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23 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | JANUARY 17, 2022 THE LISTS Largest municipalities in CT (Ranked by population) Rank Municipality/ County Population/ Population density (1) No. of households/ Median household income No. of businesses/ Unemployment rate Top industries/ Key employers 1 Bridgeport Fairfield 148,654 9,120 50,638 $46,662 16,587 12% Health care / social assistance, local government and manufacturing Trefz Corp., People's United Financial Inc. and Bridgeport Hospital 2 Stamford Fairfield 135,470 3,435 49,141 $93,059 24,466 8% Health care / social assistance, finance / insurance and professional / scientific / technology services Stamford Health, NBC Sports Group and Gartner 3 New Haven New Haven 134,023 6,977 49,177 $42,222 14,003 9% Health care / social assistance, educational services and local government Yale University, Yale New Haven Health and ASSA ABLOY Group 4 Hartford Hartford 121,054 7,082 46,690 $36,278 15,278 13% Health care / social assistance, finance / insurance and state government Hartford Hospital, The Hartford and Aetna 5 Waterbury New Haven 114,403 3,796 40,937 $42,401 9,783 12% Health care / social assistance, retail trade and local government St. Mary's Hospital, McDermid Inc. and Waterbury Hospital 6 Norwalk Fairfield 91,184 3,876 34,187 $85,769 14,012 8% Health care / social assistance, retail trade and professional / scientific / technology services Factset Research Systems Inc., Stew Leonard's and SDG Corp. 7 Danbury Fairfield 86,518 2,020 30,000 $73,297 13,783 7% Health care / social assistance, retail trade and manufacturing Danbury Hospital, Iqvia Holdings and Boehringer Ingelheim 8 New Britain Hartford 74,135 5,434 28,232 $46,499 5,238 11% Health care / social assistance, manufacturing and state government Stanley Black & Decker, Hospital of Central Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) 9 West Hartford Hartford 64,083 2,888 24,726 $104,281 7,990 6% Health care / social assistance, retail trade and accommodation / food services Legrand, North America/Wiremold Co., CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) and Triumph Engine Control Systems 10 Greenwich Fairfield 63,518 1,314 22,271 $152,577 16,362 6% Finance / insurance, health care / social assistance and retail trade Ceci Brothers Inc., Greenwich Hospital and AQR Capital Management 11 Fairfield Fairfield 61,512 2,065 20,641 $139,122 10,229 7% Health care / social assistance, retail trade and accommodation / food services Bigelow Tea, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University 12 Hamden New Haven 61,169 1,868 22,577 $77,274 6,402 7% Health care / social assistance, educational services and retail trade Arden House, Quinnipiac University and Genesis Health Care & Rehabilitation Center 13 Meriden New Haven 60,850 2,508 25,595 $58,843 4,959 9% Health care / social assistance, administration / support / waste management and retail trade Midstate Medical Center, Carabetta Management and Hunters Ambulance 14 Bristol Hartford 60,833 2,280 24,638 $67,507 4,646 9% Health care / social assistance, information and manufacturing ESPN Inc., Rowley Spring & Stamping Corp. and Bristol Health 15 Manchester Hartford 59,713 2,110 23,645 $74,503 4,802 8% Retail trade, health care / social assistance and accommodation / food services Prospect ECHN, Allied Printing and Ahold Delhaize USA 16 West Haven New Haven 55,584 5,094 19,886 $62,985 4,875 9% Federal government, local government and health care / social assistance VA Medical Center-West Haven, Watson Inc. and University of New Haven 17 Stratford Fairfield 52,355 2,982 19,857 $79,430 5,689 9% Manufacturing, health care / social assistance and retail trade Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, Two Roads Brewery and Athletic Brewing 18 Milford New Haven 52,044 2,449 22,451 $91,799 6,919 8% Retail trade, health care / social assistance and manufacturing Servicom LLC, Milford Hospital and Schick-Wilkinson Sword 19 East Hartford Hartford 51,045 2,793 19,046 $55,967 4,649 10% Administration / support / waste management, professional / scientific / technology services and health care / social assistance Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Tehnologies Research Center and Goodwin University 20 Middletown Middlesex 47,717 1,134 19,294 $65,572 4,030 7% Health care / social assistance, manufacturing and state government Pratt & Whitney, FedEx Ground and Middlesex Health 21 Wallingford New Haven 44,396 1,142 18,664 $80,793 4,970 6% Health care / social assistance, manufacturing and retail trade Town of Wallingford, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Masonicare 22 Southington Hartford 43,501 1,219 17,162 $94,463 4,391 6% Retail trade, accommodation / food services and health care / social assistance Yarde Metals Inc., Smiths Medical and Mt. Southington Ski Area 23 Enfield Hartford 42,141 1,327 16,744 $79,730 2,478 8% Retail trade, health care / social assistance and finance / insurance Eppendorf Inc., Empower Retirement and PTR - Precision Technologies 24 Shelton Fairfield 40,869 1,343 16,185 $97,131 4,935 8% Manufacturing, administration / support / waste management and health care / social assistance Nasdaq, BIC Corp. and Prudential Financial 25 Norwich New London 40,125 1,399 16,121 $57,052 2,603 14% Health care / social assistance, retail trade and accommodation / food services William W. Backus Hospital, Three Rivers Community College and Plas-Pak Industries Inc. Sources: 2021 Connecticut Town Profiles as prepared by AdvanceCT and CTData Collaborative, profiles.ctdata.org and town websites; population according to 2020 US Census. Notes: According to town profiles, population density and household data from American Community Survey 2015-2019; number of businesses from CT Secretary of State business registrations, June 2021; top industries and unemployment rates from CT Department of Labor, 2019 and 2020, respectively; key employers self-reported by municipalities. Statewide unemployment rate was 8% for same time period. (1) People per square mile. —Compiled by Heide Martin. Largest municipalities in CT (Ranked by population)