The 10 Whitest Cities In Connecticut For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Connecticut are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Connecticut?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Constitution State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Connecticut for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Connecticut for 2023:

  1. Milford
  2. Torrington
  3. Shelton
  4. Naugatuck
  5. Bristol
  6. Middletown
  7. Derby
  8. Ansonia
  9. Norwich
  10. Groton

What is the whitest city in Connecticut for 2023? According to the most recent census data Milford 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 2023

1. Milford

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 50,694
% White: 81.4%
More on Milford: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Milford, CT

2. Torrington

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 35,447
% White: 81.28%
More on Torrington: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Torrington, CT

3. Shelton

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 40,944
% White: 80.33%
More on Shelton: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Shelton, CT

4. Naugatuck

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 31,586
% White: 73.2%
More on Naugatuck: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Naugatuck, CT

5. Bristol

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 60,733
% White: 71.76%
More on Bristol: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Bristol, CT

6. Middletown

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 47,164
% White: 66.17%
More on Middletown: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Middletown, CT

7. Derby

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 12,387
% White: 65.62%
More on Derby: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Derby, CT

8. Ansonia

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 18,945
% White: 60.31%
More on Ansonia: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Ansonia, CT

9. Norwich

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 40,020
% White: 59.51%
More on Norwich: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Norwich, CT

Source: Public domain

10. Groton

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 9,333
% White: 58.21%
More on Groton: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Groton, CT

Source: Public domain

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Connecticut for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Connecticut, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Connecticut.

Specifically, 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 non-CDPs with a population greater than 9,000 people. That left us with 21 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 81.4% to 14.7%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Milford took the distinction of being the most White, while Hartford was the least White city. You can download the data here.

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

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

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

  1. Hartford
  2. Bridgeport
  3. New Haven

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Milford 81.4% 50,694
2 Torrington 81.28% 35,447
3 Shelton 80.33% 40,944
4 Naugatuck 73.2% 31,586
5 Bristol 71.76% 60,733
6 Middletown 66.17% 47,164
7 Derby 65.62% 12,387
8 Ansonia 60.31% 18,945
9 Norwich 59.51% 40,020
10 Groton 58.21% 9,333
11 Norwalk 51.18% 90,821
12 Danbury 50.7% 86,197
13 Meriden 49.89% 60,790
14 Stamford 48.52% 134,820
15 West Haven 48.16% 55,518
16 New London 45.01% 27,585
17 Waterbury 39.3% 113,783
18 New Britain 38.15% 74,022
19 New Haven 28.74% 133,874
20 Bridgeport 18.33% 148,529
21 Hartford 14.68% 121,562

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Connecticut.
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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