Polish
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 pol · ISO 639-1 pl · Glottocode poli1260
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- Illinois164,756limited English 70,088
- New York73,781limited English 29,249
- New Jersey60,965limited English 24,441
- Florida27,335limited English 8,614
- Connecticut27,194limited English 11,282
- California23,233limited English 5,656
- Pennsylvania16,506limited English 5,808
- Michigan16,220limited English 4,410
- Massachusetts13,769limited English 4,447
- Texas9,953limited English 1,768
- Arizona6,420limited English 1,572
- Wisconsin5,639limited English 1,635
- Colorado5,542limited English 976
- Ohio5,535limited English 1,022
- Indiana5,194limited English 1,238
- Washington5,170limited English 1,050
- North Carolina4,398limited English 865
- Maryland4,191limited English 850
- Virginia3,564limited English 927
- Georgia3,361limited English 797
- Nevada2,887limited English 1,008
- Minnesota2,509limited English 509
- South Carolina2,408limited English 492
- Rhode Island1,988limited English 572
- Tennessee1,925limited English 385
- Missouri1,467limited English 484
- Oregon1,316limited English 368
- New Hampshire1,107limited English 195
- Delaware966limited English 383
- Oklahoma862limited English 231
- Utah821limited English 195
- Maine720limited English 169
- Kentucky659limited English 141
- Nebraska601limited English 206
- New Mexico580limited English 183
- Vermont578limited English 88
- Idaho476limited English 23
- Louisiana447limited English 9
- Alaska444limited English 54
- Kansas440limited English 53
- Arkansas432limited English 103
- Hawaii430limited English 135
- Iowa407limited English 29
- Alabama360limited English 67
- Mississippi320limited English 56
- Montana257limited English 85
- West Virginia197limited English 19
- Wyoming150limited English 0
- South Dakota124limited English 35
- North Dakota98limited English 3
By city
- New York City52,259limited English 22,970
- Chicago30,769limited English 13,969
- Philadelphia5,350limited English 3,475
- Los Angeles4,006limited English 676
- Boston1,717limited English 154
- San Diego975limited English 192
- San Jose910limited English 91
- Dallas830limited English 0
- Seattle757limited English 44
- Phoenix657limited English 150
- Columbus568limited English 125
- Charlotte482limited English 190
- Houston470limited English 156
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
- A greetingnone yet
How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
- A place namenone yet
The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
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CultureMesh, "Polish" language page (https://www.culturemesh.com/languages/polish-30). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.