Polish Population in New Hampshire by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Polish population in New Hampshire totals 51,105, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Manchester (4,104), followed by Nashua (2,796) and Derry town (1,815), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Polish residents are distributed across New Hampshire''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Polish population in New Hampshire

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  • 1
    Manchester
    Polish population in Manchester is 4,104
    3.56% of Manchester population is Polish
  • 2
    Nashua
    Polish population in Nashua is 2,796
    3.07% of Nashua population is Polish
  • 3
    Derry town
    Polish population in Derry town is 1,815
    5.29% of Derry town population is Polish
  • 4
    Concord
    Polish population in Concord is 1,322
    2.99% of Concord population is Polish
  • 5
    Hudson town
    Polish population in Hudson town is 1,237
    4.86% of Hudson town population is Polish

Overview of Polish population in New Hampshire

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents New Hampshire with 51,105 Polish residents (3.7% of 1.4 million total state population), ranking the state at the 45th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Polish demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate New Hampshire's Polish population of 3.7% exceeds the national average of 2.6% by a factor of 1.4.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates New Hampshire contains 51,105 Polish residents, representing less than 1% of the nation's total Polish population of 8.5 million, constituting a minimal fraction of the national demographic community relative to the state's overall population size.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data indicates New Hampshire's density of 5.7 Polish Americans per square mile exceeds the national average of 2.4 per square mile by more than double, establishing the state as a significant concentration center for Polish demographic communities.
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216 Cities in New Hampshire Ranked by Polish Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Polish population in New Hampshire present in Manchester, Nashua, and Derry town, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. 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*.
cities in New Hampshire ranked by Polish population count
Rank by Polish Population
City
Polish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total New Hampshire Polish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Manchester 4,104 3.56% 8.03%
2 Nashua 2,796 3.07% 5.47%
3 Derry town 1,815 5.29% 3.55%
4 Concord 1,322 2.99% 2.59%
5 Hudson town 1,237 4.86% 2.42%
6 Salem town 1,177 3.84% 2.30%
7 Merrimack town 1,160 4.19% 2.27%
8 1,144 3.46% 2.24%
9 1,054 7.05% 2.06%
10 1,011 5.46% 1.98%
11 1,007 3.84% 1.97%
12 978 5.98% 1.91%
13 855 3.63% 1.67%
14 817 6.91% 1.60%
15 789 4.90% 1.54%
16 781 2.38% 1.53%
17 769 3.35% 1.50%
18 703 4.67% 1.38%
19 647 2.90% 1.27%
20 640 5.91% 1.25%
21 523 3.28% 1.02%
22 516 3.50% 1.01%
23 506 5.37% 0.99%
24 503 3.51% 0.98%
25 498 5.45% 0.97%
26 493 5.23% 0.96%
27 474 5.58% 0.93%
28 444 6.15% 0.87%
29 424 2.61% 0.83%
30 420 5.75% 0.82%
31 408 6.77% 0.80%
32 390 4.70% 0.76%
33 375 7.44% 0.73%
34 374 4.13% 0.73%
35 372 4.74% 0.73%
36 343 2.63% 0.67%
37 342 6.00% 0.67%
38 340 2.00% 0.67%
39 339 9.44% 0.66%
39 339 2.81% 0.66%
40 336 9.94% 0.66%
41 329 4.25% 0.64%
42 307 2.62% 0.60%
43 301 11.01% 0.59%
44 284 4.77% 0.56%
45 282 2.80% 0.55%
45 282 5.76% 0.55%
46 272 5.85% 0.53%
47 271 4.42% 0.53%
48 267 4.05% 0.52%
49 264 5.97% 0.52%
50 262 4.18% 0.51%
51 260 5.44% 0.51%
52 248 2.91% 0.49%
53 244 2.90% 0.48%
54 243 3.67% 0.48%
55 241 3.72% 0.47%
56 236 5.62% 0.46%
57 222 3.68% 0.43%
58 221 5.41% 0.43%
59 220 4.56% 0.43%
60 210 3.99% 0.41%
61 209 6.15% 0.41%
62 201 2.30% 0.39%
62 201 3.16% 0.39%
63 193 4.30% 0.38%
64 191 2.45% 0.37%
65 185 1.95% 0.36%
65 185 5.04% 0.36%
66 181 3.34% 0.35%
67 179 5.50% 0.35%
68 177 3.56% 0.35%
69 174 4.35% 0.34%
70 172 5.63% 0.34%
71 167 2.79% 0.33%
72 160 4.07% 0.31%
73 158 2.33% 0.31%
73 158 2.15% 0.31%
74 154 9.43% 0.30%
74 154 3.39% 0.30%
74 154 2.39% 0.30%
75 153 6.60% 0.30%
75 153 7.77% 0.30%
76 150 7.54% 0.29%
76 150 3.31% 0.29%
77 146 2.58% 0.29%
78 145 2.60% 0.28%
79 143 3.10% 0.28%
80 140 5.35% 0.27%
81 138 2.92% 0.27%
81 138 2.82% 0.27%
82 137 4.66% 0.27%
83 134 3.14% 0.26%
84 130 1.77% 0.25%
85 126 4.56% 0.25%
86 124 10.12% 0.24%
87 122 2.29% 0.24%
88 120 2.26% 0.23%
88 120 4.73% 0.23%
89 118 5.35% 0.23%
90 115 2.83% 0.23%
90 115 4.61% 0.23%
91 111 6.02% 0.22%
92 110 1.79% 0.22%
93 109 4.56% 0.21%
94 103 6.89% 0.20%
94 103 1.54% 0.20%
95 102 2.23% 0.20%
96 101 5.75% 0.20%
97 99 4.20% 0.19%
98 98 2.43% 0.19%
99 96 5.88% 0.19%
100 95 1.93% 0.19%
101 93 4.09% 0.18%
102 91 1.23% 0.18%
103 90 3.57% 0.18%
104 88 1.47% 0.17%
104 88 2.21% 0.17%
105 87 3.98% 0.17%
105 87 1.65% 0.17%
106 85 3.40% 0.17%
107 84 4.94% 0.16%
108 83 7.33% 0.16%
109 82 1.26% 0.16%
110 81 3.82% 0.16%
110 81 3.09% 0.16%
110 81 1.81% 0.16%
111 80 9.37% 0.16%
111 80 2.48% 0.16%
112 79 1.97% 0.15%
113 78 4.30% 0.15%
114 74 3.68% 0.14%
115 72 3.36% 0.14%
116 71 5.19% 0.14%
117 70 2.29% 0.14%
118 69 3.11% 0.14%
118 69 1.69% 0.14%
119 68 3.14% 0.13%
120 65 4.00% 0.13%
120 65 6.82% 0.13%
121 63 2.97% 0.12%
121 63 2.83% 0.12%
122 61 2.30% 0.12%
123 59 2.90% 0.12%
124 58 2.13% 0.11%
124 58 3.72% 0.11%
125 57 3.24% 0.11%
126 56 7.83% 0.11%
127 55 4.26% 0.11%
128 54 5.82% 0.11%
129 52 6.82% 0.10%
130 51 1.34% 0.10%
130 51 7.38% 0.10%
131 49 2.57% 0.10%
131 49 5.45% 0.10%
132 48 2.75% 0.09%
133 47 8.02% 0.09%
134 46 1.41% 0.09%
135 44 1.77% 0.09%
135 44 4.41% 0.09%
136 42 2.76% 0.08%
136 42 3.12% 0.08%
137 40 2.08% 0.08%
137 40 2.66% 0.08%
138 39 5.42% 0.08%
138 39 3.85% 0.08%
138 39 2.33% 0.08%
139 38 2.47% 0.07%
139 38 3.63% 0.07%
139 38 1.44% 0.07%
139 38 2.30% 0.07%
139 38 4.41% 0.07%
139 38 3.36% 0.07%
140 37 5.67% 0.07%
140 37 0.81% 0.07%
140 37 4.58% 0.07%
141 36 3.91% 0.07%
141 36 2.53% 0.07%
142 35 0.78% 0.07%
142 35 4.13% 0.07%
143 33 1.86% 0.06%
143 33 2.64% 0.06%
143 33 2.29% 0.06%
144 30 2.08% 0.06%
144 30 2.33% 0.06%
145 29 0.60% 0.06%
146 28 3.43% 0.05%
147 27 3.08% 0.05%
147 27 0.94% 0.05%
148 24 2.59% 0.05%
148 24 2.08% 0.05%
149 22 1.16% 0.04%
150 20 7.43% 0.04%
151 19 1.88% 0.04%
152 18 1.33% 0.04%
152 18 1.32% 0.04%
153 17 1.62% 0.03%
153 17 1.80% 0.03%
153 17 2.04% 0.03%
154 16 2.56% 0.03%
155 15 0.56% 0.03%
156 13 2.67% 0.03%
157 12 1.22% 0.02%
158 11 2.28% 0.02%
159 10 0.53% 0.02%
159 10 0.93% 0.02%
160 9 1.10% 0.02%
160 9 0.94% 0.02%
160 9 0.93% 0.02%
161 8 0.54% 0.02%
161 8 0.65% 0.02%
162 6 0.86% 0.01%
163 4 0.56% 0.01%
163 4 0.42% 0.01%
164 2 0.19% 0.00%
165 0 - -
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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 New Hampshire 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:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Polish .
  2. % of Total New Hampshire 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

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.