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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 54.92K people in Connecticut with Scottish ancestry (1.52% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Orange CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (2.62%), followed by Manchester CDP (2.18%), and Derby city (2.03%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Orange CDP
Manchester CDP
Derby city
Norwich city
Torrington city
West Hartford CDP
Middletown city
Wallingford Center CDP
Ansonia city
Storrs CDP
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orange CDP 2.62
2 Manchester CDP 2.18
3 Derby city 2.03
4 Norwich city 2.02
5 Torrington city 1.83
6 West Hartford CDP 1.70
7 Middletown city 1.67
8 Wallingford Center CDP 1.51
9 Ansonia city 1.46
10 Storrs CDP 1.42
11 Greenwich CDP 1.41
12 New London city 1.39
13 Wethersfield CDP 1.31
14 Willimantic CDP 1.30
15 Newington CDP 1.26
15 Shelton city 1.26
16 Bristol city 1.16
17 Milford city (balance) 1.14
18 Danbury city 1.13
19 Windsor Locks CDP 1.12
20 East Haven CDP 1.03
21 Trumbull Center CDP 0.97
22 Stamford city 0.91
23 Norwalk city 0.87
24 Meriden city 0.83
25 Naugatuck borough 0.75
26 Bethel CDP 0.70
27 New Haven city 0.53
28 East Hartford CDP 0.49
29 New Britain city 0.45
30 North Haven CDP 0.38
31 Waterbury city 0.37
32 West Haven city 0.33
33 Bridgeport city 0.32
34 Hartford city 0.13