Significant Ethnic Minorities
In addition to Poles, ethnic groups of more than 25,000 people compose the following:
| Ethnicity | Quantity | Living mostly in |
|---|---|---|
| Silesians | 173,153 | Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship |
| Germans | 152,897 | Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship |
| Belarusians | 48,737 | Podlaskie Voivodeship |
| Ukrainians | 30,957 | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship |
| Roma | 12,855 | spread out evenly |
| Russians | 6,103 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Lemkos | 5,863 | Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| Lithuanians | 5,846 | Podlaskie Voivodeship |
| Kashubians | 5,062 | Pomeranian Voivodeship |
| Slovakians | 2,001 | Lesser Poland Voivodeship |
| Vietnamese | 1,808 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| French | 1,633 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| American | 1,541 | spread out evenly |
| Greek | 1,404 | spread out evenly |
| Italian | 1,367 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Jews | 1,133 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Bulgarian | 1,112 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Armenians | 1,082 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Czechs | 831 | spread out evenly |
| British | 800 | Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw) |
| Tatars | 495 | majority in Białystok and Trójmiasto |
Read more about this topic: Polish Census Of 2002, Results
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