Population By Race and Ethnicity in New Haven County, CT in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 860,506 population of New Haven County, Connecticut comprised of 147,354 people who identified as Hispanic (17.12%), and 713,152 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New Haven County, Connecticut with a population of 675,601 (78.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 123,533 (14.36%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 35,899 (4.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in New Haven County, Connecticut in 2015, with a population of 554,820 (64.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 120,781 (14.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 106,654 (12.39%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 123,533 14.36%
White Alone 675,601 78.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,521 0.53%
Asian Alone 35,899 4.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 864 0.1%
Two Or More Races 20,088 2.33%
Population By Ethnicity in New Haven , CT in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16,879 1.96%
White Alone - Hispanic 120,781 14.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,947 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 792 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 575 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,380 0.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 106,654 12.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 554,820 64.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,574 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 35,107 4.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 289 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,708 1.71%