As of the 2010 United States Census, Connecticut's race and ethnic percentages were:
77.6% White (71.2% Non-Hispanic White, 6.4% White Hispanic)
10.1% Black or African American
0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native
3.8% Asian
0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5.6% from some other race
2.6% two or more races
Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 13.4% of the population in the 2010 Census.

The state's most populous ethnic group is Non-Hispanic White, but this has declined from 98% in 1940 to 71% in 2010.

As of 2004, 11.4% of the population (400,000) was foreign-born.
In 1870, native-born Americans had accounted for 75% of the state's population, but that had dropped to 35% by 1918.

As of 2000, 81.69% of Connecticut residents age 5 and older spoke English at home and 8.42% spoke Spanish, followed by Italian at 1.59%, French at 1.31%, and Polish at 1.20%.

The largest European ancestry groups are:
19.3% Italian
17.9% Irish
10.7% English
10.4% German
8.6% Polish
6.6% French
3.0% French Canadian
2.7% American
2.0% Scottish
1.4% Scotch Irish
As of the 2010 United States Census, Connecticut's race and ethnic percentages were:
77.6% White (71.2% Non-Hispanic White, 6.4% White Hispanic)
10.1% Black or African American
0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native
3.8% Asian
0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5.6% from some other race
2.6% two or more races
Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 13.4% of the population in the 2010 Census.
The state's most populous ethnic group is Non-Hispanic White, but this has declined from 98% in 1940 to 71% in 2010.
As of 2004, 11.4% of the population (400,000) was foreign-born. In 1870, native-born Americans had accounted for 75% of the state's population, but that had dropped to 35% by 1918.
As of 2000, 81.69% of Connecticut residents age 5 and older spoke English at home and 8.42% spoke Spanish, followed by Italian at 1.59%, French at 1.31%, and Polish at 1.20%.
The largest European ancestry groups are:
19.3% Italian
17.9% Irish
10.7% English
10.4% German
8.6% Polish
6.6% French
3.0% French Canadian
2.7% American
2.0% Scottish
1.4% Scotch Irish
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