Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 157.23K people in Connecticut with French (except Basque) ancestry (4.36% 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 (except Basque) ancestry (12.91%), followed by Windsor Locks CDP (8.93%), and Newington CDP (7.16%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Bristol city
Windsor Locks CDP
Newington CDP
Norwich city
Torrington city
Manchester CDP
Meriden city
Naugatuck borough
Willimantic CDP
Middletown city
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bristol city 12.91
2 Windsor Locks CDP 8.93
3 Newington CDP 7.16
4 Norwich city 6.80
5 Torrington city 5.93
6 Manchester CDP 5.55
7 Meriden city 5.45
8 Naugatuck borough 5.09
8 Willimantic CDP 5.09
9 Middletown city 4.94
10 New Britain city 4.18
11 Wethersfield CDP 3.90
12 West Hartford CDP 3.37
13 Milford city (balance) 3.27
14 Waterbury city 3.18
15 East Hartford CDP 3.12
16 East Haven CDP 2.70
17 New London city 2.31
18 North Haven CDP 2.26
19 Trumbull Center CDP 2.16
20 West Haven city 2.11
21 Wallingford Center CDP 2.10
22 Shelton city 1.89
23 Derby city 1.81
24 Greenwich CDP 1.73
25 Norwalk city 1.65
26 Ansonia city 1.64
27 Bethel CDP 1.55
28 Orange CDP 1.41
28 Stamford city 1.41
29 New Haven city 1.15
30 Danbury city 1.14
31 Hartford city 0.87
32 Storrs CDP 0.70
33 Bridgeport city 0.65