Connecticut · 27 places

Cities and towns in Connecticut

Short answer

Connecticut has 27 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 1,437,860 residents in 2024. Bridgeport is the largest with 151,599.
Places 1,000+
27
5,000+
21
Share of state
39%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is West Haven with 55,379 people, and the smallest in that group is Groton with 10,160. 19 of the 21 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. No place crosses a county line.

Largest places in Connecticut

  1. 01Bridgeport151,599
  2. 02Stamford139,134
  3. 03New Haven137,562
  4. 04Hartford122,129
  5. 05Waterbury115,908
  6. 06Norwalk93,661
  7. 07Danbury88,692
  8. 08New Britain75,871
  9. 09Bristol62,195
  10. 10Meriden60,849
  11. 11West Haven55,379
  12. 12Milford51,004
  13. 13Middletown48,616
  14. 14Shelton42,805
  15. 15Norwich39,993
  16. 16Torrington35,673
  17. 17Naugatuck32,116
  18. 18New London28,081
  19. 19Ansonia19,195
  20. 20Derby12,915
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Groton (+8.5%), New Haven (+6.4%), Shelton (+5.0%). Largest decline: West Haven (-0.3%).

All 27 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Connecticut?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 27 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Connecticut, and 21 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Connecticut?

Bridgeport, with 151,599 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Connecticut town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Groton grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +8.5%, to 10,160.

What share of Connecticut lives in incorporated places?

39%: 1,437,860 of the state's 3,675,069 residents live in the 27 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.