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The most Polish-ancestry places in America
Counties and cities ranked by Polish ancestry — with how each one voted in 2024 and how it has shifted since 2020. Of the top 100 counties by polish, 85 voted Republican and 15 Democratic in 2024 (median R+28.5); as a group they shifted −2.4 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Top 100 counties
| # | Place | Polish | 2024 | Since ’20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portage County, WI | 27.8% | D D+1.2 | −1.6 |
| 2 | Presque Isle County, MI | 24.8% | R R+29.0 | +0.2 |
| 3 | Alpena County, MI | 18.8% | R R+28.6 | −1.0 |
| 4 | Morrison County, MN | 16.2% | R R+55.9 | −2.5 |
| 5 | Huron County, MI | 16.0% | R R+40.6 | −1.3 |
| 6 | Luzerne County, PA | 15.8% | R R+19.2 | −4.8 |
| 7 | Bay County, MI | 15.6% | R R+14.7 | −3.1 |
| 8 | Arenac County, MI | 15.5% | R R+40.6 | −4.9 |
| 9 | Erie County, NY | 14.5% | D D+9.6 | −5.1 |
| 10 | Marathon County, WI | 14.5% | R R+18.6 | −0.6 |
| 11 | Trempealeau County, WI | 14.3% | R R+21.4 | −4.8 |
| 12 | Lackawanna County, PA | 13.3% | D D+2.8 | −5.6 |
| 13 | Macomb County, MI | 12.6% | R R+13.7 | −5.6 |
| 14 | Otsego County, MI | 12.4% | R R+35.3 | −1.2 |
| 15 | Manistee County, MI | 12.1% | R R+15.9 | −0.8 |
| 16 | Marinette County, WI | 11.9% | R R+37.9 | −3.4 |
| 17 | Waukesha County, WI | 11.6% | R R+19.7 | +1.1 |
| 18 | Day County, SD | 11.5% | R R+29.9 | −2.3 |
| 19 | St. Clair County, MI | 11.4% | R R+34.6 | −4.4 |
| 20 | Buffalo County, WI | 11.4% | R R+30.2 | −5.0 |
| 21 | Leelanau County, MI | 11.1% | D D+7.8 | +2.6 |
| 22 | Livingston County, MI | 10.9% | R R+23.9 | −1.3 |
| 23 | Benton County, MN | 10.9% | R R+35.8 | −3.9 |
| 24 | Taylor County, WI | 10.9% | R R+48.1 | −1.7 |
| 25 | McHenry County, IL | 10.8% | R R+5.3 | −2.8 |
| 26 | Washington County, IL | 10.8% | R R+57.2 | −0.8 |
| 27 | Montmorency County, MI | 10.6% | R R+45.3 | −1.9 |
| 28 | LaPorte County, IN | 10.5% | R R+14.1 | −6.9 |
| 29 | Will County, IL | 10.4% | D D+1.6 | −6.7 |
| 30 | Wood County, WI | 10.3% | R R+19.9 | −0.7 |
| 31 | Howard County, NE | 10.2% | R R+62.4 | −1.5 |
| 32 | Oconto County, WI | 10.2% | R R+43.0 | −2.0 |
| 33 | Vilas County, WI | 10.2% | R R+23.0 | −1.2 |
| 34 | Marshall County, MN | 10.1% | R R+51.6 | −4.2 |
| 35 | Niagara County, NY | 10.1% | R R+14.9 | −5.2 |
| 36 | Erie County, PA | 10.1% | R R+1.0 | −2.1 |
| 37 | Green Lake County, WI | 10.1% | R R+36.3 | −0.4 |
| 38 | Emmet County, MI | 10.0% | R R+10.8 | +0.4 |
| 39 | Monroe County, MI | 10.0% | R R+27.1 | −4.5 |
| 40 | Grundy County, IL | 9.9% | R R+29.5 | −3.8 |
| 41 | Alcona County, MI | 9.9% | R R+41.7 | −3.3 |
| 42 | Roscommon County, MI | 9.9% | R R+32.9 | −2.9 |
| 43 | Oneida County, WI | 9.9% | R R+17.6 | −2.8 |
| 44 | Washington County, WI | 9.8% | R R+36.2 | +1.9 |
| 45 | DuPage County, IL | 9.7% | D D+13.1 | −4.8 |
| 46 | Hampshire County, MA | 9.7% | D D+41.7 | −4.8 |
| 47 | Iron County, MI | 9.7% | R R+29.3 | −3.9 |
| 48 | Sanilac County, MI | 9.7% | R R+47.7 | −2.1 |
| 49 | Forest County, WI | 9.6% | R R+33.4 | −2.4 |
| 50 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 9.5% | D D+12.8 | −3.5 |
| 51 | Cambria County, PA | 9.5% | R R+39.7 | −2.3 |
| 52 | Oneida County, NY | 9.3% | R R+21.2 | −5.6 |
| 53 | Franklin County, MA | 9.2% | D D+37.6 | −6.2 |
| 54 | Genesee County, NY | 9.1% | R R+33.9 | −2.2 |
| 55 | Wyoming County, PA | 9.1% | R R+36.8 | −1.6 |
| 56 | Lake County, IN | 9.0% | D D+5.6 | −9.4 |
| 57 | Crawford County, MI | 9.0% | R R+33.8 | −3.0 |
| 58 | Tuscola County, MI | 9.0% | R R+43.0 | −3.6 |
| 59 | Wyoming County, NY | 9.0% | R R+48.2 | −2.7 |
| 60 | Langlade County, WI | 9.0% | R R+34.6 | −2.1 |
| 61 | Grand Traverse County, MI | 8.9% | R R+1.7 | +1.3 |
| 62 | Winona County, MN | 8.9% | R R+4.9 | −5.3 |
| 63 | Brown County, WI | 8.9% | R R+7.5 | −0.3 |
| 64 | Waushara County, WI | 8.9% | R R+35.2 | −1.1 |
| 65 | Menominee County, MI | 8.8% | R R+33.6 | −3.5 |
| 66 | Adams County, WI | 8.8% | R R+25.8 | −0.1 |
| 67 | Marquette County, WI | 8.8% | R R+29.6 | −2.2 |
| 68 | Ozaukee County, WI | 8.8% | R R+10.4 | +1.6 |
| 69 | Ogemaw County, MI | 8.7% | R R+42.0 | −1.9 |
| 70 | Ashland County, WI | 8.7% | D D+4.7 | −6.3 |
| 71 | Lincoln County, MN | 8.6% | R R+37.7 | +0.4 |
| 72 | Cattaraugus County, NY | 8.6% | R R+32.7 | −3.2 |
| 73 | Westmoreland County, PA | 8.6% | R R+28.4 | −0.0 |
| 74 | Milwaukee County, WI | 8.6% | D D+38.4 | −1.4 |
| 75 | Shawano County, WI | 8.6% | R R+36.2 | −0.7 |
| 76 | Charlevoix County, MI | 8.5% | R R+16.9 | +0.2 |
| 77 | Oakland County, MI | 8.5% | D D+10.6 | −3.5 |
| 78 | Iron County, WI | 8.5% | R R+26.2 | −3.6 |
| 79 | Rusk County, WI | 8.5% | R R+38.0 | −3.3 |
| 80 | Cheboygan County, MI | 8.4% | R R+31.1 | −1.2 |
| 81 | Iosco County, MI | 8.4% | R R+30.6 | −2.0 |
| 82 | Schuylkill County, PA | 8.4% | R R+42.1 | −2.2 |
| 83 | Lincoln County, WI | 8.3% | R R+25.1 | −2.4 |
| 84 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 8.2% | D D+20.1 | −5.0 |
| 85 | Douglas County, WI | 8.2% | D D+5.3 | −4.0 |
| 86 | Walworth County, WI | 8.2% | R R+22.2 | −3.0 |
| 87 | Lapeer County, MI | 8.1% | R R+39.8 | −3.5 |
| 88 | Platte County, NE | 8.1% | R R+58.1 | −1.3 |
| 89 | Chautauqua County, NY | 8.1% | R R+21.9 | −2.1 |
| 90 | Kewaunee County, WI | 8.1% | R R+33.7 | −1.0 |
| 91 | Manitowoc County, WI | 8.1% | R R+23.3 | −0.1 |
| 92 | Gogebic County, MI | 8.0% | R R+17.1 | −4.6 |
| 93 | Mason County, MI | 8.0% | R R+21.4 | −1.6 |
| 94 | Walsh County, ND | 8.0% | R R+44.8 | −3.1 |
| 95 | Medina County, OH | 8.0% | R R+24.8 | −1.4 |
| 96 | Northumberland County, PA | 8.0% | R R+39.9 | −1.4 |
| 97 | Washington County, PA | 8.0% | R R+25.5 | −2.7 |
| 98 | Gladwin County, MI | 7.9% | R R+40.7 | −4.0 |
| 99 | Montgomery County, NY | 7.9% | R R+28.6 | −6.1 |
| 100 | Porter County, IN | 7.8% | R R+10.5 | −4.4 |
Top 50 cities
| # | Place | Polish | 2024 | Since ’20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plover, WI | 27.8% | D D+2.9 | −2.4 |
| 2 | Stevens Point, WI | 27.8% | D D+25.9 | −2.9 |
| 3 | Alpena, MI | 18.8% | R R+10.6 | +0.5 |
| 4 | Little Falls, MN | 16.2% | R R+31.8 | +1.1 |
| 5 | Duryea, PA | 15.8% | R R+9.4 | −4.8 |
| 6 | Exeter, PA | 15.8% | R R+7.8 | −4.4 |
| 7 | Hazleton, PA | 15.8% | R R+23.7 | −13.4 |
| 8 | Kingston, PA | 15.8% | D D+3.1 | −7.1 |
| 9 | Mountain Top, PA | 15.8% | R R+20.8 | −3.3 |
| 10 | Nanticoke, PA | 15.8% | R R+12.0 | −5.8 |
| 11 | Pittston, PA | 15.8% | D D+1.1 | −7.1 |
| 12 | Plymouth, PA | 15.8% | R R+8.5 | −4.1 |
| 13 | Swoyersville, PA | 15.8% | R R+10.8 | −3.4 |
| 14 | West Hazleton, PA | 15.8% | R R+19.7 | −9.7 |
| 15 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 15.8% | D D+9.7 | −7.0 |
| 16 | Bay, MI | 15.6% | D D+7.3 | −1.6 |
| 17 | Buffalo, NY | 14.5% | D D+52.9 | −8.0 |
| 18 | Cheektowaga, NY | 14.5% | D D+6.4 | −4.6 |
| 19 | Depew, NY | 14.5% | R R+10.2 | −5.4 |
| 20 | East Aurora, NY | 14.5% | D D+28.3 | −0.5 |
| 21 | Eggertsville, NY | 14.5% | D D+33.7 | −3.4 |
| 22 | Hamburg, NY | 14.5% | D D+14.1 | +0.9 |
| 23 | Harris Hill, NY | 14.5% | R R+1.3 | −1.6 |
| 24 | Kenmore, NY | 14.5% | D D+35.2 | −0.6 |
| 25 | Lackawanna, NY | 14.5% | D D+2.0 | −16.8 |
| 26 | Lancaster, NY | 14.5% | R R+10.5 | −3.2 |
| 27 | Tonawanda, NY | 14.5% | R R+1.4 | −2.7 |
| 28 | Tonawanda Town, NY | 14.5% | D D+14.0 | −2.9 |
| 29 | University at Buffalo, NY | 14.5% | D D+58.9 | −5.1 |
| 30 | West Seneca, NY | 14.5% | R R+7.0 | −4.0 |
| 31 | Williamsville, NY | 14.5% | D D+26.1 | −1.5 |
| 32 | Kronenwetter, WI | 14.5% | R R+18.6 | +2.0 |
| 33 | Rib Mountain, WI | 14.5% | R R+13.0 | +2.2 |
| 34 | Rothschild, WI | 14.5% | R R+4.7 | +0.1 |
| 35 | Wausau, WI | 14.5% | D D+7.4 | −0.4 |
| 36 | Weston, WI | 14.5% | R R+10.7 | +1.8 |
| 37 | Archbald, PA | 13.3% | D D+3.6 | −5.7 |
| 38 | Blakely, PA | 13.3% | D D+1.3 | −5.6 |
| 39 | Carbondale, PA | 13.3% | R R+5.3 | −4.0 |
| 40 | Clarks Summit, PA | 13.3% | D D+11.6 | −1.5 |
| 41 | Dickson City, PA | 13.3% | R R+0.5 | −5.6 |
| 42 | Dunmore, PA | 13.3% | D D+17.2 | −7.0 |
| 43 | Moosic, PA | 13.3% | R R+6.2 | −4.1 |
| 44 | Old Forge, PA | 13.3% | R R+6.0 | −5.1 |
| 45 | Olyphant, PA | 13.3% | D D+2.3 | −4.3 |
| 46 | Scranton, PA | 13.3% | D D+18.6 | −7.9 |
| 47 | Taylor, PA | 13.3% | D D+0.9 | −4.6 |
| 48 | Center Line, MI | 12.6% | D D+13.3 | −5.2 |
| 49 | Eastpointe, MI | 12.6% | D D+49.5 | +0.3 |
| 50 | Fraser, MI | 12.6% | R R+6.4 | −1.2 |
Rankings suppress places below 5,000 population, where small-sample ACS shares get noisy. Demographic shares are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ancestry table B04006, language C16001) and the 2020 U.S. Religion Census; every figure traces to a named federal or academic source. The vote columns are presidential — a place can be demographically homogeneous and politically split, which is exactly what these tables are built to show.