Ranking of Connecticut Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.84K people in Connecticut with African ancestry (0.47% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut counties, New Haven County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.73%), followed by Hartford County (0.53%), and Fairfield County (0.39%).

The chart and table below shows the top 8 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Connecticut.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Connecticut Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
New Haven County
Hartford County
Fairfield County
New London County
Litchfield County
Tolland County
Windham County
Middlesex County
Ranking of Connecticut Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 New Haven County 0.73
2 Hartford County 0.53
3 Fairfield County 0.39
4 New London County 0.33
5 Litchfield County 0.28
6 Tolland County 0.22
7 Windham County 0.18
8 Middlesex County 0.08