Ranking of Ohio 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 414.59K people in Ohio with Polish ancestry (3.52% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio counties, Medina County had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (9.15%), followed by Wood County (8.34%), and Lucas County (7.99%).

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 Ohio.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
Medina County
Wood County
Lucas County
Lorain County
Belmont County
Geauga County
Cuyahoga County
Lake County
Jefferson County
Harrison County
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Medina County 9.15
2 Wood County 8.34
3 Lucas County 7.99
4 Lorain County 7.89
5 Belmont County 7.47
6 Geauga County 7.40
7 Cuyahoga County 7.14
8 Lake County 6.79
9 Jefferson County 6.41
10 Harrison County 5.87
11 Portage County 5.28
12 Ottawa County 5.23
13 Fulton County 5.09
14 Summit County 4.79
15 Mahoning County 4.58
16 Ashtabula County 3.82
17 Sandusky County 3.59
18 Trumbull County 3.38
19 Erie County 3.30
20 Delaware County 3.13
21 Huron County 3.08
22 Stark County 2.98
23 Columbiana County 2.82
24 Carroll County 2.67
25 Athens County 2.66
26 Hancock County 2.54
27 Noble County 2.51
28 Warren County 2.45
29 Tuscarawas County 2.42
30 Ashland County 2.41
31 Franklin County 2.38
32 Guernsey County 2.25
32 Williams County 2.25
33 Henry County 2.14
33 Morrow County 2.14
33 Wayne County 2.14
34 Licking County 2.13
35 Coshocton County 2.11
35 Union County 2.11
36 Marion County 2.09
37 Greene County 2.05
38 Knox County 1.89
39 Morgan County 1.81
40 Paulding County 1.79
41 Montgomery County 1.69
42 Seneca County 1.64
43 Fairfield County 1.62
44 Butler County 1.60
44 Clermont County 1.60
45 Crawford County 1.59
45 Defiance County 1.59
46 Hamilton County 1.56
46 Pickaway County 1.56
47 Miami County 1.52
48 Richland County 1.48
49 Allen County 1.47
50 Monroe County 1.21
51 Clark County 1.20
52 Muskingum County 1.16
53 Champaign County 1.15
54 Hocking County 1.10
55 Putnam County 1.09
56 Wyandot County 1.08
57 Clinton County 1.06
57 Shelby County 1.06
58 Washington County 1.05
59 Madison County 1.04
60 Adams County 1.03
61 Ross County 1.01
62 Perry County 1.00
63 Logan County 0.92
64 Darke County 0.89
65 Van Wert County 0.86
66 Gallia County 0.84
67 Auglaize County 0.79
68 Mercer County 0.78
69 Highland County 0.74
70 Lawrence County 0.73
70 Scioto County 0.73
71 Brown County 0.70
71 Hardin County 0.70
71 Preble County 0.70
72 Pike County 0.62
73 Jackson County 0.60
74 Holmes County 0.42
75 Meigs County 0.39
76 Fayette County 0.37
77 Vinton County 0.20