Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Cape Verdean Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.65K people in Connecticut with Cape Verdean ancestry (0.10% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, West Haven city had the highest percentage of its population with Cape Verdean ancestry (0.74%), followed by Waterbury city (0.49%), and Bridgeport city (0.41%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Cape Verdean ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Connecticut.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Cape Verdean Ancestry in 2021
West Haven city
Waterbury city
Bridgeport city
New Haven city
Milford city (balance)
Norwich city
Derby city
New London city
New Britain city
Orange CDP
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Cape Verdean Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 West Haven city 0.74
2 Waterbury city 0.49
3 Bridgeport city 0.41
4 New Haven city 0.34
5 Milford city (balance) 0.31
6 Norwich city 0.23
7 Derby city 0.12
8 New London city 0.11
9 New Britain city 0.09
9 Orange CDP 0.09
10 Bristol city 0.05
10 Torrington city 0.05
11 East Haven CDP 0.03
12 Willimantic CDP 0.02