Polish Population in Massachusetts by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights
The Polish population in Massachusetts totals 268,725, with representation in every incorporated city included in this analysis. Leading communities are found in Boston (14,770), followed by Chicopee (8,206) and Worcester (7,853), reflecting a strong urban presence. Despite this broad municipal footprint, the statewide count exceeds the combined city totals - suggesting that many Polish residents may live in unincorporated areas or towns below the population threshold used here. The analysis below explores how Polish communities are distributed across Massachusetts and how this compares with broader patterns nationwide.
Read more
Top 5 cities with the largest Polish population in Massachusetts
-
1BostonPolish population in Boston is 14,7702.22% of Boston population is Polish
-
2ChicopeePolish population in Chicopee is 8,20614.86% of Chicopee population is Polish
-
3WorcesterPolish population in Worcester is 7,8533.82% of Worcester population is Polish
-
4WestfieldPolish population in Westfield is 4,33910.67% of Westfield population is Polish
-
5SpringfieldPolish population in Springfield is 3,7192.40% of Springfield population is Polish
Overview of Polish population in Massachusetts
- Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Massachusetts with 268,725 Polish residents (3.8% of 7.0 million total state population), ranking the state at the 79th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Polish demographic representation.
- Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Massachusetts's Polish population of 3.8% exceeds the national average of 2.6% by a factor of 1.5.
- Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Massachusetts hosts 268,725 Polish residents, representing 3.2% of the nation's total Polish population of 8.5 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
- Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Massachusetts maintains 34.4 Polish Americans per square mile, representing more than fourteen times the national average of 2.4 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations nationally.
- Need additional overviews? Extended research data available for purchase and license. ➔
333 Cities in Massachusetts Ranked by Polish Population
American Community Survey data [1] show Polish populations across all incorporated cities in Massachusetts, with no cities recording zero residents identified as Americans of Polish ancestry. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
Rank by Polish Population |
City |
Polish Population |
% of Total City Population |
% of Total Massachusetts Polish Population |
5 Year Rank Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 14,770 | 2.22% | 5.50% | |
| 2 | Chicopee | 8,206 | 14.86% | 3.05% | |
| 3 | Worcester | 7,853 | 3.82% | 2.92% | |
| 4 | Westfield | 4,339 | 10.67% | 1.61% | |
| 5 | Springfield | 3,719 | 2.40% | 1.38% | |
| 6 | Newton | 3,394 | 3.83% | 1.26% | |
| 7 | Cambridge | 3,069 | 2.61% | 1.14% | |
| 8 | 2,956 | 14.18% | 1.10% | ||
| 9 | 2,689 | 3.34% | 1.00% | ||
| 10 | 2,592 | 9.09% | 0.96% | ||
| 11 | 2,541 | 5.83% | 0.95% | ||
| 12 | 2,442 | 3.89% | 0.91% | ||
| 13 | 2,422 | 13.70% | 0.90% | ||
| 14 | 2,380 | 2.07% | 0.89% | ||
| 15 | 2,283 | 7.97% | 0.85% | ||
| 16 | 2,205 | 2.19% | 0.82% | ||
| 17 | 2,194 | 14.28% | 0.82% | ||
| 18 | 2,107 | 13.08% | 0.78% | ||
| 19 | 2,065 | 16.69% | 0.77% | ||
| 20 | 2,055 | 11.80% | 0.76% | ||
| 21 | 2,038 | 4.38% | 0.76% | ||
| 22 | 1,999 | 3.09% | 0.74% | ||
| 23 | 1,996 | 3.45% | 0.74% | ||
| 24 | 1,965 | 4.44% | 0.73% | ||
| 25 | 1,874 | 2.00% | 0.70% | ||
| 26 | 1,844 | 3.40% | 0.69% | ||
| 27 | 1,830 | 3.10% | 0.68% | ||
| 28 | 1,829 | 4.99% | 0.68% | ||
| 29 | 1,798 | 5.61% | 0.67% | ||
| 30 | 1,794 | 2.86% | 0.67% | ||
| 31 | 1,788 | 1.76% | 0.67% | ||
| 32 | 1,738 | 11.94% | 0.65% | ||
| 33 | 1,681 | 3.96% | 0.63% | ||
| 34 | 1,662 | 5.80% | 0.62% | ||
| 35 | 1,661 | 4.59% | 0.62% | ||
| 36 | 1,643 | 13.82% | 0.61% | ||
| 37 | 1,629 | 2.42% | 0.61% | ||
| 38 | 1,619 | 16.17% | 0.60% | ||
| 39 | 1,580 | 4.33% | 0.59% | ||
| 40 | 1,557 | 4.77% | 0.58% | ||
| 41 | 1,543 | 4.07% | 0.57% | ||
| 42 | 1,487 | 3.23% | 0.55% | ||
| 43 | 1,480 | 2.48% | 0.55% | ||
| 44 | 1,469 | 18.12% | 0.55% | ||
| 45 | 1,460 | 3.50% | 0.54% | ||
| 46 | 1,458 | 7.33% | 0.54% | ||
| 47 | 1,454 | 7.15% | 0.54% | ||
| 48 | 1,444 | 1.43% | 0.54% | ||
| 49 | 1,441 | 10.79% | 0.54% | ||
| 50 | 1,392 | 2.62% | 0.52% | ||
| 51 | 1,335 | 8.16% | 0.50% | ||
| 52 | 1,321 | 14.32% | 0.49% | ||
| 53 | 1,317 | 9.48% | 0.49% | ||
| 54 | 1,292 | 4.38% | 0.48% | ||
| 55 | 1,286 | 4.15% | 0.48% | ||
| 56 | 1,258 | 7.47% | 0.47% | ||
| 57 | 1,243 | 2.99% | 0.46% | ||
| 58 | 1,217 | 7.74% | 0.45% | ||
| 59 | 1,188 | 3.67% | 0.44% | ||
| 60 | 1,183 | 2.86% | 0.44% | ||
| 61 | 1,182 | 14.55% | 0.44% | ||
| 62 | 1,175 | 1.96% | 0.44% | ||
| 63 | 1,119 | 2.27% | 0.42% | ||
| 64 | 1,114 | 8.35% | 0.41% | ||
| 65 | 1,112 | 6.80% | 0.41% | ||
| 66 | 1,109 | 2.89% | 0.41% | ||
| 67 | 1,103 | 3.34% | 0.41% | ||
| 68 | 1,100 | 3.68% | 0.41% | ||
| 69 | 1,096 | 4.02% | 0.41% | ||
| 70 | 1,095 | 4.05% | 0.41% | ||
| 71 | 1,057 | 4.55% | 0.39% | ||
| 72 | 1,055 | 5.78% | 0.39% | ||
| 73 | 1,048 | 1.60% | 0.39% | ||
| 74 | 1,044 | 2.96% | 0.39% | ||
| 75 | 1,041 | 3.32% | 0.39% | ||
| 76 | 1,037 | 3.04% | 0.39% | ||
| 77 | 1,028 | 5.20% | 0.38% | ||
| 78 | 1,010 | 2.31% | 0.38% | ||
| 79 | 1,006 | 3.36% | 0.37% | ||
| 80 | 1,002 | 20.12% | 0.37% | ||
| 81 | 993 | 7.19% | 0.37% | ||
| 82 | 992 | 11.67% | 0.37% | ||
| 83 | 980 | 4.54% | 0.36% | ||
| 84 | 977 | 3.13% | 0.36% | ||
| 85 | 969 | 18.29% | 0.36% | ||
| 86 | 932 | 5.39% | 0.35% | ||
| 87 | 914 | 2.78% | 0.34% | ||
| 88 | 913 | 3.27% | 0.34% | ||
| 89 | 910 | 7.61% | 0.34% | ||
| 90 | 907 | 3.80% | 0.34% | ||
| 91 | 892 | 3.55% | 0.33% | ||
| 92 | 887 | 4.41% | 0.33% | ||
| 93 | 886 | 4.63% | 0.33% | ||
| 94 | 878 | 4.17% | 0.33% | ||
| 95 | 877 | 2.89% | 0.33% | ||
| 96 | 876 | 2.26% | 0.33% | ||
| 97 | 872 | 3.47% | 0.32% | ||
| 98 | 861 | 0.82% | 0.32% | ||
| 99 | 855 | 3.50% | 0.32% | ||
| 100 | 850 | 2.06% | 0.32% | ||
| 101 | 847 | 3.23% | 0.32% | ||
| 101 | 847 | 16.49% | 0.32% | ||
| 102 | 841 | 3.20% | 0.31% | ||
| 103 | 834 | 4.51% | 0.31% | ||
| 104 | 833 | 4.57% | 0.31% | ||
| 105 | 824 | 4.80% | 0.31% | ||
| 106 | 822 | 2.89% | 0.31% | ||
| 106 | 822 | 3.23% | 0.31% | ||
| 106 | 822 | 4.31% | 0.31% | ||
| 107 | 806 | 9.84% | 0.30% | ||
| 108 | 795 | 3.26% | 0.30% | ||
| 109 | 791 | 2.77% | 0.29% | ||
| 110 | 786 | 5.25% | 0.29% | ||
| 111 | 785 | 3.93% | 0.29% | ||
| 112 | 781 | 5.28% | 0.29% | ||
| 113 | 772 | 5.72% | 0.29% | ||
| 114 | 766 | 2.97% | 0.29% | ||
| 115 | 763 | 4.86% | 0.28% | ||
| 116 | 752 | 3.29% | 0.28% | ||
| 117 | 750 | 6.77% | 0.28% | ||
| 118 | 742 | 3.90% | 0.28% | ||
| 119 | 735 | 4.76% | 0.27% | ||
| 120 | 732 | 0.83% | 0.27% | ||
| 121 | 725 | 21.81% | 0.27% | ||
| 122 | 723 | 7.31% | 0.27% | ||
| 123 | 714 | 11.49% | 0.27% | ||
| 124 | 708 | 2.44% | 0.26% | ||
| 125 | 694 | 4.37% | 0.26% | ||
| 126 | 688 | 5.76% | 0.26% | ||
| 126 | 688 | 4.52% | 0.26% | ||
| 127 | 678 | 3.32% | 0.25% | ||
| 128 | 660 | 4.61% | 0.25% | ||
| 129 | 657 | 3.69% | 0.24% | ||
| 130 | 647 | 3.95% | 0.24% | ||
| 131 | 645 | 4.00% | 0.24% | ||
| 132 | 640 | 2.65% | 0.24% | ||
| 133 | 638 | 8.88% | 0.24% | ||
| 134 | 636 | 17.41% | 0.24% | ||
| 135 | 633 | 2.52% | 0.24% | ||
| 136 | 632 | 5.52% | 0.24% | ||
| 137 | 628 | 2.55% | 0.23% | ||
| 138 | 627 | 4.90% | 0.23% | ||
| 139 | 624 | 4.10% | 0.23% | ||
| 140 | 623 | 2.69% | 0.23% | ||
| 141 | 620 | 5.50% | 0.23% | ||
| 142 | 618 | 4.78% | 0.23% | ||
| 143 | 580 | 4.20% | 0.22% | ||
| 144 | 565 | 3.05% | 0.21% | ||
| 145 | 563 | 11.40% | 0.21% | ||
| 145 | 563 | 4.83% | 0.21% | ||
| 146 | 561 | 6.17% | 0.21% | ||
| 147 | 555 | 9.12% | 0.21% | ||
| 148 | 551 | 5.31% | 0.21% | ||
| 148 | 551 | 5.87% | 0.21% | ||
| 149 | 545 | 2.92% | 0.20% | ||
| 150 | 544 | 2.27% | 0.20% | ||
| 151 | 539 | 6.64% | 0.20% | ||
| 151 | 539 | 3.45% | 0.20% | ||
| 152 | 534 | 2.90% | 0.20% | ||
| 153 | 528 | 6.32% | 0.20% | ||
| 153 | 528 | 4.07% | 0.20% | ||
| 154 | 523 | 3.04% | 0.19% | ||
| 155 | 521 | 3.63% | 0.19% | ||
| 156 | 519 | 5.73% | 0.19% | ||
| 157 | 515 | 3.18% | 0.19% | ||
| 158 | 502 | 3.79% | 0.19% | ||
| 158 | 502 | 3.51% | 0.19% | ||
| 158 | 502 | 4.04% | 0.19% | ||
| 159 | 497 | 4.21% | 0.18% | ||
| 160 | 491 | 2.61% | 0.18% | ||
| 161 | 490 | 7.82% | 0.18% | ||
| 161 | 490 | 4.33% | 0.18% | ||
| 161 | 490 | 2.56% | 0.18% | ||
| 162 | 488 | 15.09% | 0.18% | ||
| 162 | 488 | 4.16% | 0.18% | ||
| 163 | 483 | 5.24% | 0.18% | ||
| 164 | 471 | 3.72% | 0.18% | ||
| 165 | 466 | 5.51% | 0.17% | ||
| 166 | 458 | 1.16% | 0.17% | ||
| 167 | 457 | 6.96% | 0.17% | ||
| 168 | 446 | 4.39% | 0.17% | ||
| 169 | 439 | 2.39% | 0.16% | ||
| 170 | 422 | 0.86% | 0.16% | ||
| 171 | 419 | 2.83% | 0.16% | ||
| 172 | 417 | 4.52% | 0.16% | ||
| 172 | 417 | 8.80% | 0.16% | ||
| 173 | 415 | 2.44% | 0.15% | ||
| 173 | 415 | 5.12% | 0.15% | ||
| 174 | 405 | 6.52% | 0.15% | ||
| 175 | 402 | 26.43% | 0.15% | ||
| 176 | 399 | 1.74% | 0.15% | ||
| 177 | 395 | 3.42% | 0.15% | ||
| 178 | 391 | 5.57% | 0.15% | ||
| 179 | 385 | 2.52% | 0.14% | ||
| 180 | 384 | 3.60% | 0.14% | ||
| 181 | 383 | 3.94% | 0.14% | ||
| 182 | 371 | 3.28% | 0.14% | ||
| 183 | 360 | 6.26% | 0.13% | ||
| 184 | 358 | 3.39% | 0.13% | ||
| 185 | 352 | 4.55% | 0.13% | ||
| 186 | 343 | 1.94% | 0.13% | ||
| 186 | 343 | 3.73% | 0.13% | ||
| 187 | 339 | 11.18% | 0.13% | ||
| 188 | 336 | 3.33% | 0.13% | ||
| 188 | 336 | 2.73% | 0.13% | ||
| 189 | 332 | 2.13% | 0.12% | ||
| 190 | 329 | 3.17% | 0.12% | ||
| 191 | 328 | 8.88% | 0.12% | ||
| 192 | 322 | 11.86% | 0.12% | ||
| 193 | 311 | 4.68% | 0.12% | ||
| 194 | 309 | 3.79% | 0.12% | ||
| 195 | 308 | 6.29% | 0.11% | ||
| 196 | 304 | 2.11% | 0.11% | ||
| 196 | 304 | 3.30% | 0.11% | ||
| 197 | 302 | 2.59% | 0.11% | ||
| 198 | 300 | 4.76% | 0.11% | ||
| 199 | 297 | 5.15% | 0.11% | ||
| 200 | 293 | 4.20% | 0.11% | ||
| 201 | 291 | 3.51% | 0.11% | ||
| 202 | 290 | 3.33% | 0.11% | ||
| 203 | 289 | 2.72% | 0.11% | ||
| 204 | 287 | 14.89% | 0.11% | ||
| 205 | 282 | 3.97% | 0.10% | ||
| 206 | 281 | 3.71% | 0.10% | ||
| 207 | 280 | 3.75% | 0.10% | ||
| 208 | 278 | 4.04% | 0.10% | ||
| 208 | 278 | 6.31% | 0.10% | ||
| 209 | 267 | 7.76% | 0.10% | ||
| 210 | 266 | 5.24% | 0.10% | ||
| 211 | 258 | 7.75% | 0.10% | ||
| 212 | 257 | 4.51% | 0.10% | ||
| 213 | 253 | 8.02% | 0.09% | ||
| 214 | 251 | 3.27% | 0.09% | ||
| 215 | 250 | 9.36% | 0.09% | ||
| 216 | 246 | 4.26% | 0.09% | ||
| 217 | 243 | 4.86% | 0.09% | ||
| 217 | 243 | 1.60% | 0.09% | ||
| 218 | 240 | 2.83% | 0.09% | ||
| 219 | 237 | 3.13% | 0.09% | ||
| 220 | 232 | 2.74% | 0.09% | ||
| 220 | 232 | 2.22% | 0.09% | ||
| 221 | 229 | 3.80% | 0.09% | ||
| 222 | 228 | 3.60% | 0.08% | ||
| 223 | 213 | 3.97% | 0.08% | ||
| 224 | 210 | 11.95% | 0.08% | ||
| 225 | 209 | 12.75% | 0.08% | ||
| 226 | 206 | 3.72% | 0.08% | ||
| 227 | 196 | 6.82% | 0.07% | ||
| 228 | 194 | 5.07% | 0.07% | ||
| 229 | 193 | 10.58% | 0.07% | ||
| 230 | 191 | 8.66% | 0.07% | ||
| 230 | 191 | 2.92% | 0.07% | ||
| 231 | 189 | 2.81% | 0.07% | ||
| 232 | 187 | 2.69% | 0.07% | ||
| 233 | 186 | 2.76% | 0.07% | ||
| 233 | 186 | 7.22% | 0.07% | ||
| 234 | 184 | 10.05% | 0.07% | ||
| 234 | 184 | 1.34% | 0.07% | ||
| 235 | 183 | 20.96% | 0.07% | ||
| 236 | 181 | 9.05% | 0.07% | ||
| 237 | 176 | 2.59% | 0.07% | ||
| 237 | 176 | 3.38% | 0.07% | ||
| 238 | 175 | 3.86% | 0.07% | ||
| 239 | 167 | 17.31% | 0.06% | ||
| 240 | 164 | 2.45% | 0.06% | ||
| 241 | 161 | 3.09% | 0.06% | ||
| 242 | 160 | 4.35% | 0.06% | ||
| 242 | 160 | 1.62% | 0.06% | ||
| 243 | 157 | 16.97% | 0.06% | ||
| 244 | 153 | 4.62% | 0.06% | ||
| 245 | 151 | 15.66% | 0.06% | ||
| 246 | 150 | 12.88% | 0.06% | ||
| 247 | 147 | 7.80% | 0.05% | ||
| 248 | 146 | 4.33% | 0.05% | ||
| 249 | 144 | 2.63% | 0.05% | ||
| 250 | 140 | 7.50% | 0.05% | ||
| 251 | 139 | 2.59% | 0.05% | ||
| 252 | 138 | 7.21% | 0.05% | ||
| 253 | 136 | 2.14% | 0.05% | ||
| 254 | 132 | 8.94% | 0.05% | ||
| 255 | 129 | 7.68% | 0.05% | ||
| 255 | 129 | 3.50% | 0.05% | ||
| 256 | 127 | 10.05% | 0.05% | ||
| 257 | 126 | 8.32% | 0.05% | ||
| 258 | 125 | 7.46% | 0.05% | ||
| 259 | 124 | 5.96% | 0.05% | ||
| 260 | 122 | 2.07% | 0.05% | ||
| 260 | 122 | 3.67% | 0.05% | ||
| 261 | 121 | 5.91% | 0.05% | ||
| 261 | 121 | 2.79% | 0.05% | ||
| 262 | 120 | 7.16% | 0.04% | ||
| 263 | 117 | 6.87% | 0.04% | ||
| 264 | 115 | 3.61% | 0.04% | ||
| 264 | 115 | 8.26% | 0.04% | ||
| 265 | 112 | 10.99% | 0.04% | ||
| 266 | 109 | 1.35% | 0.04% | ||
| 267 | 108 | 14.73% | 0.04% | ||
| 268 | 104 | 5.75% | 0.04% | ||
| 269 | 103 | 6.19% | 0.04% | ||
| 270 | 102 | 7.66% | 0.04% | ||
| 271 | 100 | 2.10% | 0.04% | ||
| 272 | 99 | 1.86% | 0.04% | ||
| 273 | 97 | 5.98% | 0.04% | ||
| 274 | 95 | 7.19% | 0.04% | ||
| 274 | 95 | 2.71% | 0.04% | ||
| 275 | 91 | 5.27% | 0.03% | ||
| 276 | 88 | 5.87% | 0.03% | ||
| 276 | 88 | 2.01% | 0.03% | ||
| 277 | 87 | 8.45% | 0.03% | ||
| 278 | 81 | 13.00% | 0.03% | ||
| 279 | 75 | 1.54% | 0.03% | ||
| 280 | 70 | 6.64% | 0.03% | ||
| 280 | 70 | 3.30% | 0.03% | ||
| 281 | 69 | 7.53% | 0.03% | ||
| 282 | 67 | 1.36% | 0.02% | ||
| 283 | 66 | 8.09% | 0.02% | ||
| 284 | 65 | 0.84% | 0.02% | ||
| 285 | 64 | 5.46% | 0.02% | ||
| 285 | 64 | 5.33% | 0.02% | ||
| 286 | 63 | 2.15% | 0.02% | ||
| 287 | 61 | 5.75% | 0.02% | ||
| 288 | 58 | 7.49% | 0.02% | ||
| 288 | 58 | 8.92% | 0.02% | ||
| 289 | 57 | 5.39% | 0.02% | ||
| 290 | 54 | 3.13% | 0.02% | ||
| 291 | 52 | 6.52% | 0.02% | ||
| 292 | 43 | 5.50% | 0.02% | ||
| 293 | 35 | 2.09% | 0.01% | ||
| 294 | 32 | 2.60% | 0.01% | ||
| 294 | 32 | 5.07% | 0.01% | ||
| 294 | 32 | 3.60% | 0.01% | ||
| 295 | 22 | 2.56% | 0.01% | ||
| 296 | 14 | 0.49% | 0.01% |
Methodology
This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Massachusetts by their Polish population, using the most recent ACS data available.
How the Census defines Polish population
The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Polish ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
- Some people identify as Polish alone, while others identify as Polish along with another race (such as Polish and German).
- We’ve used the “Polish alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Polish population in each area.
How We Ranked the Data
This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Polish alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
- % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Polish .
- % of Total Massachusetts Polish Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Polish population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.
Things to Keep in Mind
Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
- In places with very small Polish populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
- Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
- City that don’t have any reported Polish population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Polish populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2023.
Thank you for your interest.
If your inquiry is urgent, please email us directly at customrequests@neilsberg.com
Please note: while we appreciate your questions, we may not be able to respond to all inquiries.
