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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 85.19K people in Connecticut with French Canadian ancestry (2.36% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Bristol city had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (5.13%), followed by Norwich city (4.14%), and Windsor Locks CDP (3.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Bristol city
Norwich city
Windsor Locks CDP
Willimantic CDP
Wethersfield CDP
Manchester CDP
Naugatuck borough
Newington CDP
Shelton city
Torrington city
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bristol city 5.13
2 Norwich city 4.14
3 Windsor Locks CDP 3.83
4 Willimantic CDP 3.77
5 Wethersfield CDP 3.59
6 Manchester CDP 3.33
7 Naugatuck borough 3.17
8 Newington CDP 3.09
9 Shelton city 2.58
10 Torrington city 2.46
11 Meriden city 2.40
12 East Hartford CDP 2.26
13 Milford city (balance) 2.16
14 Middletown city 2.10
15 Wallingford Center CDP 2.02
16 West Hartford CDP 1.83
17 Bethel CDP 1.64
18 New London city 1.48
19 Waterbury city 1.37
20 East Haven CDP 1.28
21 New Britain city 1.23
22 Ansonia city 1.20
23 Trumbull Center CDP 1.04
24 Orange CDP 1.02
25 North Haven CDP 0.91
25 Norwalk city 0.91
26 Greenwich CDP 0.90
27 West Haven city 0.86
28 Danbury city 0.84
29 Derby city 0.60
30 New Haven city 0.52
31 Hartford city 0.46
32 Stamford city 0.43
33 Bridgeport city 0.30
34 Storrs CDP 0.24