Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, CT in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 945,323 population of Fairfield County, Connecticut comprised of 177,411 people who identified as Hispanic (18.77%), and 767,912 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, Connecticut with a population of 751,854 (79.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 116,500 (12.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 52,393 (5.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 2015, with a population of 600,416 (63.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 151,438 (16.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 101,386 (10.73%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Fairfield County, CT in 2015

Total Population:945,323

Non Hispanic (81.23%)

Hispanic (18.77%)

Race in Fairfield County, CT in 2015

Total Population:945,323

White Alone (79.53%)

Black or African American Alone (12.32%)

Asian Alone (5.54%)

Two or more races (1.98%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Fairfield County, CT in 2015

Total Population:945,323

Non-Hispanic White Alone (63.51%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.02%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.73%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.42%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.72%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.6%)

Population By Race in Fairfield , CT in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	751,854	79.53%
Black or African American Alone	116,500	12.32%
Asian Alone	52,393	5.54%
Two Or More Races	18,731	1.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,815	0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,030	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , CT in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	600,416	63.51%
White Alone - Hispanic	151,438	16.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	101,386	10.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	51,224	5.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	15,114	1.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	13,293	1.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5,438	0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,562	0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,253	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,169	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	690	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	340	0.04%