Ancestry in Meriden, Connecticut (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Connecticut and Meriden
Meriden
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%CountOther1ItalianIrishPolishUnclassified2GermanEnglishFrenchAmericanFrench CanadianRussianScottishSubsaharan AfricanSwedishGreekAfricanWest IndianHungarianDutchPortuguese32.450210%28.076058%32.450210%32.5%19,53619.5k17.776523%17.697607%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k11.828314%15.596435%11.828314%11.8%7,12111.089148%7.560170%11.089148%11.1%6,67610.811754%10.974204%10.811754%10.8%6,5099.061010%8.969980%9.061010%9.1%5,4556.811953%8.655230%6.811953%6.8%4,1016.514626%5.355030%6.514626%6.5%3,9223.247346%4.103139%3.247346%3.2%1,9553.079581%2.726156%3.079581%3.1%1,8541.488298%1.722915%1.488298%1.5%8961.101274%1.783245%1.101274%1.1%6630.999950%0.992791%0.999950%1.0%6020.994967%1.635331%0.994967%1.0%5990.986662%0.849809%0.986662%1.0%5940.965068%0.540717%0.965068%1.0%5810.872050%2.473214%0.872050%0.9%5250.842151%0.994240%0.842151%0.8%5070.840490%0.706019%0.840490%0.8%5060.750793%1.370100%0.750793%0.8%452

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Connecticut and Meriden
Meriden
Connecticut
0%20%40%60%Count%Puerto RicanMexicanSouth AmericanDominicanEcuadorianOther HispanicPeruvianCubanSpaniardColombianCentral AmericanArgentinean72.832675%52.680537%72.832675%72.8%11,05611.1k18.365%18.4%10.158103%10.421254%10.158103%10.2%1,5422.561%2.56%7.714097%15.993588%7.714097%7.7%1,1711.945%1.95%4.189723%6.604454%4.189723%4.2%6361.056%1.06%2.740448%5.453501%2.740448%2.7%4160.691%0.69%2.569170%3.903089%2.569170%2.6%3900.648%0.65%2.516469%3.540452%2.516469%2.5%3820.635%0.63%1.475626%2.041553%1.475626%1.5%2240.372%0.37%1.139657%1.233895%1.139657%1.1%1730.287%0.29%1.086957%4.382141%1.086957%1.1%1650.274%0.27%1.060606%8.355525%1.060606%1.1%1610.267%0.27%0.889328%0.923143%0.889328%0.9%1350.224%0.22%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Connecticut and Meriden
Meriden
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%Count%VietnameseIndianPakistaniChineseFilipinoBangladeshiLaotianKoreanNepalese27.167019%5.582464%27.167019%27.2%2570.427%0.43%24.947146%37.083557%24.947146%24.9%2360.392%0.39%16.913319%4.445550%16.913319%16.9%1600.266%0.27%9.408034%22.389418%9.408034%9.4%890.148%0.15%7.928118%8.659397%7.928118%7.9%750.125%0.12%5.073996%1.694571%5.073996%5.1%480.080%0.08%4.862579%2.257465%4.862579%4.9%460.076%0.08%2.219873%6.617272%2.219873%2.2%210.035%0.03%1.374207%0.937938%1.374207%1.4%130.022%0.02%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Meriden

Italian Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
8.0%11.3%14.6%17.8%21.0%24.3%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
3.4%6.4%9.4%12.3%15.3%18.3%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.0%4.7%8.4%12.0%15.7%19.3%

German Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
2.5%4.9%7.4%9.8%12.2%14.6%

English Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.6%2.8%5.0%7.2%9.4%11.6%

French Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.2%3.7%6.1%8.6%11.0%13.5%

American Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.6%2.9%4.3%5.6%7.0%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.7%8.4%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.7%3.5%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.93%1.40%1.87%2.34%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.9%6.1%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Greek Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.7%

African Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.9%6.1%

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.45%1.93%2.42%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
4%12%21%29%37%46%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.4%6.8%10.2%13.6%17.1%

South American Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.6%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Ecuadorian Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Ecuadorian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.6%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.3%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Pakistani Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pakistani' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.73%1.10%1.47%1.84%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.20%0.40%0.59%0.79%1.00%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.47%0.71%0.95%1.19%
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Ancestry by Place in the New Haven Area

There are 18 places in the New Haven Area. This section compares Meriden to all of the places in the New Haven Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden.

Italian Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in the New Haven Area, and entities that contain Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East HavenNorth HavenOrangeDerbyBranford CenterBranford CtrCheshire VillageCheshire VlgMilfordWallingford CenterWallingford CtrWoodmontAnsoniaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenNaugatuckWest HavenGuilford CenterGuilford CtrTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenConnecticutHeritage VillageHeritage VlgMadison CenterMadison CtrWaterburyNew EnglandNortheastNew HavenUnited States of AmericaUnited States40.589350%40.589350%40.6%11,77711.8k139.262391%39.262391%39.3%9,379229.194462%29.194462%29.2%4,070328.843591%28.843591%28.8%3,679427.955975%27.955975%28.0%1,778525.184336%25.184336%25.2%1,537624.164984%24.164984%24.2%12,56712.6k724.061472%24.061472%24.1%4,243823.438596%23.438596%23.4%334921.994723%21.994723%22.0%4,1681021.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k21.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k21.416601%21.416601%21.4%6,7731120.919741%20.919741%20.9%11,50011.5k1218.315455%18.315455%18.3%4611317.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k1417.697607%17.697607%17.7%635,091635k16.335484%16.335484%16.3%6331516.139767%16.139767%16.1%3881614.417962%14.417962%14.4%15,74615.7k1713.456516%13.456516%13.5%1,973,9201.97M13.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M8.574825%8.574825%8.6%11,18211.2k185.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M

Ancestry by Place in Connecticut

There are 143 places in Connecticut. This section compares Meriden to the 50 most populous places in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,129.

Italian Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in Connecticut, and entities that contain Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East HavenNorth HavenKensingtonOrangeDerbyWethersfieldTrumbullSheltonOakvilleMilfordWallingford CenterWallingford CtrWinstedBethelGlastonbury CenterGlastonbury CtrMiddletownAnsoniaTorringtonBristolNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenNaugatuckRidgefieldWest HavenNewingtonDarienSouthwood AcresStratfordWindsor LocksTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenConnecticutWestportGrotonRiversideNorwalkStamfordStorrsWaterburyDanburyThompsonvilleNew EnglandNortheastRockvilleGreenwichWest HartfordNorwichManchesterWillimanticNew LondonNew BritainNew HavenPutnamEast HartfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBridgeportConning Towers Nautilus ParkConning Towers N…Hartford40.589350%40.589350%40.6%11,77711.8k139.262391%39.262391%39.3%9,379232.903377%32.903377%32.9%2,806329.194462%29.194462%29.2%4,070428.843591%28.843591%28.8%3,679528.379300%28.379300%28.4%7,491628.171176%28.171176%28.2%10,27610.3k727.155372%27.155372%27.2%11,12811.1k826.902442%26.902442%26.9%2,457924.164984%24.164984%24.2%12,56712.6k1024.061472%24.061472%24.1%4,2431123.583278%23.583278%23.6%1,7771223.005974%23.005974%23.0%2,1951322.796757%22.796757%22.8%1,7151422.687661%22.687661%22.7%10,64810.6k1521.994723%21.994723%22.0%4,1681621.730491%21.730491%21.7%7,6551721.576187%21.576187%21.6%13,04013.0k1821.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k21.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k21.416601%21.416601%21.4%6,7731921.027542%21.027542%21.0%1,5882020.919741%20.919741%20.9%11,50011.5k2120.035959%20.035959%20.0%6,1292219.127283%19.127283%19.1%4,1162318.818240%18.818240%18.8%1,4652418.657744%18.657744%18.7%9,7582517.843184%17.843184%17.8%2,2372617.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k2717.697607%17.697607%17.7%635,091635k17.418487%17.418487%17.4%4,7922815.887446%15.887446%15.9%1,4682915.840270%15.840270%15.8%1,3133015.582850%15.582850%15.6%13,70213.7k3114.650341%14.650341%14.7%18,66618.7k3214.565041%14.565041%14.6%2,3393314.417962%14.417962%14.4%15,74615.7k3414.193587%14.193587%14.2%11,90711.9k3514.098952%14.098952%14.1%1,2513613.456516%13.456516%13.5%1,973,9201.97M13.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.290610%13.290610%13.3%9543713.016606%13.016606%13.0%1,7483812.977353%12.977353%13.0%8,2003912.095264%12.095264%12.1%4,8454011.869319%11.869319%11.9%3,6044111.182883%11.182883%11.2%1,939429.828055%9.828055%9.8%2,675439.569680%9.569680%9.6%6,974448.574825%8.574825%8.6%11,18211.2k458.079675%8.079675%8.1%576467.697604%7.697604%7.7%3,913475.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.363143%5.363143%5.4%7,885484.590881%4.590881%4.6%441493.562580%3.562580%3.6%4,42950

Ancestry by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Meriden to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Italian Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Meriden
0%10%20%30%Count#Toms RiverCranstonNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenWarwickScrantonTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenConnecticutNew RochelleNorwalkCheektowagaStamfordWaterburyYonkersDanburyNew EnglandSomervilleNortheastErieAlbanyPittsburghSyracuseCliftonNewtonBuffaloWorcesterNashuaQuincyBethlehemNew BritainProvidenceManchesterNew HavenLynnRochesterBostonCambridgePhiladelphiaBrocktonPawtucketSpringfieldNew YorkLowellFall RiverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBridgeportReadingJersey CityAllentownLawrenceHartfordNew BedfordTrentonElizabethCamdenPatersonNewark32.758056%32.758056%32.8%29,00329.0k131.254173%31.254173%31.3%25,27925.3k221.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k21.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k21.411561%21.411561%21.4%17,53217.5k318.974863%18.974863%19.0%14,49314.5k417.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.697607%17.697607%17.7%635,091635k16.852672%16.852672%16.9%13,36413.4k515.582850%15.582850%15.6%13,70213.7k615.002745%15.002745%15.0%11,20311.2k714.650341%14.650341%14.7%18,66618.7k814.417962%14.417962%14.4%15,74615.7k914.216548%14.216548%14.2%28,39428.4k1014.193587%14.193587%14.2%11,90711.9k1113.456516%13.456516%13.5%1,973,9201.97M13.408882%13.408882%13.4%10,66110.7k1213.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M12.437473%12.437473%12.4%12,45712.5k1312.412497%12.412497%12.4%12,21712.2k1412.264129%12.264129%12.3%37,44337.4k1512.193973%12.193973%12.2%17,60217.6k1611.534507%11.534507%11.5%9,8711711.302467%11.302467%11.3%9,9821810.949500%10.949500%10.9%28,35828.4k1910.523364%10.523364%10.5%19,32919.3k2010.303739%10.303739%10.3%8,9932110.253993%10.253993%10.3%9,572229.942751%9.942751%9.9%7,468239.569680%9.569680%9.6%6,974249.044400%9.044400%9.0%16,17616.2k258.833268%8.833268%8.8%9,737268.574825%8.574825%8.6%11,18211.2k278.546387%8.546387%8.5%7,869288.464461%8.464461%8.5%17,80017.8k298.132114%8.132114%8.1%53,53253.5k307.936960%7.936960%7.9%8,632317.615687%7.615687%7.6%118,800119k327.363969%7.363969%7.4%6,982336.917032%6.917032%6.9%4,938346.913391%6.913391%6.9%10,64610.6k356.519316%6.519316%6.5%551,662552k366.115353%6.115353%6.1%6,719375.554431%5.554431%5.6%4,938385.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.363143%5.363143%5.4%7,885395.183222%5.183222%5.2%4,556404.740394%4.740394%4.7%12,40412.4k414.609443%4.609443%4.6%5,514424.296860%4.296860%4.3%3,409433.562580%3.562580%3.6%4,429443.458332%3.458332%3.5%3,285453.114985%3.114985%3.1%2,634462.522610%2.522610%2.5%3,230471.951187%1.951187%2.0%1,483481.717565%1.717565%1.7%2,523491.500327%1.500327%1.5%4,20350

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Meriden to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Meriden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Italian Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Meriden, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Meriden
0%5%10%15%20%Count#New Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenTown of MeridenMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenMeridenConnecticutNew EnglandNortheastBostonPhiladelphiaNew YorkLas VegasVirginia BeachVirginia BchUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsColumbusSan FranciscoClevelandPortlandDenverSeattleOmahaRaleighSan DiegoTucsonChicagoPhoenixWashingtonJacksonvilleSan JoseKansas CityCharlotteMesaSacramentoAlbuquerqueOaklandAustinFresnoBaltimoreLos AngelesMilwaukeeMinneapolisLong BeachLouisvilleNashville-DavidsonIndianapolisMiamiAtlantaTulsaFort WorthOklahoma CityArlingtonWichitaSan AntonioMemphisHoustonDallasEl PasoDetroit21.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k21.449945%21.449945%21.4%184,657185k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.776523%17.776523%17.8%10,70210.7k17.697607%17.697607%17.7%635,091635k13.456516%13.456516%13.5%1,973,9201.97M13.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M8.132114%8.132114%8.1%53,53253.5k17.615687%7.615687%7.6%118,800119k26.519316%6.519316%6.5%551,662552k35.939882%5.939882%5.9%36,42936.4k45.929518%5.929518%5.9%26,66726.7k55.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.285019%5.285019%5.3%23,71723.7k65.066556%5.066556%5.1%42,40942.4k74.899551%4.899551%4.9%41,66041.7k84.598564%4.598564%4.6%17,89617.9k94.454639%4.454639%4.5%27,64527.6k104.329846%4.329846%4.3%28,72028.7k114.281534%4.281534%4.3%28,63728.6k124.248971%4.248971%4.2%18,82618.8k134.238137%4.238137%4.2%18,70418.7k144.104198%4.104198%4.1%56,42556.4k153.984374%3.984374%4.0%21,02121.0k163.952960%3.952960%4.0%107,284107k173.936800%3.936800%3.9%61,23061.2k183.882800%3.882800%3.9%25,58825.6k193.876883%3.876883%3.9%33,21033.2k203.727896%3.727896%3.7%37,62837.6k213.592663%3.592663%3.6%16,94916.9k223.546092%3.546092%3.5%28,68228.7k233.525091%3.525091%3.5%16,58416.6k243.490599%3.490599%3.5%16,91316.9k253.066665%3.066665%3.1%17,07717.1k263.005048%3.005048%3.0%12,38212.4k272.871294%2.871294%2.9%26,06526.1k282.843286%2.843286%2.8%14,60914.6k292.731401%2.731401%2.7%16,96217.0k302.690825%2.690825%2.7%105,450105k312.681435%2.681435%2.7%16,05316.1k322.611016%2.611016%2.6%10,56610.6k332.571345%2.571345%2.6%12,08012.1k342.458251%2.458251%2.5%15,03415.0k352.409242%2.409242%2.4%15,51015.5k362.294035%2.294035%2.3%19,42319.4k372.225731%2.225731%2.2%9,629382.173637%2.173637%2.2%9,920392.002971%2.002971%2.0%8,010401.915238%1.915238%1.9%15,62715.6k411.819633%1.819633%1.8%11,28211.3k421.787970%1.787970%1.8%6,864431.781550%1.781550%1.8%6,913441.765092%1.765092%1.8%25,40625.4k451.649597%1.649597%1.6%10,81910.8k461.558033%1.558033%1.6%34,90934.9k471.390452%1.390452%1.4%17,77617.8k481.099463%1.099463%1.1%7,455490.690475%0.690475%0.7%4,71950

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Meriden. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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