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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.59K people in Connecticut with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.04% 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 Subsaharan African ancestry (4.10%), followed by New Haven city (3.13%), and New Britain city (2.26%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
West Haven city
New Haven city
New Britain city
Manchester CDP
Naugatuck borough
Bridgeport city
East Hartford CDP
Trumbull Center CDP
Hartford city
Waterbury city
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 West Haven city 4.10
2 New Haven city 3.13
3 New Britain city 2.26
4 Manchester CDP 2.19
5 Naugatuck borough 2.16
6 Bridgeport city 2.14
7 East Hartford CDP 2.06
8 Trumbull Center CDP 1.98
9 Hartford city 1.89
10 Waterbury city 1.65
11 Orange CDP 1.53
12 Stamford city 1.26
13 Norwich city 1.24
14 Wethersfield CDP 1.22
15 West Hartford CDP 1.11
16 Danbury city 1.03
17 Willimantic CDP 0.93
18 North Haven CDP 0.92
19 Ansonia city 0.90
20 Middletown city 0.88
21 New London city 0.81
22 Norwalk city 0.71
23 Torrington city 0.64
24 Newington CDP 0.58
25 Greenwich CDP 0.49
26 Milford city (balance) 0.48
27 Shelton city 0.37
28 Bristol city 0.36
29 East Haven CDP 0.28
29 Meriden city 0.28
30 Windsor Locks CDP 0.20
31 Storrs CDP 0.19
32 Derby city 0.13
33 Wallingford Center CDP 0.06