Population of Connecticut

Analysis# Connecticut Population Analysis Connecticut's population of 3.62 million represents modest growth, with a 1.3% increase over the past decade reflecting the state's stagnant demographic trajectory compared to national trends. Ranked 29th nationally, Connecticut has lost relative standing as faster-growing states have surpassed it; the contrast is stark when compared to its peak growth period in the 1960s, when the state experienced substantially higher expansion rates driven by post-war suburbanization. Over 124 years of data (1900–2024), Connecticut's recent performance underscores a shift from growth engine to stable but slow-growing state, a pattern common to older industrial regions in the Northeast.