Statystyki o Polonii w USA i innych krajach

Liczba Polaków i osób deklarujących w spisach ludności polskie pochodzenie, żyjących poza granicami RP wynosi 21 milionów. Często są to ludzie nie mówiący po polsku, lecz czujący związek uczuciowy ze “starym krajem”, krajem pochodzenia ich przodków.

Tacy ludzie są dumni ze swego pochodzenia. Niestety, są polacy zapominający Polskę już po paru latach pobytu w krajach bardziej rozwiniętych i bogatszych niż obecna Polska. Spotkałem nawet udających “zapomnienie” polskich słów, kiedy jeszcze nie nauczyli się języka angielskiego. Zachłystnęli się lepszymi warunkami życia i Polska ich już nic nie obchodzi. Co to za ludzie i jak takich nazwać…?  🙁

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonia#G.C5.82.C3.B3wne_o.C5.9Brodki_polonijne

List of U.S. cities with large Polish American populations

U.S. cities and communities with large Polish American populations are largely concentrated in the Upper Midwestern United States, Chicago metropolitan area and the New York metropolitan area, with Wisconsin accounting for the largest number of communities with large Polish populations.

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Ranked by population

The following cities and municipalities are among those that have 10,000 or more residents who are of Polish ancestry (in descending order by Polish population):

New York City, New York – 213,447 (2.7%).[1]
Chicago, Illinois – 210,421 (7.3%).[2]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 65,508 (4.3%). [3]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 57,485 (9.6%).[4]
Los Angeles, California – 56,670 (1.5%).[5]
Cheektowaga (town), New York – 37,560 (39.9%).[6]
Buffalo, New York – 34,254 (11.7%).[7]
Phoenix, Arizona – 32,050 (2.4%).[8]
Toledo, Ohio – 31,792 (10.1%).[9]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 28,178 (8.4%).[10]
San Diego, California – 25,201 (2.1%).[11]
Cleveland, Ohio – 22,978 (4.8%).[12]
Houston, Texas – 19,290 (1%).[13]
Detroit, Michigan – 18,992 (2.0%).[14]
Omaha, Nebraska – 18,447.[15]
Baltimore, Maryland – 18,400 (2.8%).[16]
Grand Rapids, Michigan – 15,442 (7.8%).[17]
Amherst, New York – 15,136 (13%).[18]
Erie, Pennsylvania – 14,718 (14.2%).[19]
San Antonio, Texas – 14,475 (1.3%).[20]
San Francisco, California – 14,332 (1.8%).[21]
New Britain, Connecticut – 14,257 (19.9%).[22]
West Seneca, New York – 14,236 (31%).[23]
Boston, Massachusetts – 13,704 (2.3%).[24]
Seattle, Washington – 12,622 (2.2%).[25]
Las Vegas, Nevada – 12,188 (2.5%).[26]
South Bend, Indiana – 11,417 (10.7%).[27]
Scranton, Pennsylvania – 11,311 (14.8%).[28]
Jacksonville, Florida – 10,500 (1.4%).[29]

Ranked by percentage

The following communities have more than 30% of the population as being of Polish ancestry, based on data extracted from the United States Census, 2000, for communities with more than 1,000 individuals identifying their ancestry (in descending order by percentage of population):

Posen, Michigan 61.3%
Sharon, Wisconsin 53.7%
Bevent, Wisconsin 52.7%
Sloan, New York 46.8%
Dupont, Pennsylvania 46.6%
Dewey, Wisconsin[disambiguation needed] 46.1%
Wallington, New Jersey 45.5%
Alban, Wisconsin 44.7%
Independence, Wisconsin 43.7%
Linwood, Wisconsin 43.1%
Stockton, Wisconsin 42.9%
Swan River, Minnesota 41.5%
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 41.2%
Alberta, Minnesota 39.8%
Newport, Pennsylvania 37.1%
Reid, Wisconsin 37.0%
Arcadia, Wisconsin 36.7%
Lincoln, Michigan 36.2%
Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania 35.1%
Hull, Wisconsin[disambiguation needed] 34.4%
Bingham, Michigan 34.1%
Maple Grove, Wisconsin[disambiguation needed] 33.8%
Carson, Wisconsin 33.7%
Duryea, Pennsylvania 32.8%
Dickson City, Pennsylvania 32.6%
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 32.6%
Harwood Heights, Illinois 32.5%
Dwight, Michigan 32.1%
Kulpmont, Pennsylvania 32.1%
Loup City, Nebraska 31.8%
Pulaski, Wisconsin 31.7%
Cheektowaga, New York 31.6%
Depew, New York 31.2%
Holding, Minnesota 30.9%
Filer, Michigan 30.8%
Angelica, Wisconsin 30.7%
Whiting, Wisconsin 30.7%
Pike Creek, Minnesota 30.6%
Buena Vista, Wisconsin[disambiguation needed] 30.3%
Burbank, Illinois 30.3%
New York Mills, New York 30.3%
Rietbrock, Wisconsin 30.2%
Arcadia, Wisconsin 30.0%

Na zdjęciu prezydent Lech Kaczyński z Polonią w Chicago.