RANKING · 2024 ACS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Most white-collar workforce, Connecticut cities

Connecticut cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 65 cities in Connecticut that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 43.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT, up 15 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Old Greenwich, CTCT6,93677.4%+10.1 pts

02▲4Glastonbury Center, CTCT7,26673.4%+12.4 pts

03Riverside, CTCT8,95468.9%+5.9 pts

04▲1Staples, CTCT7,34068.5%–

05▲6Noroton, CTCT5,53966.7%–

06▲3New Canaan, CTCT6,89666.2%–

07▲6Greenwich, CTCT14,79265.6%+12.5 pts

08West Hartford, CTCT63,62065.0%+7.8 pts

09▲6Sandy Hook, CTCT9,86362.4%–

10▲2Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County), CTCT8,68161.6%–

11▲3Daniels Farm, CTCT5,97661.1%–

12▼8Simsbury Center, CTCT6,19861.0%+2.3 pts

13▼3Cheshire, CTCT6,17260.2%+1.3 pts

14▼7Orange, CTCT14,31559.7%+1.1 pts

15▲2Wethersfield, CTCT27,25057.5%+12.9 pts

16▲2Trumbull Center, CTCT10,26456.8%–

17▲2Milford, CTCT51,21555.9%+12.1 pts

18▼16Ridgefield, CTCT6,97055.9%+1.3 pts

19▼3Cos Cob, CTCT7,54654.2%−1.9 pts

20▲1Stamford, CTCT139,53552.8%+11.9 pts

21▲13Groton, CTCT10,16052.0%+16.2 pts

22Shelton, CTCT42,88051.9%+10.4 pts

23▲5Northford, CTCT6,18648.1%–

24▼1North Haven, CTCT24,33648.1%+4.0 pts

25▼1Middletown, CTCT48,43947.6%+3.7 pts

26▲15Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTCT8,46047.1%+13.1 pts

27▲4Newington, CTCT30,89646.8%+6.3 pts

28▼1Norwalk, CTCT94,50846.1%+5.9 pts

29▲4New Haven, CTCT138,77445.7%+8.8 pts

30▼10Branford Center, CTCT6,30545.6%+0.9 pts

31▲1Derby, CTCT12,92544.5%+19.9 pts

32▼2Sherwood Manor, CTCT5,70643.8%+8.1 pts

33▼8Bethel, CTCT11,40443.2%+2.5 pts

34▼5Southwood Acres, CTCT8,11542.6%+5.1 pts

35▲4Naugatuck, CTCT32,23042.6%+10.9 pts

36▲8Wallingford Center, CTCT18,20842.5%+8.8 pts

37▼2Kensington, CTCT9,96242.0%−1.7 pts

38▲2Pawcatuck, CTCT5,57739.7%+4.0 pts

39▲6Windsor Locks, CTCT12,57939.0%+6.9 pts

40▲2Manchester, CTCT36,75938.8%+6.0 pts

41▼5Oakville, CTCT9,27638.8%+6.4 pts

42▲4Putnam, CTCT7,12038.2%+9.1 pts

43▼6Hazardville, CTCT6,02238.1%+5.7 pts

44▲6New London, CTCT28,00337.7%+10.6 pts

45▲3Torrington, CTCT35,79637.4%+8.3 pts

46▼8Meriden, CTCT60,81037.3%+8.0 pts

47▲10Portland, CTCT5,94437.1%+0.7 pts

48▼5Bristol, CTCT62,34137.1%+5.3 pts

49▲7Winsted, CTCT6,97736.7%+9.9 pts

50▲4Thompsonville, CTCT7,92736.2%+5.9 pts

51East Haven, CTCT27,80636.2%+5.0 pts

52▼5Danbury, CTCT89,03335.4%+3.9 pts

53▲5West Haven, CTCT55,35134.2%+5.8 pts

54▼2Ansonia, CTCT19,21633.5%+2.7 pts

55Norwich, CTCT40,00133.4%+7.9 pts

56▲3East Hartford, CTCT50,91833.0%+6.3 pts

57▼31Storrs, CTCT15,20732.5%−3.4 pts

58▲7Willimantic, CTCT18,09629.5%+5.2 pts

59▲3Hartford, CTCT121,98129.0%+7.2 pts

60▼7Terryville, CTCT5,46128.9%−3.6 pts

61▼12New Milford, CTCT8,18828.8%−8.7 pts

62▼1New Britain, CTCT76,28628.3%+4.4 pts

63Waterbury, CTCT115,77128.2%+2.1 pts

64▼4Rockville, CTCT7,07227.7%−1.4 pts

65▼1Bridgeport, CTCT152,27326.9%+4.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES