RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Polish population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Polish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 865,052. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 327,882, against an all-states median of 63,977.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States2.7% of US population331,449,2818,936,002–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366865,052−14%

02Illinois, ILIL12,694,798840,294−14%

03Michigan, MIMI10,077,761795,784−12%

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639773,073−12%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,077488,198−5%

06Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872488,012−9%

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809467,026−17%

08California, CACA39,287,377462,622−10%

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,293422,103−9%

10Texas, TXTX30,188,424291,864+5%

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056290,585−14%

12Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508245,392−18%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445241,205−6%

14Indiana, ININ6,851,073200,475−5%

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,011176,639−12%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838155,175−4%

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,170154,072−1%

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404148,746+13%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,189133,104+7%

20Washington, WAWA7,816,116129,944+3%

21Georgia, GAGA10,940,407109,701+6%

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81498,922−9%

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38375,693+17%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22574,757+28%

25Oregon, OROR4,254,29368,620+2%

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,70763,977−6%

27Nevada, NVNV3,184,61255,449−9%

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86854,766−6%

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82440,431−0%

30Delaware, DEDE1,021,19140,124−12%

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50739,784−2%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,19738,474−4%

33Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80137,204−15%

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63430,769−7%

35Maine, MEME1,387,81729,650−3%

36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37328,605−18%

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,76828,530−14%

38Utah, UTUT3,392,33125,959+9%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39122,661−9%

40Vermont, VTVT647,10622,567−8%

41Idaho, IDID1,934,26221,963+7%

42Louisiana, LALA4,611,96121,852−2%

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24620,418−13%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,87519,702−4%

45North Dakota, NDND784,84117,279−1%

46District of Columbia, DCDC681,29415,161+29%

47South Dakota, SDSD907,42814,207+10%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70613,888−20%

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23512,833−7%

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77912,556−17%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39710,135−15%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest polish population?

New York ranks #1 with 865,052 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is polish population measured?

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