Polish Americans
 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) |
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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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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