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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.59K people in Connecticut with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.04% of Connecticut population). Among all Connecticut counties, New Haven County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.55%), followed by Hartford County (1.20%), and Fairfield County (0.97%).

The chart and table below shows the top 8 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
New Haven County
Hartford County
Fairfield County
Tolland County
New London County
Litchfield County
Middlesex County
Windham County
Ranking of Connecticut Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 New Haven County 1.55
2 Hartford County 1.20
3 Fairfield County 0.97
4 Tolland County 0.56
5 New London County 0.53
6 Litchfield County 0.46
7 Middlesex County 0.44
8 Windham County 0.28