New population estimates show decrease across the state
The U.S. Census released their new population estimates. The new numbers show that of the 15 fastest-growing large cities, 10 of them are in the South. Of Connecticut's 5 most populous cities - Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Hartford and Waterbury – only Stamford saw a slight increase (.55%) in population between 2015-2016.
We took a look at the percentage change in population between 2015 and 2016 for all Connecticut towns. East Lyme saw the second-biggest decrease in population (-1.9%), while Stonington saw the biggest increase (1.9%).
Data source: https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2016/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html
Data for all Connecticut towns, plus percentage change calculation:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16l3Vn1cvqe8V7oj1Jsbi3Cu3MDOJdW8MIWhoi1EpR60/pubhtml
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