Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hartford County, CT in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 894,282 population of Hartford County, Connecticut comprised of 157,289 people who identified as Hispanic (17.59%), and 736,993 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hartford County, Connecticut with a population of 679,119 (75.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 137,824 (15.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 49,533 (5.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hartford County, Connecticut in 2016, with a population of 554,951 (62.06%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 124,168 (13.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 116,740 (13.05%).

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

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Population By Race in Hartford , CT in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 137,824 15.41%
White Alone 679,119 75.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,877 0.55%
Asian Alone 49,533 5.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,050 0.12%
Two Or More Races 21,879 2.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Hartford , CT in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21,084 2.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 124,168 13.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,265 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,279 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 791 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,702 0.75%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 116,740 13.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 554,951 62.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,612 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48,254 5.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 259 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,177 1.7%