Population By Race and Ethnicity in New Haven County, CT in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 858,159 population of New Haven County, Connecticut comprised of 150,484 people who identified as Hispanic (17.54%), and 707,675 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New Haven County, Connecticut with a population of 671,060 (78.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 124,989 (14.57%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 36,150 (4.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in New Haven County, Connecticut in 2016, with a population of 547,880 (63.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 123,180 (14.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 107,595 (12.54%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 124,989 14.57%
White Alone 671,060 78.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,548 0.53%
Asian Alone 36,150 4.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 859 0.1%
Two Or More Races 20,553 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in New Haven , CT in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17,394 2.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 123,180 14.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,983 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 804 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 577 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,546 0.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 107,595 12.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 547,880 63.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,565 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 35,346 4.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 282 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,007 1.75%