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Most Densely Populated Cities in Connecticut

The top 25 of 31 Connecticut cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.

#CityPeople per sq mi
1Bridgeport
9,285
2Fairfield
8,721
3New Haven
7,188
4Hartford
6,970
5New Britain
5,541
6West Haven
5,149
7New London
4,927
8Norwalk
4,028
9Waterbury
4,022
10Manchester
3,980
11Stamford
3,645
12Groton
3,078
13Greenwich
3,055
14West Hartford
2,913
15East Hartford
2,828
16Stratford
2,659
17Meriden
2,551
18Wallingford
2,509
19Newington
2,351
20Milford
2,329
21Bristol
2,328
22Wethersfield
2,215
23Danbury
2,076
24Naugatuck
1,941
25Trumbull
1,800

Top Connecticut Counties

Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.

1. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region2,3492. South Central Connecticut Planning Region1,5543. Western Connecticut Planning Region1,1784. Naugatuck Valley Planning Region1,1025. Capitol Planning Region9516. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region4687. Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region4158. Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region1749. Northwest Hills Planning Region144

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Connecticut”, https://gismap.land/rankings/connecticut/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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