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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 306.53K people in Connecticut with English ancestry (8.50% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Greenwich CDP had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (11.55%), followed by Torrington city (11.32%), and Bethel CDP (10.43%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Greenwich CDP
Torrington city
Bethel CDP
West Hartford CDP
Norwich city
Milford city (balance)
Wallingford Center CDP
Newington CDP
Windsor Locks CDP
Manchester CDP
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Greenwich CDP 11.55
2 Torrington city 11.32
3 Bethel CDP 10.43
4 West Hartford CDP 9.97
5 Norwich city 9.82
6 Milford city (balance) 9.76
7 Wallingford Center CDP 9.19
8 Newington CDP 9.01
9 Windsor Locks CDP 8.74
10 Manchester CDP 8.63
11 Orange CDP 8.20
12 Middletown city 7.82
13 Wethersfield CDP 7.77
14 Shelton city 7.54
15 Bristol city 7.22
16 Meriden city 6.78
17 North Haven CDP 6.72
18 Derby city 6.53
19 East Haven CDP 6.51
20 Norwalk city 6.47
21 Trumbull Center CDP 6.41
22 Naugatuck borough 6.37
23 New London city 5.43
24 Stamford city 5.14
25 Willimantic CDP 5.08
26 Ansonia city 4.75
27 Danbury city 4.71
28 West Haven city 4.10
29 Waterbury city 3.21
30 New Haven city 3.19
31 East Hartford CDP 2.96
32 New Britain city 2.19
33 Storrs CDP 2.04
34 Hartford city 1.49
35 Bridgeport city 1.39