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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 528.98K people in Connecticut with Irish ancestry (14.67% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Windsor Locks CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (21.40%), followed by Milford city (balance) (20.91%), and North Haven CDP (20.41%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Windsor Locks CDP
Milford city (balance)
North Haven CDP
Orange CDP
Wallingford Center CDP
Shelton city
Derby city
West Hartford CDP
Bethel CDP
East Haven CDP
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Windsor Locks CDP 21.40
2 Milford city (balance) 20.91
3 North Haven CDP 20.41
4 Orange CDP 18.31
5 Wallingford Center CDP 18.06
6 Shelton city 17.98
7 Derby city 17.68
8 West Hartford CDP 17.29
9 Bethel CDP 16.91
9 East Haven CDP 16.91
10 Naugatuck borough 16.56
11 Trumbull Center CDP 16.30
12 Manchester CDP 15.71
13 Wethersfield CDP 15.54
14 Greenwich CDP 14.58
15 Bristol city 14.54
16 Torrington city 14.07
17 Middletown city 13.83
18 Newington CDP 13.79
19 West Haven city 12.93
20 Ansonia city 12.89
21 Willimantic CDP 11.85
22 New London city 11.68
23 Norwich city 11.61
24 Meriden city 11.45
25 Norwalk city 11.12
26 Danbury city 10.26
27 Stamford city 10.19
28 Waterbury city 7.57
29 East Hartford CDP 6.89
30 New Britain city 6.26
31 New Haven city 6.17
32 Storrs CDP 5.36
33 Bridgeport city 2.94
34 Hartford city 2.72