The 10 Whitest Cities In Connecticut For 2024


The whitest cities in Connecticut are Ridgefield and Simsbury Center for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in Connecticut research summary. We analyzed Connecticut’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Connecticut based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The whitest city in Connecticut is Ridgefield based on the most recent Census data.

  • Ridgefield is 88.52% White.

  • The least White city in Connecticut is Hartford.

  • Hartford is 14.89% White.

  • Connecticut is 63.9% White.

  • Connecticut is the 30th Whitest state in the United States.

Cities With Highest White Population In Connecticut Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Connecticut. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Connecticut. In particular, we ranked each place in Connecticut by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in Connecticut?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Connecticut for 2024.

Here are the 10 whites places in Connecticut for 2024:

  1. Ridgefield
  2. Simsbury Center
  3. Portland
  4. Kensington
  5. Branford Center
  6. Milford
  7. Orange
  8. North Haven
  9. Pawcatuck
  10. Oakville

What is the whitest city in Connecticut for 2024? According to the most recent census data Ridgefield ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Hartford is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Connecticut For 2024

Ridgefield, CT

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr | CC BY-SA 2.0
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Population: 7,655
% White: 88.52%
More on Ridgefield: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Population: 6,110
% White: 88.36%
More on Simsbury Center: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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6
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Population: 6,417
% White: 86.49%
More on Portland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Population: 9,580
% White: 85.52%
More on Kensington: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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6
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Population: 6,201
% White: 85.18%
More on Branford Center: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Milford, CT

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Population: 50,664
% White: 83.13%
More on Milford: Data | Crime | Real Estate

Orange, CT

Source: Wikipedia User Andrew Bossi | CC BY-SA 2.5
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Population: 14,231
% White: 81.74%
More on Orange: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

North Haven, CT

Source: Wikipedia User Paperchaser29 | CC BY-SA 3.0
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7
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Population: 24,179
% White: 81.62%
More on North Haven: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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7
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Population: 5,570
% White: 81.26%
More on Pawcatuck: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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7
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Population: 9,387
% White: 80.45%
More on Oakville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Connecticut for 2024

To rank the whitest places in Connecticut, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.

We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Connecticut on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Connecticut.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to town with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 54 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 88.5% to 14.9%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Ridgefield took the distinction of being the most White, while Hartford was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2024. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Connecticut.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Connecticut ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Connecticut

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Connecticut. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Connecticut.

The most White cities in Connecticut are Ridgefield, Simsbury Center, Portland, Kensington, Branford Center, Milford, Orange, North Haven, Pawcatuck, and Oakville.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Connecticut:

  1. Hartford
  2. Waterbury
  3. New Haven

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White Population By City In Connecticut

Rank City Population White Population % White
1 Ridgefield 7,655 6,776 88.52%
2 Simsbury Center 6,110 5,399 88.36%
3 Portland 6,417 5,550 86.49%
4 Kensington 9,580 8,193 85.52%
5 Branford Center 6,201 5,282 85.18%
6 Milford 50,664 42,115 83.13%
7 Orange 14,231 11,632 81.74%
8 North Haven 24,179 19,735 81.62%
9 Pawcatuck 5,570 4,526 81.26%
10 Oakville 9,387 7,552 80.45%
11 Old Greenwich 7,060 5,679 80.44%
12 New Milford 7,095 5,649 79.62%
13 Southwood Acres 7,928 6,288 79.31%
14 Winsted 6,880 5,439 79.06%
15 Glastonbury Center 7,959 6,288 79.0%
16 Wethersfield 27,192 21,271 78.23%
17 Putnam 7,207 5,388 74.76%
18 Windsor Locks 12,563 9,344 74.38%
19 East Haven 27,871 20,710 74.31%
20 Cheshire Village 5,879 4,230 71.95%
21 Newington 30,458 21,895 71.89%
22 Sherwood Manor 5,731 4,079 71.17%
23 Shelton 41,206 29,214 70.9%
24 Storrs 17,606 12,416 70.52%
25 Wallingford Center 18,738 13,185 70.37%
26 West Hartford 64,088 44,049 68.73%
27 Cos Cob 7,243 4,941 68.22%
28 Middletown 48,152 31,837 66.12%
29 Torrington 35,510 23,008 64.79%
30 Rockville 6,951 4,497 64.7%
31 Bristol 61,052 39,210 64.22%
32 Groton 9,364 5,988 63.95%
33 Greenwich 14,051 8,955 63.73%
34 Norwich 40,054 24,944 62.28%
35 Naugatuck 31,653 19,163 60.54%
36 Riverside 9,093 5,474 60.2%
37 Bethel 11,551 6,935 60.04%
38 Thompsonville 8,097 4,738 58.52%
39 Derby 12,373 6,980 56.41%
40 Willimantic 17,762 9,321 52.48%
41 Ansonia 18,954 9,946 52.47%
42 Manchester 37,015 18,843 50.91%
43 Meriden 60,556 30,579 50.5%
44 West Haven 55,336 27,477 49.65%
45 New London 27,596 13,518 48.99%
46 Danbury 86,456 38,648 44.7%
47 Norwalk 91,050 40,678 44.68%
48 Stamford 135,413 57,215 42.25%
49 New Britain 74,212 28,118 37.89%
50 Bridgeport 148,470 48,108 32.4%
51 East Hartford 50,942 16,439 32.27%
52 New Haven 135,736 43,696 32.19%
53 Waterbury 114,480 34,844 30.44%
54 Hartford 121,057 18,023 14.89%
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