Polish American

Polish-American refers to American citizens of Polish descent. More than 1 million Poles have migrated to the United States, most in the early 20th century. Exact immigration numbers are impossible to obtain, since after the partitions of Poland the state ceased to exist, while U.S. Census classified immigrants according to the country of origin, rather than etnhicity. In particular, this partition gave rise to the terms Russian Poles, German Poles and Austrian Poles, respectively, sometimes seen in the context of Polish immigration to the United States.

Polish Americans by state totals

According to the United States 2000 Census, American states with the largest numbers of self-reported Poles and Americans of Polish ancestry are:

Related Topics:
United States 2000 Census - Poles

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• 01 New York (986,141)
• 02 Illinois (932,996)
• 03 Michigan (854,844)
• 04 Pennsylvania (824,146)
• 05 New Jersey (576,473)
• 06 Wisconsin (497,726)
• 07 California (491,325)
• 08 Ohio (433,016)
• 09 Florida (429,691)
• 10 Massachusetts (323,210)
• 11 Connecticut (284,272)
• 12 Minnesota (240,405)
• 13 Texas (228,309)
• 14 Maryland (184,364)
• 15 Indiana (183,989)
• 16 Arizona (126,665)
• 17 Virginia (124,647)
• 18 Colorado (101,190)
• 19 Missouri (90,448)
• 20 Georgia (82,765)

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• 49 Hawaii (10,770)
• 50 Wyoming (9,929)
• 51 District of Columbia (7,910)