Population By Race and Ethnicity in New Haven County, CT in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 863,974 population of New Haven County, Connecticut comprised of 133,932 people who identified as Hispanic (15.5%), and 730,042 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New Haven County, Connecticut with a population of 689,727 (79.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 119,023 (13.78%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,415 (3.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in New Haven County, Connecticut in 2011, with a population of 579,589 (67.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 110,138 (12.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 103,722 (12.01%).

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

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Population By Race in New Haven , CT in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 119,023 13.78%
White Alone 689,727 79.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,998 0.46%
Asian Alone 32,415 3.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 810 0.09%
Two Or More Races 18,001 2.08%
Population By Ethnicity in New Haven , CT in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,301 1.77%
White Alone - Hispanic 110,138 12.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,490 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 787 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 526 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,690 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 103,722 12.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 579,589 67.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,508 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 31,628 3.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 284 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,311 1.54%