Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fairfield County, CT in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 944,107 population of Fairfield County, Connecticut comprised of 184,968 people who identified as Hispanic (19.59%), and 759,139 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfield County, Connecticut with a population of 745,056 (78.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 118,894 (12.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 53,950 (5.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 2017, with a population of 588,028 (62.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 157,028 (16.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 102,796 (10.89%).

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 2017

Total Population:944,107

Non Hispanic (80.41%)

Hispanic (19.59%)

Race in Fairfield County, CT in 2017

Total Population:944,107

White Alone (78.92%)

Black or African American Alone (12.59%)

Asian Alone (5.71%)

Two or more races (2.1%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Fairfield County, CT in 2017

Total Population:944,107

Non-Hispanic White Alone (62.28%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.63%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.89%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.59%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.90%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.71%)

Population By Race in Fairfield , CT in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	745,056	78.92%
Black or African American Alone	118,894	12.59%
Asian Alone	53,950	5.71%
Two Or More Races	19,843	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	5,322	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,042	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Fairfield , CT in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	588,028	62.28%
White Alone - Hispanic	157,028	16.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	102,796	10.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	52,743	5.59%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	16,098	1.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	13,925	1.48%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5,918	0.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	4,006	0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,316	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,207	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	711	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	331	0.04%