Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Bridgeport	139,650	-0.1%
2	Hartford	124,178	-1.0%
3	New Haven	123,759	-0.5%
4	Stamford	117,483	0.8%
5	Waterbury	107,311	-0.1%
6	Norwalk	83,061	0.6%
7	Danbury	75,112	1.4%
8	New Britain	71,558	-0.5%
9	Bristol	60,288	-0.1%
10	Meriden	58,271	-0.2%
11	West Haven	52,372	-0.4%
12	Milford	50,695	0.5%
13	Middletown	45,681	0.7%
14	Shelton	38,201	0.8%
15	Norwich	36,131	-0.4%
16	Torrington	35,239	0.4%
17	Naugatuck	31,027	0.1%
18	New London	26,183	-0.9%
19	Ansonia	18,570	0.1%
20	Derby	12,400	0.1%
21	Groton	9,292	-0.7%
22	Danielson	4,261	0.8%
23	Jewett City	3,053	-0.8%
24	Newtown	1,844	1.0%
25	Woodmont	1,713	-0.4%
26	Litchfield	1,328	-0.5%
27	Stonington	1,032	-1.2%
28	Bantam	802	0.3%
29	Groton Long Point	669	0.7%
30	Fenwick	52	-5.2%