Population By Race and Ethnicity in New Haven County, CT in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 864,732 population of New Haven County, Connecticut comprised of 137,636 people who identified as Hispanic (15.92%), and 727,096 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New Haven County, Connecticut with a population of 687,499 (79.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 120,066 (13.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 33,897 (3.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in New Haven County, Connecticut in 2012, with a population of 574,275 (66.41%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 113,224 (13.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 104,388 (12.07%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in New Haven County, CT in 2012
Total Population:864,732
84.08%15.92%
Non Hispanic (84.08%)
Hispanic (15.92%)
Race in New Haven County, CT in 2012
Total Population:864,732
79.5%13.89%
White Alone (79.5%)
Black or African American Alone (13.89%)
Asian Alone (3.92%)
Two or more races (2.12%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.48%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in New Haven County, CT in 2012
Total Population:864,732
66.41%13.09%12.07%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.41%)
Hispanic White Alone (13.09%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.07%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.83%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.78%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.81%)
Population By Race in New Haven , CT in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 687,499 79.5%
Black or African American Alone 120,066 13.89%
Asian Alone 33,897 3.92%
Two Or More Races 18,351 2.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,129 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 790 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in New Haven , CT in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 574,275 66.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 113,224 13.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 104,388 12.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 33,111 3.83%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,678 1.81%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,518 1.56%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,833 0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,593 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,536 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 786 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 522 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 268 0.03%