,254 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by polish population?

New York, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida.

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 population measured?

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