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Polish-American Heritage Month: October 2018

October 2018

Release Number CB18-SFS.130

Polish traditional folk costume.

Presidential Proclamation 2016

From the Library of Congress: “At the turn of the 20th century, Polish immigration exploded. Imperial repression, land shortages and chronic unemployment made life more and more untenable for the Poles of Europe, and as the 19th century waned they left for America by the thousands, then by the hundreds of thousands. Exact numbers are difficult to come by, given the many different routes Poles took to the U.S., but the 1910 census found more than 900,000 new immigrants who spoke Polish. After World War I, Poland regained its independence, and immigration began to slow. Even so, it is estimated that more than 2 million Poles had immigrated by the 1920s.”

Key Stats:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base (demographic data) and USA Trade Online (trade data); Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (country reference maps).

Population Clock, World Population Clock: Poland

Population Clock, World Population Clock: Poland

More Stats:

Source: 2017 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates.

Table B04006, People Reporting Ancestry, Universe: Total population (see Polish)

Table B05006, Place of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea (see Poland under Eastern Europe)

Table S0201, Selected Population Profile in the United States, Polish (551)

Table S0201, Selected Population Profile in the United States, Poland (901)

Source: U.S. International Trade Data.

Trade in goods with Poland (1985-2018)

U.S. Exports to Poland by 5-digit End-Use Code, 2008-2017

U.S. Imports from Poland by 5-digit End-Use Code, 2008-2017

Top U.S. Exports by State, Top 25 Countries Based on 2017 Dollar Value (search Poland) [<1.0MB]

Top U.S. Imports by State, Top 25 Countries Based on 2017 Dollar Value (search Poland) [<1.0MB]

From International Programs (1995-2025):

International Data Base, Demographic Overview - Custom Region - Poland

Source: 2012-2016 American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates.

Table B16001, Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over

Source: 2012 Survey of Business Owners.

Table SB1200CSCB43, Statistics for All U.S. Firms by Language(s) Used for Customer Transactions by Industry, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S.: 2012 (see Polish)

Related Info:

Export.gov - Doing Business in Poland

Library of Congress, Immigration - Polish/Russian

Polish American Association

Polish American Historical Association

Polish Genealogical Society of America, Ships and Immigration

U.S. Department of State, Travel, Poland

Last Revised: September 27, 2018

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