Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020

Updated on October 18, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Connecticut cities and places, Sacred Heart University CDP had the highest population density per square mile (12.16K people per sqr mile), followed by Quinnipiac University CDP (9.44K people per sqr mile), and Bridgeport city (9.25K people per sqr mile).

On the other hand, West Cornwall CDP had the lowest population density per square mile (88.14 people per sqr mile), followed by Fenwick borough (135.89 people per sqr mile), and Cornwall Bridge CDP (139.79 people per sqr mile).

The chart below shows the top 10 Connecticut cities and places with high population density, and the table below shows the population density of all Connecticut cities and places.

You can also see this information for other states, as well as the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.

Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
Sacred Heart University
Quinnipiac University
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Fairfield University
New Haven
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Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
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Rank Place Population Density
1 Sacred Heart University CDP 12162.25
2 Quinnipiac University CDP 9442.10
3 Bridgeport city 9253.62
4 Fairfield University CDP 8550.71
5 New Haven city 7170.81
6 Hartford city 6965.34
7 Pemberwick CDP 5765.17
8 Byram CDP 5679.12
9 New Britain city 5534.31
10 Woodmont borough 5412.08
11 West Haven city 5170.56
12 New London city 4868.77
13 Jewett City borough 4722.66
14 Rockville CDP 4338.27
15 Thompsonville CDP 4183.16
16 New Canaan CDP 4015.05
17 Waterbury city 4011.58
18 Norwalk city 3984.22
19 Manchester CDP 3947.05
20 Danielson borough 3798.93
21 Glenville CDP 3682.09
22 Riverside CDP 3652.02
23 Stamford city 3601.26
24 Noroton Heights CDP 3557.28
25 Lordship CDP 3528.67
26 Old Greenwich CDP 3489.09
27 Mill Plain CDP 3396.18
28 Willimantic CDP 3347.74
29 Branford Center CDP 3227.20
30 Cos Cob CDP 3193.49
31 Ansonia city 3143.15
32 Groton city 3044.38
33 Noroton CDP 2945.39
34 West Hartford CDP 2934.47
35 Candlewood Shores CDP 2873.49
36 Stonington borough 2862.01
37 Greenwich CDP 2857.45
38 East Hartford CDP 2834.71
39 Candlewood Orchards CDP 2604.61
40 Long Hill CDP 2566.83
41 Meriden city 2563.99
42 Westport Village CDP 2553.76
43 Wallingford Center CDP 2518.22
44 Long Hill CDP 2484.92
45 Derby city 2437.86
46 Oakville CDP 2390.17
47 Blue Hills CDP 2369.12
48 Stratford Downtown CDP 2358.05
49 Newington CDP 2323.78
50 Milford city (balance) 2308.09
51 Bristol city 2303.73
52 East Haven CDP 2270.84
53 Wethersfield CDP 2218.95
54 Storrs CDP 2143.77
55 Lake Chaffee CDP 2142.38
56 Niantic CDP 2119.68
57 Chimney Point CDP 2103.73
58 Southport CDP 2072.45
59 Danbury city 2058.52
60 Tariffville CDP 2054.28
61 Plantsville CDP 2028.09
62 Knollcrest CDP 1986.24
63 Compo CDP 1982.35
64 Heritage Village CDP 1943.57
65 Ball Pond CDP 1941.05
66 Naugatuck borough 1933.80
67 Terryville CDP 1884.42
68 Bethel CDP 1879.14
69 Putnam CDP 1812.54
70 Inglenook CDP 1808.72
71 New Milford CDP 1760.86
72 Trumbull Center CDP 1708.86
73 Glastonbury Center CDP 1707.76
74 Conning Towers-Nautilus Park CDP 1706.05
75 Candlewood Knolls CDP 1685.10
76 Oronoque CDP 1681.60
77 Watertown CDP 1667.58
78 Kensington CDP 1661.86
79 Lake Bungee CDP 1634.39
80 Waterford CDP 1628.42
81 Cheshire Village CDP 1624.02
82 Thomaston CDP 1607.91
83 Staples CDP 1598.98
84 Pawcatuck CDP 1592.30
85 Saugatuck CDP 1580.68
86 Saybrook Manor CDP 1518.70
87 Plainfield Village CDP 1511.97
88 Southwood Acres CDP 1483.06
89 Winsted CDP 1473.02
90 Wilton Center CDP 1463.70
91 Darien Downtown CDP 1455.65
92 Clinton CDP 1438.17
93 Lakes East CDP 1432.13
94 Norwich city 1429.87
95 Sherwood Manor CDP 1426.80
96 Windsor Locks CDP 1397.77
97 Simsbury Center CDP 1374.06
98 Shelton city 1334.22
99 Westbrook Center CDP 1315.45
100 Branchville CDP 1304.82
101 Taylor Corners CDP 1292.09
102 South Wilton CDP 1291.94
103 Moosup CDP 1277.62
104 Daniels Farm CDP 1260.93
105 Poquonock Bridge CDP 1256.18
106 Candlewood Isle CDP 1254.01
107 Witches Woods CDP 1244.26
108 Mamanasco Lake CDP 1243.14
109 Groton Long Point borough 1240.51
110 Old Hill CDP 1239.72
111 Poplar Plains CDP 1237.35
112 Ridgefield CDP 1214.20
113 Hazardville CDP 1211.20
114 Route 7 Gateway CDP 1206.48
115 Gales Ferry CDP 1201.27
116 Tokeneke CDP 1193.87
117 Mystic CDP 1191.56
118 Cannondale CDP 1190.13
119 Collinsville CDP 1187.38
120 Guilford Center CDP 1185.37
121 North Haven CDP 1163.79
122 Middletown city 1163.32
123 Old Saybrook Center CDP 1154.54
124 Plattsville CDP 1136.19
125 Madison Center CDP 1102.74
126 Noank CDP 1084.74
127 Brookfield Center CDP 1071.33
128 Tashua CDP 1053.00
129 Colchester CDP 1051.59
130 Candlewood Lake Club CDP 989.67
131 Bogus Hill CDP 987.64
132 Weatogue CDP 969.81
133 Portland CDP 969.63
134 Baltic CDP 953.08
135 Coleytown CDP 952.90
136 Wauregan CDP 939.00
137 Canton Valley CDP 922.01
138 Bigelow Corners CDP 921.07
139 Torrington city 893.20
140 Lake Pocotopaug CDP 892.51
141 Lakes West CDP 884.64
142 Dodgingtown CDP 883.00
143 East Brooklyn CDP 867.83
144 Terramuggus CDP 861.29
145 Litchfield borough 858.93
146 Orange CDP 831.15
147 Newtown borough 830.75
148 Brooklyn CDP 824.91
149 Greens Farms CDP 821.66
150 Old Mystic CDP 814.33
151 Somers CDP 813.55
152 Coventry Lake CDP 789.67
153 Indian Field CDP 785.65
154 Northford CDP 761.66
155 Stafford Springs CDP 749.80
156 Salmon Brook CDP 741.79
157 East Hampton CDP 730.86
158 Deep River Center CDP 728.36
159 Rock Ridge CDP 722.81
160 Bantam borough 712.62
161 Oxoboxo River CDP 690.66
162 Canaan CDP 681.76
163 Dayville CDP 676.78
164 Broad Brook CDP 674.76
165 Essex Village CDP 672.44
166 Suffield Depot CDP 672.40
167 Woodbury Center CDP 660.06
168 Weston CDP 653.86
169 Mechanicsville CDP 646.44
170 North Grosvenor Dale CDP 646.15
171 Chester Center CDP 642.82
172 Georgetown CDP 637.71
173 Stepney CDP 637.08
174 East Village CDP 623.45
175 Botsford CDP 614.15
176 Topstone CDP 610.46
177 Moodus CDP 588.61
178 Quasset Lake CDP 574.48
179 Murray CDP 574.35
180 Sandy Hook CDP 567.41
181 West Simsbury CDP 544.26
182 Lakeside Woods CDP 531.30
183 South Coventry CDP 496.30
184 Bridgewater CDP 489.80
185 Norfolk CDP 478.99
186 Redding Center CDP 457.18
187 Durham CDP 457.17
188 Kellogg Point CDP 445.41
189 South Windham CDP 443.79
190 Ridgebury CDP 405.35
191 New Hartford Center CDP 402.86
192 Gaylordsville CDP 379.46
193 Sail Harbor CDP 374.26
194 Northwest Harwinton CDP 363.05
195 Higganum CDP 336.64
196 Riverton CDP 331.52
197 Sherman CDP 329.18
198 Mansfield Center CDP 325.41
199 Hawleyville CDP 323.53
200 Pleasant Valley CDP 316.23
201 South Woodstock CDP 307.08
202 West Mountain CDP 283.29
203 Lakeville CDP 276.68
204 Quinebaug CDP 256.48
205 Bethlehem Village CDP 252.95
206 Crystal Lake CDP 241.27
207 Falls Village CDP 240.09
208 Sharon CDP 221.22
209 North Granby CDP 219.98
210 Cornwall CDP 212.63
211 Mashantucket CDP 178.94
212 New Preston CDP 153.84
213 Cornwall Bridge CDP 139.79
214 Fenwick borough 135.89
215 West Cornwall CDP 88.14