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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 46.48K people in Connecticut with Portuguese ancestry (1.29% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Naugatuck borough had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (6.45%), followed by Danbury city (4.45%), and Shelton city (2.84%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Naugatuck borough
Danbury city
Shelton city
Newington CDP
Wallingford Center CDP
East Hartford CDP
Waterbury city
Bridgeport city
Windsor Locks CDP
Wethersfield CDP
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Naugatuck borough 6.45
2 Danbury city 4.45
3 Shelton city 2.84
4 Newington CDP 2.75
5 Wallingford Center CDP 2.06
6 East Hartford CDP 1.73
7 Waterbury city 1.65
8 Bridgeport city 1.60
9 Windsor Locks CDP 1.57
10 Wethersfield CDP 1.56
11 Ansonia city 1.31
12 West Hartford CDP 1.25
13 Orange CDP 1.17
14 Middletown city 1.15
15 Bethel CDP 1.14
16 Greenwich CDP 1.12
17 Trumbull Center CDP 0.97
17 West Haven city 0.97
18 Milford city (balance) 0.95
19 Willimantic CDP 0.93
20 Hartford city 0.91
21 New London city 0.86
22 East Haven CDP 0.85
23 Manchester CDP 0.79
24 Torrington city 0.67
25 New Britain city 0.64
26 Norwich city 0.59
27 Bristol city 0.56
28 New Haven city 0.52
29 Norwalk city 0.45
29 Stamford city 0.45
30 Derby city 0.35
31 North Haven CDP 0.19
32 Meriden city 0.17
33 Storrs CDP 0.10