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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 49.40K people in Connecticut with Russian ancestry (1.37% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Shelton city had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (3.10%), followed by West Hartford CDP (3.03%), and Stamford city (2.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Shelton city
West Hartford CDP
Stamford city
Wallingford Center CDP
Bethel CDP
Orange CDP
North Haven CDP
Greenwich CDP
Milford city (balance)
Newington CDP
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Shelton city 3.10
2 West Hartford CDP 3.03
3 Stamford city 2.04
4 Wallingford Center CDP 2.01
5 Bethel CDP 1.91
6 Orange CDP 1.80
7 North Haven CDP 1.57
8 Greenwich CDP 1.55
9 Milford city (balance) 1.51
10 Newington CDP 1.50
11 Middletown city 1.35
12 Meriden city 1.34
13 Ansonia city 1.33
14 Trumbull Center CDP 1.32
15 Danbury city 1.22
16 Naugatuck borough 1.20
16 Wethersfield CDP 1.20
17 East Hartford CDP 1.14
18 New Haven city 1.08
19 New London city 1.05
20 Norwalk city 0.93
21 Willimantic CDP 0.88
22 Norwich city 0.84
23 East Haven CDP 0.78
24 Derby city 0.72
25 Torrington city 0.69
26 Waterbury city 0.56
27 Manchester CDP 0.55
27 Storrs CDP 0.55
27 West Haven city 0.55
27 Windsor Locks CDP 0.55
28 Bristol city 0.52
29 Bridgeport city 0.51
30 New Britain city 0.36
31 Hartford city 0.34