Income Tax

Income taxes: Connecticut has a progressive tax rate with seven income tax brackets. For 2019, the tax rates were as follows:

Tax rateSingle or married filing separatelyHead of householdMarried 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 moreMore than $1 million
Source: Income tax Pro

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/TownIncome Tax Revenue (2018)
1Greenwich$692,983,570
2Stamford$309,913,816
3Fairfield$220,964,250
4Westport$219,768,035
5Darien$210,653,056
6West Hartford$201,175,757
7New Canaan$176,528,186
8Norwalk$155,284,931
9Wilton$131,148,341
10Glastonbury$131,128,103

Useful Tax Benchmarking Data

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-personal-income-tax-statistics-show-which-towns-pay-the-most-20200127-dp46mzktejakpgmmobwzisdpmm-htmlstory.html

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