Polish Americans

Polish Americans
Polonia amerykańska
	Polish Americans and Polish Canadians, % of population by state
Total population
	9,152,819; U.S. Estimate, 2018, self-reported; Around 2.83% of the U.S. population
Regions with significant populations
	Northeast (New York · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Maryland · Connecticut · Massachusetts) ; Midwest (Michigan · Illinois · Wisconsin · Ohio · Minnesota · Indiana · North Dakota)
Languages
	English (American English dialects), Polish
Religion
	Predominantly Roman Catholicism · Lutheranism · Judaism
Related ethnic groups
	Polish diaspora, Polish Canadians, Polish Jews, other West Slavic Americans (Czech Americans, Kashubian Americans, Silesian Americans, Slovak Americans and Sorbian Americans)

A Polish American is a citizen of the United States with ancestors from Poland. There have been Polish people living in North America since the earlier 1600s.^[3] Many live in the city of Chicago, which has more Polish people than any city in the world other than Warsaw, Poland.^[4]

Most Polish immigrants are Catholic or practice Judaism.

Polish Americans Media

The language spread of Polish in the United States
Polish-American grocery, 1922, Detroit, Michigan
A Polish coal miner in Capels, McDowell County, West Virginia, 1938
Polish shops at Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, Illinois
Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee, Wisconsin exemplifies the so-called Polish Cathedral style of church architecture found in the Great Lakes region.
Houses in a Polish neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan
Inside view of St. Stanislaus Church in Slavic Village in Cleveland, Ohio
Polish American recruitment WWI
Marker of immigration from Silesia into Texas, located in Indianola, Texas
Distribution of Americans claiming Polish Ancestry by county in 2018

References

↑ "PEOPLE REPORTING ANCESTRY 2018: ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
↑ One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society, p. 120
↑ "First Polish Settlers". polishamericancenter.org. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
↑ "Chicago's Polish Community Reels From Plane Crash : NPR". npr.org. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

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[American_Community_Survey-1] "PEOPLE REPORTING ANCESTRY 2018: ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[2] One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society, p. 120

[3] "First Polish Settlers". polishamericancenter.org. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

[4] "Chicago's Polish Community Reels From Plane Crash : NPR". npr.org. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

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Total population
Polish Americans and Polish Canadians, % of population by state
9,152,819 U.S. Estimate, 2018, self-reported^[1] Around 2.83% of the U.S. population
Regions with significant populations
Northeast (New York · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Maryland · Connecticut · Massachusetts) Midwest (Michigan · Illinois · Wisconsin · Ohio · Minnesota · Indiana · North Dakota)
Languages
English (American English dialects), Polish
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism · Lutheranism · Judaism^[2]
Related ethnic groups
Polish diaspora, Polish Canadians, Polish Jews, other West Slavic Americans (Czech Americans, Kashubian Americans, Silesian Americans, Slovak Americans and Sorbian Americans)