RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Polish population, US states · 2010

US states 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. New York leads at 1,007,597. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 362,208, against an all-states median of 60,741.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States3.2% of US population308,745,5389,835,459–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3661,007,597–

02Illinois, ILIL12,694,798979,781–

03Michigan, MIMI10,077,761900,446–

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639880,890–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809565,484–

06Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872538,208–

07California, CACA39,287,377515,633–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,077511,229–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,293462,815–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056339,044–

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508297,615–

12Texas, TXTX30,188,424278,519–

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445257,286–

14Indiana, ININ6,851,073210,729–

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,011200,092–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838161,575–

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,170155,128–

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404131,740–

19Washington, WAWA7,816,116125,635–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,189123,913–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,814108,835–

22Georgia, GAGA10,940,407103,243–

23Nebraska, NENE1,978,70767,899–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,29367,107–

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38364,764–

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,61260,741–

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22558,211–

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86858,124–

29Delaware, DEDE1,021,19145,593–

30Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80144,019–

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50740,744–

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82440,567–

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,19740,253–

34West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37334,920–

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,76833,111–

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63432,979–

37Maine, MEME1,387,81730,427–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39124,848–

39Vermont, VTVT647,10624,566–

40Utah, UTUT3,392,33123,897–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24623,528–

42Louisiana, LALA4,611,96122,235–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87520,558–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26220,544–

45North Dakota, NDND784,84117,488–

46Alaska, AKAK735,70617,329–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77915,189–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23513,836–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42812,884–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39711,917–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411,744–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest polish population?

New York ranks #1 with 1,007,597 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by polish population?

New York, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.