Between 1820 and 1957, at least 400,000 people migrated from Poland to the United States. Due to Poland's complicated border-history, many Polish migrants were recorded as having other nationalities, particularly Austrian, German and Russian (all migrants who claimed to be Polish between 1899 and 1919 were recorded as being one of these other nationalities), therefore the exact number of Polish migrants to the United States during this time is unknown. From 1920 onwards, Poland's sovereignty and independence was acknowledged by the United States government (US President Wilson was instrumental in helping to establish the independent Republic of Poland), and the figures become more reliable. The years with the highest number of documented Polish migrants to the US was after the First World War in the early 1920s, with almost 100,000 Poles migrating in 1921 alone, although the number fell below 10,000 again by 1925.
Number of documented migrants from Poland to the United States between 1820 and 1957
Year
Number of migrants
1957
571
1956
263
1955
129
1954
67
1953
136
1952
235
1951
98
1950
696
1949
1,673
1948
2,447
1947
745
1946
335
1945
195
1944
292
1943
394
1942
343
1941
451
1940
702
1939
3,072
1938
2,403
1937
1,212
1936
869
1935
1,504
1934
1,032
1933
13,332
1932
1,296
1931
3,604
1930
9,231
1929
9,002
1928
8,755
1927
9,211
1926
7,126
1925
5,341
1924
28,806
1923
26,538
1922
28,635
1921
95,089
1920
4,813
1919
-
1918
-
1917
-
1916
-
1915
-
1914
-
1913
-
1912
-
1911
-
1910
-
1909
-
1908
-
1907
-
1906
-
1905
-
1904
-
1903
-
1902
-
1901
-
1900
-
1899
-
1898
4,726
1897
4,165
1896
691
1895
790
1894
1,941
1893
16,374
1892
40,536
1891
27,497
1890
11,073
1889
4,922
1888
5,826
1887
6,128
1886
3,939
1885
3,085
1884
4,536
1883
2,011
1882
4,672
1881
5,614
1880
2,177
1879
489
1878
547
1877
533
1876
925
1875
984
1874
1,795
1873
3,338
1872
1,647
1871
535
1870
223
1869
184
1868
-
1867
310
1866
412
1865
528
1864
165
1863
94
1862
63
1861
48
1860
82
1859
106
1858
9
1857
124
1856
20
1855
462
1854
208
1853
33
1852
110
1851
10
1850
5
1849
4
1848
-
1847
8
1846
4
1845
6
1844
36
1843
17
1842
10
1841
15
1840
5
1839
46
1838
41
1837
81
1836
53
1835
54
1834
54
1833
1
1832
34
1831
-
1830
2
1829
-
1828
1
1827
1
1826
-
1825
1
1824
4
1823
3
1822
3
1821
1
1820
5
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US Department of Commerce, & US Census Bureau. (August 29, 2019). Number of documented migrants from Poland to the United States between 1820 and 1957 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044517/migration-from-poland-to-us-1820-1957/
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US Department of Commerce, US Census Bureau. (2019). Number of documented migrants from Poland to the United States between 1820 and 1957. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044517/migration-from-poland-to-us-1820-1957/
US Department of Commerce, and US Census Bureau. "Number of Documented Migrants from Poland to The United States between 1820 and 1957." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044517/migration-from-poland-to-us-1820-1957/
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