Polish 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 ghetto of Chicago, which has more Polish people than any city in the world other than Warsaw, Poland.[4]
 Polish Americans and Polish Canadians, % of population by state | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Polish Americans Media
Polish immigration marker, Indianola, Texas
Distribution of Americans claiming Polish Ancestry by county in 2018
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago, Illinois, the city's first Polish parish
The main and side altars of the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus
Church of St. Casimir in Saint Paul, Minnesota, built in 1904
Poles! Under the Polish flag, on to the fight - "For our liberty and yours!" Enlist to-day (as per official LOC title)
Polish-American parade in New York City, 2017
Polish Constitution Day Parade in Chicago, 1985
Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee is an example of the Polish Cathedral style of architecture.
The Polish Museum of America in Chicago
References
- ↑ PEOPLE REPORTING ANCESTRY 2018: ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed TablesUnited States Census Bureau. 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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