Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 866.24K people in New York with Polish ancestry (4.31% of New York population). Among all New York counties, Erie County had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (16.62%), followed by Niagara County (10.44%), and Genesee County (9.93%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Polish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New York.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
Erie County
Niagara County
Genesee County
Cattaraugus County
Montgomery County
Wyoming County
Chautauqua County
Oneida County
Herkimer County
Saratoga County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Erie County 16.62
2 Niagara County 10.44
3 Genesee County 9.93
4 Cattaraugus County 9.47
5 Montgomery County 9.07
6 Wyoming County 8.66
7 Chautauqua County 8.65
8 Oneida County 8.50
9 Herkimer County 8.04
10 Saratoga County 6.55
11 Onondaga County 6.49
12 Cayuga County 6.23
13 Broome County 6.09
13 Lewis County 6.09
14 Rensselaer County 5.97
15 Tioga County 5.91
16 Orleans County 5.90
17 Oswego County 5.88
18 Schenectady County 5.83
19 Chemung County 5.82
20 Columbia County 5.46
21 Albany County 5.41
22 Ulster County 5.19
23 Essex County 5.00
24 Madison County 4.92
25 Schoharie County 4.79
26 Fulton County 4.65
27 Suffolk County 4.63
27 Sullivan County 4.63
28 Warren County 4.61
29 Monroe County 4.54
30 Rockland County 4.30
31 Schuyler County 4.25
32 Nassau County 4.24
33 Washington County 4.21
34 Delaware County 4.20
35 Orange County 4.14
36 Hamilton County 4.12
37 Ontario County 3.98
38 Livingston County 3.94
39 Richmond County 3.91
40 Allegany County 3.80
40 Chenango County 3.80
41 Steuben County 3.62
42 New York County 3.55
42 Wayne County 3.55
43 Otsego County 3.46
44 Tompkins County 3.45
45 Dutchess County 3.41
46 Jefferson County 3.37
47 Putnam County 3.32
48 Westchester County 3.11
49 Greene County 3.03
50 Cortland County 2.92
51 Seneca County 2.74
52 Yates County 2.73
53 St. Lawrence County 2.50
54 Clinton County 2.35
55 Kings County 2.33
56 Queens County 2.30
57 Franklin County 1.99
58 Bronx County 0.34