The Poles in America

There are just under 10 million persons of Polish ancestry living in the United States. Most settled in the Great Lakes and Northeast. Here's a look at the distribution by state:

Rank	State	Polish-American Population	Rank	State	Polish-American Population, as a Percent of Total Population
	United States	9,569,207	1	Wisconsin	9.25%
1	New York	977,847	2	Michigan	8.78%
2	Illinois	970,053	3	Connecticut	8.44%
3	Michigan	867,260	4	Illinois	7.55%
4	Pennsylvania	866,572	5	Pennsylvania	6.82%
5	New Jersey	539,598	6	New Jersey	6.13%
6	Wisconsin	526,146	7	Delaware	5.68%
7	California	509,365	8	New York	5.04%
8	Florida	489,371	9	Massachusetts	4.98%
9	Ohio	442,936	10	Minnesota	4.78%
10	Massachusetts	326,749	11	New Hampshire	4.24%
11	Connecticut	301,935	12	Vermont	3.87%
12	Texas	271,559	13	Rhode Island	3.86%
13	Minnesota	253,796	14	Ohio	3.84%
14	Maryland	201,221	15	Nebraska	3.49%
15	Indiana	194,588	16	Maryland	3.48%
16	Arizona	156,964		United States	3.09%
17	Virginia	151,136	17	Indiana	3.00%
18	Washington	129,037	18	Alaska	2.70%
19	Colorado	125,929	19	Florida	2.60%
20	North Carolina	123,281	20	Montana	2.55%
21	Georgia	100,954	21	Colorado	2.49%
22	Missouri	100,335	22	Arizona	2.45%
23	Nebraska	63,840	23	North Dakota	2.30%
24	Tennessee	62,616	24	Nevada	2.20%
25	South Carolina	62,440	25	Maine	2.08%
26	Nevada	59,371	26	Washington	1.91%
27	Oregon	59,350	27	Virginia	1.88%
28	New Hampshire	55,815	28	Wyoming	1.86%
29	Delaware	51,065	29	West Virginia	1.85%
30	Rhode Island	40,680	30	South Dakota	1.71%
31	Iowa	38,630	31	Missouri	1.67%
32	Kansas	37,892	32	District of Columbia	1.65%
33	West Virginia	34,292	33	Oregon	1.55%
34	Oklahoma	32,024	34	California	1.36%
35	Alabama	32,003	35	South Carolina	1.35%
36	Kentucky	31,671	36	Kansas	1.33%
37	Maine	27,561	37	North Carolina	1.29%
38	Montana	25,220	38	Iowa	1.27%
39	Utah	25,146	39	Texas	1.08%
40	Vermont	24,250	40	Idaho	1.06%
41	Arkansas	22,717	41	New Mexico	1.04%
42	New Mexico	21,582	42	Georgia	1.04%
43	Louisiana	19,554	43	Hawaii	1.01%
44	Alaska	19,243	44	Tennessee	0.99%
45	Idaho	16,720	45	Utah	0.91%
46	North Dakota	15,534	46	Oklahoma	0.85%
47	Mississippi	15,130	47	Arkansas	0.78%
48	South Dakota	13,967	48	Kentucky	0.73%
49	Hawaii	13,750	49	Alabama	0.67%
50	Wyoming	10,515	50	Mississippi	0.51%
51	District of Columbia	9,997	51	Louisiana	0.43%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates