Income taxes: Connecticut has a progressive tax rate with seven income tax brackets. For 2019, the tax rates were as follows:
Tax rate | Single or married filing separately | Head of household | Married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er) |
3% | $10,000 or less | $16,000 or less | $20,000 or less |
5% | $10,001–$50,000 | $16,001–$80,000 | $20,001–$100,00 |
5.5% | $50,001–$100,000 | $80,001–$160,000 | $100,001–$200,000 |
6% | $100,001–$200,000 | $160,001–$320,000 | $200,001–$400,000 |
6.5% | $200,001–$250,000 | $320,001–$400,000 | $400,001–$500,000 |
6.9% | $250,001–$500,000 | $400,001–$800,000 | $500,001–$1 million |
6.99% | $501,000 or more | $800,001 or more | More than $1 million |
Cities Sending Most Revenue to Hartford
Income tax revenues brought in $7.2 billion to the state in 2018. Connecticut has collected a personal income tax since 1991.
City/Town | Income Tax Revenue (2018) | |
1 | Greenwich | $692,983,570 |
2 | Stamford | $309,913,816 |
3 | Fairfield | $220,964,250 |
4 | Westport | $219,768,035 |
5 | Darien | $210,653,056 |
6 | West Hartford | $201,175,757 |
7 | New Canaan | $176,528,186 |
8 | Norwalk | $155,284,931 |
9 | Wilton | $131,148,341 |
10 | Glastonbury | $131,128,103 |
Useful Tax Benchmarking Data
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-to-be-a-taxpayer/2416/#complete-rankings
https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/connecticut-property-taxes-every-town-who-pays-most