What is the #1 biggest cities in connecticut?

#	City	Population	Population
1	Bridgeport	148,012	148,012
2	Stamford	135,806	135,806
3	New Haven	132,893	132,893
4	Hartford	119,970	119,970
5	Waterbury	114,356	114,356
6	Norwalk	91,375	91,375
7	Danbury	86,086	86,086
8	New Britain	73,301	73,301
9	West Hartford	63,809	63,809
10	Bristol	61,129	61,129
11	Meriden	60,418	60,418
12	West Haven	55,147	55,147
13	East Hartford	50,798	50,798
14	Milford city (balance)	50,749	50,749
15	Middletown	47,646	47,646
16	Shelton	41,402	41,402
17	Norwich	39,992	39,992
18	Manchester	36,561	36,561
19	Torrington	35,481	35,481
20	Naugatuck	31,634	31,634
21	Newington	30,551	30,551
22	East Haven	27,729	27,729
23	New London	27,199	27,199
24	Wethersfield	27,180	27,180
25	North Haven	24,177	24,177
26	Ansonia	18,951	18,951
27	Wallingford Center	18,107	18,107
28	Willimantic	17,774	17,774
29	Greenwich	14,528	14,528
30	Orange	14,251	14,251
31	Storrs	13,502	13,502
32	Windsor Locks	12,555	12,555
33	Derby	12,359	12,359
34	Bethel	11,606	11,606
35	Trumbull Center	10,137	10,137
36	Kensington	9,936	9,936
37	Sandy Hook	9,718	9,718
38	Groton	9,343	9,343
39	Oakville	9,233	9,233
40	Riverside	9,216	9,216
41	Long Hill	8,597	8,597
42	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	8,590	8,590
43	Southwood Acres	8,154	8,154
44	Glastonbury Center	7,860	7,860
45	New Milford	7,632	7,632
46	Thompsonville	7,473	7,473
47	Cos Cob	7,354	7,354
48	Putnam	7,120	7,120
49	Ridgefield	7,103	7,103
50	Winsted	7,074	7,074
51	New Canaan	7,032	7,032
52	Staples	6,985	6,985
53	Old Greenwich	6,904	6,904
54	Rockville	6,657	6,657
55	Hazardville	6,482	6,482
56	Simsbury Center	6,326	6,326
57	Northford	6,161	6,161
58	Branford Center	6,130	6,130
59	Cheshire Village	6,049	6,049
60	Daniels Farm	5,995	5,995
61	Portland	5,970	5,970
62	Sherwood Manor	5,781	5,781
63	Noroton	5,522	5,522
64	Pawcatuck	5,475	5,475
65	Terryville	5,112	5,112
66	Byram	5,011	5,011
67	Stafford Springs	4,801	4,801
68	Lake Pocotopaug	4,715	4,715
69	Colchester	4,624	4,624
70	Heritage Village	4,517	4,517
71	Mystic	4,441	4,441
72	Watertown	4,215	4,215
73	Danielson	4,185	4,185
74	Collinsville	4,001	4,001
75	Oronoque	3,908	3,908
76	Quinnipiac University	3,821	3,821
77	East Village	3,744	3,744
78	Lordship	3,613	3,613
79	Compo	3,561	3,561
80	Broad Brook	3,550	3,550
81	Clinton	3,547	3,547
82	Durham	3,508	3,508
83	Waterford	3,496	3,496
84	Stepney	3,489	3,489
85	Coleytown	3,479	3,479
86	Pemberwick	3,455	3,455
87	Tashua	3,436	3,436
88	Jewett City	3,412	3,412
89	Niantic	3,302	3,302
90	Moosup	3,218	3,218
91	Old Mystic	3,189	3,189
92	East Hampton	3,159	3,159
93	Northwest Harwinton	3,126	3,126
94	Saugatuck	3,091	3,091
95	Old Hill	3,078	3,078
96	Greens Farms	3,022	3,022
97	Noroton Heights	2,949	2,949
98	Oxoboxo River	2,912	2,912
99	West Simsbury	2,878	2,878
100	Westport Village	2,863	2,863
101	Weatogue	2,851	2,851
102	Essex Village	2,722	2,722
103	Glenville	2,663	2,663
104	Deep River Center	2,636	2,636
105	Ball Pond	2,623	2,623
106	Westbrook Center	2,529	2,529
107	Fairfield University	2,516	2,516
108	Tokeneke	2,466	2,466
109	Coventry Lake	2,358	2,358
110	Bethlehem Village	2,275	2,275
111	Guilford Center	2,272	2,272
112	Plainfield Village	2,260	2,260
113	Salmon Brook	2,229	2,229
114	Somers	2,081	2,081
115	Thomaston	2,073	2,073
116	Old Saybrook Center	2,063	2,063
117	Plantsville	2,045	2,045
118	East Brooklyn	2,008	2,008
119	Blue Hills	1,989	1,989
120	Mill Plain	1,980	1,980
121	Newtown	1,968	1,968
122	Crystal Lake	1,963	1,963
123	Ridgebury	1,949	1,949
124	Suffield Depot	1,947	1,947
125	Chester Center	1,876	1,876
126	Madison Center	1,818	1,818
127	Moodus	1,815	1,815
128	Stratford Downtown	1,758	1,758
129	Georgetown	1,751	1,751
130	Wilton Center	1,730	1,730
131	New Hartford Center	1,691	1,691
132	Noank	1,617	1,617
133	Tariffville	1,607	1,607
134	Woodmont	1,591	1,591
135	Higganum	1,549	1,549
136	Southport	1,529	1,529
137	North Granby	1,510	1,510
138	South Coventry	1,509	1,509
139	Woodbury Center	1,491	1,491
140	South Wilton	1,453	1,453
141	Saybrook Manor	1,404	1,404
142	South Windham	1,391	1,391
143	Canton Valley	1,364	1,364
144	Darien Downtown	1,329	1,329
145	Lakes West	1,308	1,308
146	Canaan	1,297	1,297
147	Lakes East	1,295	1,295
148	South Woodstock	1,294	1,294
149	Litchfield	1,274	1,274
150	Baltic	1,266	1,266
151	Wauregan	1,209	1,209
152	Poplar Plains	1,203	1,203
153	Quinebaug	1,163	1,163
154	Inglenook	1,162	1,162
155	New Preston	1,121	1,121
156	Poquonock Bridge	1,108	1,108
157	North Grosvenor Dale	1,097	1,097
158	Sacred Heart University	1,085	1,085
159	Brooklyn	1,045	1,045
160	Route 7 Gateway	1,032	1,032
161	Gales Ferry	1,027	1,027

Methodology

Cities in Connecticut are ranked by population. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 biggest cities in connecticut?: Bridgeport ranks #1 with 148,012 (population).
What are the top 5 biggest cities in connecticut?: 1. Bridgeport (148,012), 2. Stamford (135,806), 3. New Haven (132,893), 4. Hartford (119,970), 5. Waterbury (114,356)
How many cities in Connecticut are ranked?: This ranking includes 161 cities in Connecticut with available data.

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