How many people speak "Polish " in America

Language category: OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
In October 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau released the "2009-2013 American Community Survey" which provides information on "languages spoken at home" and "ability to speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over" for the United States as a whole, states including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., selected counties, and selected cities and urban areas. The following provides aggregated survey information on people who speak "Polish", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Polish speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	580,153	7,412	235,241	3,866

Polish speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most polish speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Illinois	185,121	4,705	91,438	2,828
New York	95,175	3,071	42,182	1,904
New Jersey	66,346	2,552	28,828	1,481
Connecticut	37,704	2,251	15,640	1,241
Florida	23,937	1,642	8,859	1,020
Pennsylvania	23,470	1,661	7,700	878
Michigan	23,042	1,302	6,918	603
California	19,699	1,266	5,805	647
Massachusetts	19,235	1,226	6,255	834
Ohio	9,504	758	2,575	347
Texas	8,276	822	2,124	386
Wisconsin	6,894	603	1,733	276
Arizona	5,844	691	1,487	357
Colorado	5,365	649	1,175	321
Indiana	4,965	620	1,361	323
Washington	4,818	673	1,396	301
Maryland	4,356	698	1,148	275
Georgia	3,767	792	1,105	358
Virginia	3,514	593	547	188
North Carolina	3,248	574	737	196
Minnesota	2,923	403	605	143
Nevada	2,496	551	460	176
Rhode Island	2,149	428	641	181
South Carolina	1,700	409	524	179
Missouri	1,500	298	409	136
New Hampshire	1,320	373	479	209
Tennessee	1,294	274	438	151
Oregon	1,183	306	323	155
Delaware	1,014	257	220	103
Utah	937	427	198	106
Nebraska	919	232	174	59
Louisiana	844	229	80	48
Oklahoma	712	333	188	144
Vermont	706	190	103	59
Maine	673	180	182	98
Kentucky	535	175	123	82
Iowa	522	130	147	75
Hawaii	513	193	164	107
District of Columbia	483	154	52	42
New Mexico	477	172	95	68
Kansas	469	187	75	59
Alaska	426	158	186	107
Alabama	384	135	73	53
West Virginia	369	142	46	40
Arkansas	315	136	103	75
Montana	251	105	28	21
Idaho	225	103	73	57
North Dakota	185	80	21	13
Mississippi	175	110	(B)	-
Wyoming	106	65	14	23
South Dakota	68	39	4	8
Puerto Rico	43	60	7	12

Polish speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most polish speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Cook County [IL]	141,431	3,692	75,073	2,440
Queens County [NY]	24,622	1,706	12,031	1,016
Kings County [NY]	21,569	1,320	12,868	938
Hartford County [CT]	18,918	1,383	8,835	915
Bergen County [NJ]	16,254	1,183	8,270	731
DuPage County [IL]	15,668	1,448	6,512	744
Middlesex County [NJ]	8,738	966	3,685	593
Will County [IL]	8,640	1,034	3,271	600
Fairfield County [CT]	8,021	959	3,435	558
Suffolk County [NY]	7,844	975	3,710	659
Macomb County [MI]	7,448	867	2,506	403
Erie County [NY]	7,306	665	1,661	314
Passaic County [NJ]	7,105	1,073	3,034	551
Lake County [IL]	6,846	848	2,047	288
Union County [NJ]	6,647	784	3,291	518
Nassau County [NY]	5,799	1,015	1,886	411
New Haven County [CT]	5,729	922	1,999	423
Wayne County [MI]	5,648	550	1,950	306
Los Angeles County [CA]	5,390	542	1,657	288
Hudson County [NJ]	4,907	690	2,075	402
New York County [NY]	4,708	994	1,672	569
Philadelphia County [PA]	4,561	715	2,308	472
Mercer County [NJ]	4,534	758	2,112	466
Hampden County [MA]	4,526	736	1,741	414
Cuyahoga County [OH]	4,433	450	1,413	245
Maricopa County [AZ]	4,336	555	1,019	274
Richmond County [NY]	4,022	813	1,751	398
Worcester County [MA]	3,801	568	1,453	366
Oakland County [MI]	3,698	567	911	250
Broward County [FL]	3,246	557	1,002	292
Kane County [IL]	3,177	677	1,267	452
Westchester County [NY]	2,982	565	1,140	268
Pinellas County [FL]	2,779	524	1,472	425
Somerset County [NJ]	2,719	575	1,141	302
Morris County [NJ]	2,668	438	976	237
Palm Beach County [FL]	2,439	487	801	256
San Diego County [CA]	2,352	425	758	314
Clark County [NV]	2,331	545	444	176
King County [WA]	2,316	417	777	178
Middlesex County [MA]	2,313	472	526	192
Bucks County [PA]	2,248	490	771	327
Essex County [NJ]	2,182	498	928	201
Monmouth County [NJ]	2,033	529	545	216
Harris County [TX]	1,984	452	476	163
Ocean County [NJ]	1,979	405	722	243
Orange County [CA]	1,969	353	580	172
Milwaukee County [WI]	1,889	352	471	158
Monroe County [NY]	1,863	404	668	182
Essex County [MA]	1,837	506	537	193
Santa Clara County [CA]	1,777	437	425	148
Suffolk County [MA]	1,697	395	585	203
Allegheny County [PA]	1,682	257	365	115
Burlington County [NJ]	1,676	348	444	148
Montgomery County [PA]	1,615	368	434	184
Providence County [RI]	1,598	377	552	167
Rockland County [NY]	1,351	350	555	183
Riverside County [CA]	1,331	379	464	252
Orange County [NY]	1,287	405	401	137
Norfolk County [MA]	1,280	326	420	175
Miami-Dade County [FL]	1,268	325	505	192
Albany County [NY]	1,067	323	360	189
Bronx County [NY]	1,006	273	513	212
Hillsborough County [FL]	999	299	300	151
Bristol County [MA]	964	257	290	144
Fairfax County [VA]	958	248	77	49
Alameda County [CA]	949	289	355	155
Onondaga County [NY]	947	198	237	89
Orange County [FL]	937	332	344	189
Arapahoe County [CO]	921	271	176	110
Dallas County [TX]	892	295	288	148
Baltimore County [MD]	876	207	266	117
Montgomery County [MD]	874	294	206	109
Bexar County [TX]	865	238	303	110
New Castle County [DE]	845	233	196	100
Camden County [NJ]	815	226	281	127
San Francisco County [CA]	749	254	237	113
Mecklenburg County [NC]	738	283	176	89
Lee County [FL]	720	239	248	131
Salt Lake County [UT]	711	387	182	102
Contra Costa County [CA]	710	276	211	130
St. Louis County [MO]	700	264	138	74
Cobb County [GA]	689	298	163	109
Baltimore city [MD]	687	201	224	97
Plymouth County [MA]	671	208	182	121
El Paso County [CO]	668	228	196	115
Pierce County [WA]	666	325	198	142
Hennepin County [MN]	665	223	115	66
Fulton County [GA]	630	215	174	110
Gwinnett County [GA]	618	431	241	243
Tarrant County [TX]	604	223	184	159
Wake County [NC]	603	307	156	93
Delaware County [PA]	603	214	171	151
Sacramento County [CA]	591	229	160	74
Pima County [AZ]	553	230	129	79
Washtenaw County [MI]	536	181	86	62
Collier County [FL]	531	235	190	123
Anne Arundel County [MD]	522	171	101	58
Ventura County [CA]	514	202	82	51
Snohomish County [WA]	500	224	144	116
San Mateo County [CA]	491	175	130	63
Franklin County [OH]	485	153	161	98
District of Columbia [DC]	483	154	52	42
Atlantic County [NJ]	474	176	143	69
Denver County [CO]	467	165	27	25
Duval County [FL]	436	199	122	80
Denton County [TX]	419	235	154	109
San Bernardino County [CA]	418	195	136	94
Travis County [TX]	400	140	72	51
Washington County [OR]	391	203	103	84
Loudoun County [VA]	361	163	29	37
Hillsborough County [NH]	356	140	115	75
Ramsey County [MN]	337	173	88	62
Marion County [IN]	320	174	81	59
Oklahoma County [OK]	315	248	97	126
Chester County [PA]	314	149	100	79
Dane County [WI]	314	124	30	30
Collin County [TX]	301	126	38	43
Howard County [MD]	296	173	36	45
Arlington County [VA]	284	162	39	42
Honolulu County [HI]	281	107	102	61
Bernalillo County [NM]	281	147	79	62
Lancaster County [PA]	264	137	61	47
Fort Bend County [TX]	263	154	57	53
Shelby County [TN]	258	120	65	62
San Joaquin County [CA]	244	171	54	46
DeKalb County [GA]	244	133	34	38
Hamilton County [OH]	243	145	11	17
Monterey County [CA]	231	116	5	11
Clark County [WA]	222	135	75	76
Prince George s County [MD]	215	120	94	78
Polk County [IA]	210	103	93	63
Virginia Beach city [VA]	209	158	42	45
Dakota County [MN]	194	83	46	37
Prince William County [VA]	182	92	39	41
Guilford County [NC]	175	89	70	79
Santa Barbara County [CA]	174	97	33	27
Sonoma County [CA]	172	88	91	67
Solano County [CA]	170	136	34	48
Hawaii County [HI]	159	113	14	23
Johnson County [KS]	155	143	32	47
Stanislaus County [CA]	141	103	63	54
Davidson County [TN]	140	97	44	44
Multnomah County [OR]	139	75	41	35
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	137	94	40	42
Jefferson County [KY]	137	80	58	60
Washoe County [NV]	125	94	(B)	-
Jefferson Parish [LA]	124	78	27	42
Placer County [CA]	90	63	38	37
Kern County [CA]	63	36	(B)	-
Henrico County [VA]	62	42	13	18
Navajo County [AZ]	55	55	20	32
Fresno County [CA]	44	37	12	20
Yolo County [CA]	32	32	11	18
San Juan County [NM]	25	30	(B)	-
Maui County [HI]	8	13	(B)	-

Polish speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most polish speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	182,859	4,608	90,506	2,812
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	134,221	3,336	62,596	2,082
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	21,807	1,476	9,618	959
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	17,451	1,277	5,487	567
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	13,281	1,060	4,801	661
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	8,369	758	2,484	422
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	8,021	959	3,435	558
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	7,951	713	1,886	324
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	7,359	667	2,237	337
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	6,953	834	2,308	458
New Haven-Milford [CT]	5,729	922	1,999	423
Springfield [MA]	5,708	734	2,086	443
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	5,395	493	1,643	248
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	4,832	725	2,151	507
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	4,776	593	1,183	298
Trenton [NJ]	4,534	758	2,112	466
Worcester [MA-CT]	4,196	576	1,515	370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	3,968	545	580	169
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	3,673	495	852	280
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	3,482	499	1,119	245
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	3,291	731	1,043	356
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	3,113	541	931	243
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	3,010	747	944	314
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	2,987	526	933	252
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	2,798	480	800	231
Pittsburgh [PA]	2,669	354	488	138
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	2,565	487	579	178
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	2,493	370	578	196
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	2,352	425	758	314
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	2,338	440	664	263
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	2,331	545	444	176
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	2,331	658	1,180	506
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	2,110	363	659	193
Rochester [NY]	2,087	418	689	183
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	2,063	482	633	282
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	1,891	369	398	124
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	1,797	438	442	151
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	1,749	420	600	276
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	1,357	430	307	132
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	1,348	328	355	116
Jacksonville [FL]	1,278	394	492	237
St. Louis [MO-IL]	1,237	297	322	124
Syracuse [NY]	1,182	216	312	107
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	913	293	251	140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	908	317	315	140
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	825	278	213	169
Columbus [OH]	804	201	321	155
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	795	256	224	87
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	794	223	186	100
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	720	239	248	131
Salt Lake City [UT]	711	387	182	102
Colorado Springs [CO]	704	234	196	115
Raleigh [NC]	684	331	156	93
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	658	288	99	68
Tucson [AZ]	553	230	129	79
Ann Arbor [MI]	536	181	86	62
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	533	188	73	38
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	531	235	190	123
Akron [OH]	516	186	59	43
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	514	202	82	51
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	478	196	86	53
Richmond [VA]	477	296	113	121
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	474	176	143	69
Oklahoma City [OK]	472	304	116	129
Kansas City [MO-KS]	458	182	111	73
Madison [WI]	456	173	97	72
Portland-South Portland [ME]	437	165	122	87
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	427	178	109	65
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	405	159	67	55
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	370	157	124	83
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	356	140	115	75
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	331	111	61	42
Albuquerque [NM]	308	153	79	62
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	307	153	24	29
Urban Honolulu [HI]	281	107	102	61
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	274	125	65	62
Lancaster [PA]	264	137	61	47
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	257	112	56	49
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	244	171	54	46
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	233	130	35	38
Salinas [CA]	231	116	5	11
Baton Rouge [LA]	210	150	(B)	-
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	210	103	93	63
Anchorage [AK]	208	118	91	76
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	184	91	77	75
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	174	97	33	27
Santa Rosa [CA]	172	88	91	67
Dayton [OH]	171	81	38	37
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	170	136	34	48
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	164	83	58	60
Hilo [HI]	159	113	14	23
Modesto [CA]	141	103	63	54
Reno [NV]	125	94	(B)	-
Tulsa [OK]	97	70	41	36
Bakersfield [CA]	63	36	(B)	-
Lafayette [LA]	61	54	(B)	-
Show Low [AZ]	55	55	20	32
Fresno [CA]	44	37	12	20
Farmington [NM]	25	30	(B)	-
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	8	13	(B)	-

Notes

Number of speakers and Speak English less than "Very Well": Detailed-language estimates are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Aggregate estimates ("language category" and "language sub-category" entries) are unrounded and appear in table B16001. Detailed-language estimates may not sum to aggregate estimates because of rounding.
Margin of Error and Margin of Error: Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data. The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
(D): Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
(B): Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
(X): Question does not apply.
-: Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

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