Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places 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 784.20K people in Michigan with Polish ancestry (7.79% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fraser city had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (20.33%), followed by Alpena city (20.11%), and Wyandotte city (17.43%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
Fraser city
Alpena city
Wyandotte city
St. Clair Shores city
Bay City city
Grosse Pointe Park city
New Baltimore city
Livonia city
Allen Park city
Trenton city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fraser city 20.33
2 Alpena city 20.11
3 Wyandotte city 17.43
4 St. Clair Shores city 16.19
5 Bay City city 15.34
6 Grosse Pointe Park city 14.69
7 New Baltimore city 14.56
8 Livonia city 14.12
9 Allen Park city 13.69
10 Trenton city 13.44
11 Grosse Pointe Woods city 13.42
12 Roseville city 12.92
12 Royal Oak city 12.92
13 Berkley city 12.91
14 Ferndale city 12.89
15 Sterling Heights city 12.75
16 Garden City city 12.74
17 Walker city 12.70
18 South Lyon city 12.69
19 Warren city 12.48
20 Riverview city 11.95
21 Hazel Park city 11.88
22 Beverly Hills village 11.78
23 Woodhaven city 11.68
24 Comstock Park CDP 11.35
25 Westland city 11.20
26 Clawson city 11.12
26 Madison Heights city 11.12
27 Southgate city 11.01
28 Novi city 10.76
29 Fenton city 10.71
30 Lambertville CDP 10.66
31 Howell city 10.32
32 Allendale CDP 10.11
33 Wixom city 9.93
34 Rochester Hills city 9.66
35 Flat Rock city 9.59
36 Dearborn Heights city 9.52
37 Traverse City city 9.40
38 Mount Clemens city 9.25
39 Birmingham city 9.17
40 Eastpointe city 9.13
41 Taylor city 8.94
42 East Grand Rapids city 8.72
43 Troy city 8.61
44 Rochester city 8.53
45 Marquette city 8.34
46 Northview CDP 8.22
47 Farmington Hills city 8.20
48 Wayne city 8.13
49 Mount Pleasant city 8.06
50 Grosse Pointe Farms city 7.93
51 Romulus city 7.84
52 Jenison CDP 7.81
53 Auburn Hills city 7.74
54 Farmington city 7.65
55 Monroe city 7.64
56 Haslett CDP 7.27
56 Midland city 7.27
57 Lincoln Park city 7.18
58 Holt CDP 7.14
59 Dearborn city 6.96
60 Norton Shores city 6.95
61 Ypsilanti city 6.60
62 Jackson city 6.43
63 Wyoming city 6.39
64 Grand Rapids city 6.34
65 Owosso city 6.32
66 East Lansing city 6.18
67 Grandville city 6.16
68 Burton city 6.08
69 Ann Arbor city 6.02
70 Okemos CDP 6.01
71 Port Huron city 6.00
72 Forest Hills CDP 5.65
73 Sault Ste. Marie city 5.55
74 Portage city 5.48
75 Cadillac city 5.34
76 Escanaba city 5.03
77 Kentwood city 4.89
78 Lansing city 4.76
79 Waverly CDP 4.65
80 Hamtramck city 4.64
81 Grand Haven city 4.56
82 Kalamazoo city 4.54
83 Coldwater city 4.53
83 Harper Woods city 4.53
84 Melvindale city 4.45
85 Oak Park city 4.00
86 Niles city 3.99
87 Cutlerville CDP 3.98
88 Holland city 3.75
89 Muskegon city 3.65
90 Adrian city 3.62
91 Sturgis city 3.48
92 Battle Creek city 3.44
93 Saginaw city 3.34
94 Ionia city 3.24
95 Inkster city 2.94
96 Southfield city 2.35
97 Flint city 2.11
98 Pontiac city 2.09
99 Detroit city 1.03
100 Muskegon Heights city 0.57