City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridgeport | 1 | 148,589 | 148,165 | 0.07% | 9,250 | 16.06 |
New Haven | 2 | 143,871 | 133,959 | 1.75% | 7,698 | 18.69 |
Stamford | 3 | 136,828 | 135,548 | 0.23% | 3,637 | 37.62 |
Hartford | 4 | 120,734 | 120,638 | 0.02% | 6,947 | 17.38 |
Waterbury | 5 | 115,739 | 114,293 | 0.31% | 4,058 | 28.52 |
Norwalk | 6 | 91,874 | 90,928 | 0.26% | 4,014 | 22.89 |
Danbury | 7 | 87,680 | 86,254 | 0.41% | 2,090 | 41.95 |
New Britain | 8 | 74,818 | 73,974 | 0.28% | 5,602 | 13.36 |
West Hartford | 9 | 65,153 | 63,023 | 0.83% | 2,983 | 21.84 |
Bristol | 10 | 61,884 | 60,776 | 0.45% | 2,344 | 26.41 |
Meriden | 11 | 59,865 | 60,619 | -0.31% | 2,515 | 23.80 |
West Haven | 12 | 54,576 | 55,432 | -0.39% | 5,077 | 10.75 |
East Hartford | 13 | 51,848 | 50,036 | 0.88% | 2,881 | 18 |
Milford | 14 | 50,475 | 50,467 | 0% | 2,304 | 21.91 |
Middletown | 15 | 49,814 | 47,644 | 1.1% | 1,214 | 41.02 |
Shelton | 16 | 42,948 | 40,846 | 1.24% | 1,402 | 30.63 |
Norwich | 17 | 39,991 | 40,027 | -0.02% | 1,425 | 28.06 |
Manchester | 18 | 38,084 | 35,946 | 1.43% | 5,893 | 6.46 |
Torrington | 19 | 35,703 | 35,423 | 0.2% | 898 | 39.77 |
Naugatuck | 20 | 31,874 | 31,536 | 0.27% | 1,956 | 16.30 |
Newington | 21 | 30,802 | 30,114 | 0.56% | 2,344 | 13.14 |
New London | 22 | 28,640 | 27,320 | 1.17% | 5,095 | 5.62 |
Wethersfield | 23 | 28,316 | 26,068 | 2.02% | 2,302 | 12.30 |
East Haven | 24 | 27,097 | 28,645 | -1.41% | 2,204 | 12.30 |
North Haven | 25 | 24,693 | 23,665 | 1.05% | 1,185 | 20.84 |
Ansonia | 26 | 18,961 | 18,885 | 0.1% | 3,150 | 6.02 |
Storrs | 27 | 18,820 | 16,392 | 3.33% | 3,367 | 5.59 |
Wallingford Center | 28 | 18,528 | 18,948 | -0.56% | 2,553 | 7.26 |
Willimantic | 29 | 16,855 | 18,669 | -2.62% | 3,832 | 4.40 |
Greenwich | 30 | 15,135 | 12,967 | 3.71% | 3,681 | 4.11 |
Orange | 31 | 14,534 | 13,928 | 1.06% | 846 | 17.18 |
Derby | 32 | 12,405 | 12,311 | 0.19% | 2,454 | 5.06 |
Windsor Locks | 33 | 12,394 | 12,732 | -0.67% | 1,373 | 9.02 |
Bethel | 34 | 12,263 | 10,839 | 2.99% | 2,998 | 4.09 |
Kensington | 35 | 9,475 | 9,685 | -0.55% | 1,811 | 5.23 |
Groton | 36 | 9,336 | 9,362 | -0.06% | 3,028 | 3.08 |
Riverside | 37 | 9,331 | 8,855 | 1.29% | 3,854 | 2.42 |
Oakville | 38 | 9,095 | 9,679 | -1.58% | 2,803 | 3.25 |
Ridgefield | 39 | 8,082 | 7,228 | 2.72% | 1,264 | 6.40 |
Thompsonville | 40 | 7,631 | 8,563 | -2.96% | 3,750 | 2.04 |
Southwood Acres | 41 | 7,504 | 8,352 | -2.75% | 1,844 | 4.07 |
New Milford | 42 | 7,441 | 6,749 | 2.38% | 2,184 | 3.41 |
Glastonbury Center | 43 | 7,435 | 8,483 | -3.4% | 1,565 | 4.75 |
Cos Cob | 44 | 7,421 | 7,065 | 1.21% | 3,575 | 2.08 |
Putnam | 45 | 7,276 | 7,138 | 0.48% | 2,257 | 3.22 |
Winsted | 46 | 7,256 | 6,504 | 2.66% | 1,570 | 4.62 |
Old Greenwich | 47 | 7,140 | 6,980 | 0.56% | 3,579 | 2 |
Portland | 48 | 6,897 | 5,937 | 3.6% | 1,216 | 5.67 |
Rockville | 49 | 6,818 | 7,084 | -0.96% | 4,032 | 1.69 |
Conning Towers Nautilus Park | 50 | 6,750 | 9,910 | -10.48% | 1,351 | 5 |
Branford Center | 51 | 6,557 | 5,845 | 2.79% | 3,482 | 1.88 |
Pawcatuck | 52 | 6,116 | 5,024 | 4.67% | 1,792 | 3.41 |
Hazardville | 53 | 6,030 | 6,216 | -0.76% | 1,832 | 3.29 |
Simsbury Center | 54 | 5,949 | 6,271 | -1.33% | 1,304 | 4.56 |
Byram | 55 | 5,715 | 4,855 | 3.91% | 7,162 | 0.80 |
Sherwood Manor | 56 | 5,561 | 5,901 | -1.5% | 1,773 | 3.14 |
Cheshire Village | 57 | 5,267 | 6,491 | -5.49% | 1,563 | 3.37 |
Stafford Springs | 58 | 4,996 | 4,784 | 1.07% | 784 | 6.38 |
Terryville | 59 | 4,977 | 5,019 | -0.2% | 1,803 | 2.76 |
Long Hill | 60 | 4,683 | 4,357 | 1.78% | 3,045 | 1.54 |
Lake Pocotopaug | 61 | 4,673 | 4,849 | -0.93% | 1,472 | 3.17 |
Colchester | 62 | 4,589 | 5,147 | -2.94% | 1,027 | 4.47 |
Heritage Village | 63 | 4,357 | 4,465 | -0.62% | 1,775 | 2.46 |
Danielson | 64 | 4,220 | 4,162 | 0.36% | 3,857 | 1.09 |
Mystic | 65 | 4,058 | 4,776 | -4.23% | 1,211 | 3.35 |
Niantic | 66 | 3,911 | 3,083 | 5.59% | 2,639 | 1.48 |
Watertown | 67 | 3,910 | 3,620 | 1.9% | 1,845 | 2.12 |
Broad Brook | 68 | 3,894 | 4,118 | -1.42% | 657 | 5.92 |
Collinsville | 69 | 3,771 | 3,729 | 0.29% | 1,203 | 3.13 |
Waterford | 70 | 3,630 | 2,922 | 5.13% | 1,923 | 1.89 |
Northwest Harwinton | 71 | 3,507 | 2,897 | 4.56% | 404 | 8.69 |
Old Mystic | 72 | 3,468 | 3,302 | 1.23% | 815 | 4.26 |
Jewett City | 73 | 3,443 | 3,397 | 0.35% | 4,884 | 0.70 |
Durham | 74 | 3,396 | 3,542 | -1.05% | 543 | 6.25 |
Glenville | 75 | 3,248 | 2,976 | 2.14% | 4,395 | 0.74 |
Plainfield Village | 76 | 3,226 | 2,136 | 9.25% | 1,891 | 1.71 |
Weatogue | 77 | 2,946 | 2,396 | 4.92% | 983 | 3 |
Pemberwick | 78 | 2,937 | 3,487 | -4.46% | 4,325 | 0.68 |
Clinton | 79 | 2,917 | 3,309 | -3.25% | 1,211 | 2.41 |
Woodmont | 80 | 2,861 | 1,555 | 12.9% | 10,404 | 0.28 |
Deep River Center | 81 | 2,762 | 2,638 | 1.14% | 1,076 | 2.57 |
Essex Village | 82 | 2,693 | 2,757 | -0.59% | 765 | 3.52 |
West Simsbury | 83 | 2,461 | 3,131 | -6.35% | 568 | 4.33 |
Thomaston | 84 | 2,444 | 1,730 | 7.9% | 2,341 | 1.04 |
Guilford Center | 85 | 2,429 | 2,653 | -2.25% | 1,106 | 2.20 |
Moosup | 86 | 2,428 | 3,922 | -13.32% | 1,052 | 2.31 |
Bethlehem Village | 87 | 2,414 | 1,792 | 6.91% | 310 | 7.79 |
Westbrook Center | 88 | 2,377 | 2,257 | 1.28% | 1,408 | 1.69 |
East Hampton | 89 | 2,362 | 3,526 | -10.97% | 927 | 2.55 |
Coventry Lake | 90 | 2,325 | 2,135 | 2.11% | 795 | 2.92 |
Somers | 91 | 2,119 | 2,343 | -2.57% | 1,003 | 2.11 |
Oxoboxo River | 92 | 2,086 | 2,772 | -7.58% | 488 | 4.28 |
Georgetown | 93 | 2,061 | 1,251 | 10.93% | 717 | 2.87 |
Old Saybrook Center | 94 | 2,050 | 1,984 | 0.84% | 1,039 | 1.97 |
Salmon Brook | 95 | 2,020 | 2,348 | -3.9% | 674 | 3 |
East Brooklyn | 96 | 1,999 | 2,103 | -1.28% | 1,177 | 1.70 |
Newtown | 97 | 1,978 | 1,908 | 0.92% | 859 | 2.30 |
Noank | 98 | 1,962 | 1,454 | 6.92% | 1,287 | 1.52 |
Blue Hills | 99 | 1,848 | 2,600 | -9.23% | 1,586 | 1.17 |
South Woodstock | 100 | 1,805 | 1,031 | 12.04% | 345 | 5.24 |
Tariffville | 101 | 1,796 | 1,810 | -0.17% | 2,998 | 0.60 |
Suffield Depot | 102 | 1,752 | 2,020 | -3.68% | 890 | 1.97 |
Woodbury Center | 103 | 1,737 | 1,153 | 9.18% | 893 | 1.95 |
Chester Center | 104 | 1,727 | 1,731 | -0.06% | 865 | 2 |
North Granby | 105 | 1,687 | 1,425 | 4.07% | 202 | 8.34 |
Canton Valley | 106 | 1,674 | 1,294 | 6.02% | 951 | 1.76 |
Higganum | 107 | 1,623 | 1,763 | -2.11% | 330 | 4.91 |
Crystal Lake | 108 | 1,593 | 2,567 | -13.23% | 204 | 7.82 |
Moodus | 109 | 1,530 | 1,802 | -4.25% | 529 | 2.89 |
South Coventry | 110 | 1,523 | 1,413 | 1.87% | 471 | 3.23 |
New Hartford Center | 111 | 1,518 | 1,210 | 5.34% | 478 | 3.18 |
Canaan | 112 | 1,476 | 1,230 | 4.38% | 846 | 1.75 |
Wilton Center | 113 | 1,476 | 1,808 | -5.32% | 5,348 | 0.28 |
Saybrook Manor | 114 | 1,413 | 1,049 | 6.88% | 1,830 | 0.77 |
North Grosvenor Dale | 115 | 1,382 | 1,180 | 3.83% | 610 | 2.27 |
South Windham | 116 | 1,349 | 1,475 | -2.25% | 433 | 3.12 |
Southport | 117 | 1,320 | 1,710 | -6.84% | 1,538 | 0.86 |
Wauregan | 118 | 1,306 | 1,486 | -3.33% | 1,416 | 0.92 |
Litchfield | 119 | 1,220 | 1,190 | 0.66% | 889 | 1.37 |
New Preston | 120 | 1,201 | 851 | 7.91% | 164 | 7.32 |
Mansfield Center | 121 | 1,195 | 1,367 | -3.47% | 390 | 3.07 |
Poquonock Bridge | 122 | 1,140 | 1,640 | -9.88% | 849 | 1.34 |
Gales Ferry | 123 | 1,133 | 1,093 | 0.89% | 1,293 | 0.88 |
Madison Center | 124 | 1,063 | 2,009 | -18.17% | 520 | 2.04 |
Baltic | 125 | 1,010 | 1,290 | -6.48% | 812 | 1.24 |
Stonington | 126 | 1,007 | 993 | 0.4% | 2,953 | 0.34 |
Lakeville | 127 | 942 | 830 | 3.06% | 299 | 3.15 |
Bantam | 128 | 773 | 753 | 0.65% | 765 | 1.01 |
Norfolk | 129 | 665 | 639 | 1.06% | 715 | 0.93 |
Brooklyn | 130 | 644 | 1,128 | -15.82% | 584 | 1.10 |
Terramuggus | 131 | 635 | 921 | -10.06% | 553 | 1.15 |
Quinebaug | 132 | 626 | 1,266 | -20.36% | 144 | 4.34 |
Cannondale | 133 | 624 | 440 | 7.96% | 2,019 | 0.31 |
Groton Long Point | 134 | 521 | 519 | 0.19% | 1,220 | 0.43 |
Falls Village | 135 | 437 | 509 | -3.96% | 274 | 1.59 |
Sharon | 136 | 171 | 635 | -40.42% | 57 | 2.99 |
Fenwick | 137 | 42 | 42 | 0% | 108 | 0.39 |
Darien | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.65 | |
Stratford | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.48 | |
Trumbull | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.24 | |
Westport | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.96 |
Connecticut falls within the lower half of the states when it comes to population, ranking in as the 29th most populated with a population of over 3 million. The most populated city in Connecticut is Bridgeport, which has a population of just over 147,000 residents. Along with Bridgeport, the state has a total of five cities with populations that exceed 100,000. An additional 14 cities have populations of at least 10,000. The capital city, Hartford, is the state’s 4th most populous, with over 124,000 residents.
There are 21 cities in total throughout Connecticut, and there are 169 towns that are spread across eight counties. The towns in Connecticut by law are allowed to choose their own government structures. Towns can also adopt city-forms of government without having to go through the process of reincorporation. Two counties in Connecticut do not have any cities. There are 19 city-towns in the state, and just one consolidated borough-town. The earliest town is Windsor, which was established in 1633, while the most recent, West Haven, was established in 1921. The least populated town in the state is Union, which had a population of 854 according to data from the 2010 U.S. Census.
Bridgeport is the biggest city in Connecticut, with a population of 148,589 in 2024.
Woodmont is the fastest growing city in Connecticut over the past 4 years, having grown 12.9% annually since 2020.
There are 141 cities in Connecticut.
The 10 largest cities in Connecticut are: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Hartford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, West Hartford and Bristol.