Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Connecticut counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Connecticut, Hartford city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (35.54%), followed by Bridgeport city (32.75%), and New Haven city (30.43%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Connecticut, and the table below shows the ranking of all Connecticut cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Connecticut.

Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Hartford
Bridgeport
New Haven
East Hartford
West Haven
Waterbury
Manchester
New London
Middletown
Ansonia
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 Hartford city 35.54
2 Bridgeport city 32.75
3 New Haven city 30.43
4 East Hartford CDP 27.63
5 West Haven city 20.66
6 Waterbury city 19.47
7 Manchester CDP 16.53
8 New London city 15.14
9 Middletown city 13.22
10 Ansonia city 13.08
11 New Britain city 12.54
12 Norwalk city 12.15
13 Stamford city 11.96
14 Norwich city 11.36
15 Derby city 11.14
16 Meriden city 9.15
17 Naugatuck borough 6.96
18 Storrs CDP 6.65
19 Danbury city 6.51
20 Windsor Locks CDP 6.41
21 West Hartford CDP 6.34
22 Bristol city 5.11
23 East Haven CDP 4.52
24 Newington CDP 4.48
25 Shelton city 4.43
26 Willimantic CDP 4.30
27 Greenwich CDP 3.87
28 North Haven CDP 3.67
29 Wethersfield CDP 3.46
30 Bethel CDP 3.29
31 Torrington city 2.99
32 Milford city (balance) 2.98
33 Wallingford Center CDP 2.63
34 Orange CDP 1.81