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

Updated on June 16, 2025.

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