| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Granby | 1 | 3.18% | 5,605 | 5,208 |
| Waterford | 2 | 2.42% | 20,929 | 19,577 |
| Granby | 3 | 2.08% | 12,212 | 10,889 |
| Brookfield | 4 | 2.04% | 18,945 | 17,460 |
| Farmington | 5 | 2.01% | 29,207 | 26,634 |
| Haddam | 6 | 1.78% | 9,106 | 8,440 |
| New Haven | 7 | 1.54% | 140,916 | 129,319 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 1.32% | 31,393 | 28,292 |
| Simsbury | 9 | 1.29% | 25,911 | 24,491 |
| Shelton | 10 | 1.18% | 43,388 | 40,730 |
| Westport | 11 | 1.16% | 28,629 | 27,040 |
| Derby | 12 | 1.13% | 13,071 | 12,311 |
| Rocky Hill | 13 | 1.11% | 21,815 | 20,763 |
| New London | 14 | 1.1% | 28,310 | 26,793 |
| East Lyme | 15 | 1.08% | 19,430 | 18,431 |
| Windsor | 16 | 1.05% | 30,192 | 29,337 |
| Harwinton | 17 | 0.97% | 5,807 | 5,474 |
| Branford | 18 | 0.91% | 28,985 | 28,133 |
| New Britain | 19 | 0.9% | 76,969 | 72,941 |
| Middlebury | 20 | 0.89% | 8,165 | 7,579 |
| Franklin | 21 | 0.89% | 1,932 | 1,858 |
| Thompson | 22 | 0.85% | 9,647 | 9,184 |
| Suffield | 23 | 0.84% | 16,180 | 15,682 |
| Danbury | 24 | 0.8% | 89,744 | 86,078 |
| Goshen | 25 | 0.79% | 3,324 | 3,150 |
| Middletown | 26 | 0.77% | 48,812 | 46,955 |
| Bethel | 27 | 0.76% | 21,847 | 20,338 |
| Sharon | 28 | 0.75% | 2,804 | 2,681 |
| Norwalk | 29 | 0.74% | 95,205 | 90,926 |
| Canterbury | 30 | 0.72% | 5,289 | 5,039 |
| Sterling | 31 | 0.72% | 3,763 | 3,581 |
| West Hartford | 32 | 0.7% | 64,694 | 63,092 |
| Eastford | 33 | 0.7% | 1,727 | 1,648 |
| Stamford | 34 | 0.7% | 140,509 | 135,447 |
| Wilton | 35 | 0.69% | 19,570 | 18,430 |
| Sherman | 36 | 0.69% | 3,643 | 3,505 |
| Roxbury | 37 | 0.69% | 2,344 | 2,252 |
| Bloomfield | 38 | 0.67% | 22,416 | 21,444 |
| Warren | 39 | 0.65% | 1,398 | 1,350 |
| Barkhamsted | 40 | 0.64% | 3,750 | 3,625 |
| Southbury | 41 | 0.63% | 20,597 | 19,860 |
| Bridgeport | 42 | 0.61% | 153,208 | 147,672 |
| Canton | 43 | 0.6% | 10,366 | 10,086 |
| Stafford | 44 | 0.6% | 11,791 | 11,410 |
| Killingly | 45 | 0.57% | 18,281 | 17,684 |
| Hampton | 46 | 0.57% | 1,778 | 1,732 |
| Bristol | 47 | 0.55% | 62,686 | 60,744 |
| Kent | 48 | 0.55% | 3,118 | 3,016 |
| Fairfield | 49 | 0.54% | 66,622 | 61,466 |
| New Milford | 50 | 0.54% | 29,098 | 27,983 |
| Beacon Falls | 51 | 0.54% | 6,341 | 6,007 |
| North Stonington | 52 | 0.53% | 5,270 | 5,149 |
| Berlin | 53 | 0.53% | 20,808 | 20,144 |
| Wolcott | 54 | 0.53% | 16,661 | 16,125 |
| Burlington | 55 | 0.53% | 9,926 | 9,484 |
| Woodbridge | 56 | 0.51% | 9,207 | 9,037 |
| Woodbury | 57 | 0.51% | 10,056 | 9,715 |
| Somers | 58 | 0.5% | 10,993 | 10,082 |
| Pomfret | 59 | 0.5% | 4,400 | 4,269 |
| Brooklyn | 60 | 0.49% | 8,791 | 8,391 |
| Morris | 61 | 0.48% | 2,311 | 2,243 |
| Hebron | 62 | 0.48% | 9,300 | 9,059 |
| Oxford | 63 | 0.47% | 13,374 | 12,709 |
| Naugatuck | 64 | 0.47% | 32,380 | 31,496 |
| East Hampton | 65 | 0.44% | 13,192 | 12,689 |
| East Windsor | 66 | 0.43% | 11,391 | 11,151 |
| Coventry | 67 | 0.42% | 12,498 | 12,222 |
| Chaplin | 68 | 0.41% | 2,196 | 2,148 |
| Southington | 69 | 0.41% | 44,422 | 43,433 |
| New Hartford | 70 | 0.4% | 6,775 | 6,612 |
| Enfield | 71 | 0.39% | 41,302 | 41,180 |
| Prospect | 72 | 0.38% | 9,675 | 9,385 |
| Tolland | 73 | 0.38% | 14,808 | 14,528 |
| Bethlehem | 74 | 0.38% | 3,468 | 3,384 |
| Newtown | 75 | 0.37% | 28,288 | 27,050 |
| Litchfield | 76 | 0.37% | 8,412 | 8,185 |
| Waterbury | 77 | 0.35% | 116,177 | 113,875 |
| Ansonia | 78 | 0.34% | 19,282 | 18,894 |
| Old Saybrook | 79 | 0.34% | 10,716 | 10,464 |
| Plainfield | 80 | 0.33% | 15,432 | 14,994 |
| Woodstock | 81 | 0.33% | 8,502 | 8,228 |
| Plymouth | 82 | 0.33% | 11,941 | 11,652 |
| Plainville | 83 | 0.33% | 17,804 | 17,457 |
| Montville | 84 | 0.32% | 18,058 | 18,044 |
| Scotland | 85 | 0.31% | 1,596 | 1,564 |
| Ellington | 86 | 0.31% | 16,646 | 16,397 |
| Marlborough | 87 | 0.31% | 6,232 | 6,106 |
| Stratford | 88 | 0.3% | 54,071 | 52,243 |
| Voluntown | 89 | 0.3% | 2,661 | 2,563 |
| Ridgefield | 90 | 0.3% | 25,448 | 24,945 |
| Hartford | 91 | 0.28% | 122,321 | 120,479 |
| North Canaan | 92 | 0.28% | 3,240 | 3,199 |
| Guilford | 93 | 0.27% | 22,382 | 22,017 |
| Washington | 94 | 0.27% | 3,743 | 3,636 |
| Torrington | 95 | 0.26% | 35,888 | 35,361 |
| New Canaan | 96 | 0.25% | 21,262 | 20,515 |
| Glastonbury | 97 | 0.25% | 35,593 | 35,071 |
| Thomaston | 98 | 0.25% | 7,591 | 7,440 |
| Seymour | 99 | 0.25% | 17,196 | 16,713 |
| Old Lyme | 100 | 0.25% | 7,721 | 7,592 |
| Greenwich | 101 | 0.25% | 64,960 | 63,336 |
| Columbia | 102 | 0.24% | 5,365 | 5,267 |
| Avon | 103 | 0.24% | 19,142 | 18,879 |
| Ashford | 104 | 0.23% | 4,275 | 4,188 |
| Putnam | 105 | 0.23% | 9,424 | 9,216 |
| Middlefield | 106 | 0.23% | 4,286 | 4,212 |
| Salisbury | 107 | 0.23% | 4,300 | 4,190 |
| South Windsor | 108 | 0.22% | 27,096 | 26,869 |
| Colebrook | 109 | 0.22% | 1,391 | 1,365 |
| Watertown | 110 | 0.21% | 22,574 | 22,082 |
| Salem | 111 | 0.21% | 4,333 | 4,177 |
| Hartland | 112 | 0.21% | 1,932 | 1,898 |
| Darien | 113 | 0.19% | 22,627 | 21,457 |
| Manchester | 114 | 0.19% | 59,888 | 59,495 |
| Lisbon | 115 | 0.19% | 4,268 | 4,187 |
| Preston | 116 | 0.18% | 4,882 | 4,791 |
| Canaan | 117 | 0.18% | 1,093 | 1,076 |
| Weston | 118 | 0.18% | 10,536 | 10,320 |
| Madison | 119 | 0.18% | 17,766 | 17,613 |
| Bridgewater | 120 | 0.18% | 1,680 | 1,652 |
| Willington | 121 | 0.18% | 5,611 | 5,551 |
| Bozrah | 122 | 0.17% | 2,421 | 2,407 |
| Bolton | 123 | 0.16% | 4,883 | 4,843 |
| Stonington | 124 | 0.16% | 18,862 | 18,310 |
| Andover | 125 | 0.16% | 3,178 | 3,147 |
| Wethersfield | 126 | 0.16% | 27,334 | 27,230 |
| Vernon | 127 | 0.16% | 30,890 | 30,156 |
| Redding | 128 | 0.14% | 8,859 | 8,720 |
| Sprague | 129 | 0.14% | 2,958 | 2,964 |
| Winchester | 130 | 0.14% | 10,374 | 10,259 |
| Mansfield | 131 | 0.13% | 29,101 | 19,443 |
| Newington | 132 | 0.13% | 31,689 | 30,417 |
| East Haddam | 133 | 0.12% | 9,054 | 8,861 |
| Windsor Locks | 134 | 0.11% | 12,631 | 12,576 |
| East Hartford | 135 | 0.11% | 51,022 | 50,875 |
| Meriden | 136 | 0.1% | 60,871 | 60,616 |
| Colchester | 137 | 0.08% | 15,838 | 15,520 |
| Ledyard | 138 | 0.08% | 15,613 | 15,390 |
| New Fairfield | 139 | 0.07% | 13,683 | 13,538 |
| Cornwall | 140 | 0.06% | 1,590 | 1,567 |
| Norfolk | 141 | 0.06% | 1,606 | 1,583 |
| Killingworth | 142 | 0.05% | 6,291 | 6,160 |
| Westbrook | 143 | 0.04% | 6,921 | 6,766 |
| Lebanon | 144 | 0.03% | 7,144 | 7,123 |
| Groton | 145 | 0.02% | 39,146 | 38,339 |
| Monroe | 146 | 0.01% | 19,343 | 18,790 |
| Clinton | 147 | 0.01% | 13,440 | 13,168 |
| Griswold | 148 | 0% | 11,690 | 11,421 |
| Norwich | 149 | 0% | 40,000 | 40,035 |
| Easton | 150 | -0.01% | 7,837 | 7,587 |
| Essex | 151 | -0.01% | 6,818 | 6,726 |
| Cromwell | 152 | -0.02% | 14,347 | 14,218 |
| Wallingford | 153 | -0.02% | 44,395 | 44,519 |
| North Haven | 154 | -0.03% | 24,792 | 24,089 |
| Windham | 155 | -0.03% | 24,131 | 23,867 |
| Portland | 156 | -0.04% | 9,445 | 9,365 |
| North Branford | 157 | -0.04% | 13,545 | 13,501 |
| West Haven | 158 | -0.06% | 55,318 | 55,508 |
| Deep River | 159 | -0.07% | 4,465 | 4,407 |
| Durham | 160 | -0.11% | 7,201 | 7,143 |
| Bethany | 161 | -0.11% | 5,333 | 5,301 |
| Chester | 162 | -0.13% | 3,721 | 3,739 |
| East Haven | 163 | -0.14% | 27,886 | 27,835 |
| Hamden | 164 | -0.15% | 61,729 | 60,761 |
| Lyme | 165 | -0.17% | 2,420 | 2,361 |
| Orange | 166 | -0.17% | 14,392 | 14,235 |
| Trumbull | 167 | -0.2% | 37,999 | 36,602 |
Connecticut's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. East Granby leads with 3.18% annualized growth, followed by Waterford (2.42%) and Granby (2.08%). The largest population centers are Bridgeport (153,208), New Haven (140,916), and Stamford (140,509). Of the 167 cities over 1,000 population, 148 are growing while 19 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.44% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 3.56% annually.