2025

Cities in Connecticut ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 178 cities in Connecticut based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in Connecticut

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  • 1
    Hartford
    Black population in Hartford is 55,572
    39.81% of Hartford population is Black
  • 2
    New Haven
    Black population in New Haven is 46,477
    31.11% of New Haven population is Black
  • 3
    Bridgeport
    Black population in Bridgeport is 39,198
    23.11% of Bridgeport population is Black
  • 4
    Waterbury
    Black population in Waterbury is 36,231
    27.10% of Waterbury population is Black
  • 5
    Stamford
    Black population in Stamford is 31,365
    20.33% of Stamford population is Black

List of 178 cities in Connecticut by Black Population

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Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Connecticut Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Hartford 55,572 39.81% 17.12%
2 New Haven 46,477 31.11% 14.32%
3 Bridgeport 39,198 23.11% 12.08%
4 Waterbury 36,231 27.10% 11.16%
5 Stamford 31,365 20.33% 9.66%
6 Norwalk 19,075 17.98% 5.88%
7 Danbury 14,310 14.21% 4.41%
8 13,270 21.53% 4.09%
9 12,917 15.25% 3.98%
10 9,158 17.42% 2.82%
11 7,469 10.59% 2.30%
12 7,170 9.87% 2.21%
13 6,971 15.20% 2.15%
14 5,400 17.34% 1.66%
15 5,048 14.23% 1.56%
16 4,072 19.19% 1.25%
17 3,484 7.72% 1.07%
18 3,391 8.80% 1.04%
19 2,001 14.93% 0.62%
20 1,338 12.86% 0.41%
21 464 9.76% 0.14%
22 60 4.27% 0.02%
23 46 2.71% 0.01%
24 35 1.64% 0.01%
25 31 0.84% 0.01%

List of cities with no Black Population in Connecticut

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Connecticut have no recorded Black population*:
  • Bantam
  • Fenwick
  • Groton Long Point
  • Stonington
  • Bethel town
  • Brookfield town
  • Darien town
  • Easton town
  • Fairfield town
  • Greenwich town
  • Monroe town
  • New Canaan town
  • New Fairfield town
  • Newtown town
  • Redding town
  • Ridgefield town
  • Sherman town
  • Stratford town
  • Trumbull town
  • Weston town
  • Westport town
  • Wilton town
  • Avon town
  • Berlin town
  • Bloomfield town
  • Burlington town
  • Canton town
  • East Granby town
  • East Hartford town
  • East Windsor town
  • Enfield town
  • Farmington town
  • Glastonbury town
  • Granby town
  • Hartland town
  • Manchester town
  • Marlborough town
  • Newington town
  • Plainville town
  • Rocky Hill town
  • Simsbury town
  • Southington town
  • South Windsor town
  • Suffield town
  • West Hartford town
  • Wethersfield town
  • Windsor town
  • Windsor Locks town
  • Barkhamsted town
  • Bethlehem town
  • Bridgewater town
  • Canaan town
  • Colebrook town
  • Cornwall town
  • Goshen town
  • Harwinton town
  • Kent town
  • Litchfield town
  • Morris town
  • New Hartford town
  • New Milford town
  • Norfolk town
  • North Canaan town
  • Plymouth town
  • Roxbury town
  • Salisbury town
  • Sharon town
  • Thomaston town
  • Warren town
  • Washington town
  • Watertown town
  • Winchester town
  • Woodbury town
  • Chester town
  • Clinton town
  • Cromwell town
  • Deep River town
  • Durham town
  • East Haddam town
  • East Hampton town
  • Essex town
  • Haddam town
  • Killingworth town
  • Middlefield town
  • Old Saybrook town
  • Portland town
  • Westbrook town
  • Beacon Falls town
  • Bethany town
  • Branford town
  • Cheshire town
  • East Haven town
  • Guilford town
  • Hamden town
  • Madison town
  • Middlebury town
  • North Branford town
  • North Haven town
  • Orange town
  • Oxford town
  • Prospect town
  • Seymour town
  • Southbury town
  • Wallingford town
  • Wolcott town
  • Woodbridge town
  • Bozrah town
  • Colchester town
  • East Lyme town
  • Franklin town
  • Griswold town
  • Groton town
  • Lebanon town
  • Ledyard town
  • Lisbon town
  • Lyme town
  • Montville town
  • North Stonington town
  • Old Lyme town
  • Preston town
  • Salem town
  • Sprague town
  • Stonington town
  • Voluntown town
  • Waterford town
  • Andover town
  • Bolton town
  • Columbia town
  • Coventry town
  • Ellington town
  • Hebron town
  • Mansfield town
  • Somers town
  • Stafford town
  • Tolland town
  • Union town
  • Vernon town
  • Willington town
  • Ashford town
  • Brooklyn town
  • Canterbury town
  • Chaplin town
  • Eastford town
  • Hampton town
  • Killingly town
  • Plainfield town
  • Pomfret town
  • Putnam town
  • Scotland town
  • Sterling town
  • Thompson town
  • Windham town
  • Woodstock town
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Connecticut by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total Connecticut Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.