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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 240.39K people in Connecticut with Polish ancestry (6.67% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Newington CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (14.46%), followed by New Britain city (13.27%), and Ansonia city (12.00%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Newington CDP
New Britain city
Ansonia city
Windsor Locks CDP
Wethersfield CDP
Shelton city
Bristol city
Derby city
Middletown city
Torrington city
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newington CDP 14.46
2 New Britain city 13.27
3 Ansonia city 12.00
4 Windsor Locks CDP 11.57
5 Wethersfield CDP 10.54
6 Shelton city 10.38
7 Bristol city 10.21
8 Derby city 10.06
9 Middletown city 9.77
10 Torrington city 9.47
11 Trumbull Center CDP 7.73
12 Naugatuck borough 7.71
13 Milford city (balance) 7.13
14 Meriden city 6.89
15 North Haven CDP 6.85
16 Wallingford Center CDP 6.70
17 Norwich city 6.16
18 Manchester CDP 5.92
19 Orange CDP 5.75
20 East Haven CDP 5.67
21 West Hartford CDP 5.55
22 Stamford city 4.99
23 Willimantic CDP 4.73
24 Norwalk city 4.09
25 West Haven city 3.63
26 New London city 3.61
27 Danbury city 3.14
28 East Hartford CDP 3.13
29 Greenwich CDP 2.69
30 Waterbury city 2.31
31 New Haven city 1.95
32 Bethel CDP 1.74
33 Bridgeport city 1.61
34 Storrs CDP 1.03
35 Hartford city 0.99