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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.

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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¹ Poles came to the United States legally as Austrians, Germans, Prussians or Russians throughout the 19th century, because from 1772–1795 till 1918, all Polish lands had been partitioned between imperial Austria, Prussia (a protoplast of Germany) and Russia until Poland regained its sovereignty in the wake of World War I. ³ Yugoslav Americans are the American people from the former Yugoslavia. ⁴ Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ⁵ Disputed; Roma have recognized origins and historic ties to Asia (specifically to Northern India), but they experienced at least some distinctive identity development while in diaspora among Europeans. ⁶ Armenia and Cyprus are located entirely in Asia, but historically have stronger tie with Europe.

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)