Greater Bridgeport

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Southwestern Connecticut
Metropolitan statistical area
Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Bridgeport, the region's largest city, seen from I-95
Map of Greater Bridgeport MSA   Greater Bridgeport, CT MSA   Other Components of the New York City CSA
Country	United States
State(s)	Connecticut
Largest city	Bridgeport
Other cities	- Stamford  - Norwalk  - Danbury
Area
• Total	625.8 sq mi (1,621 km2)
Population  (2015)
• Total	948,053
• Rank	57th in the U.S.
• Density	1,514.9/sq mi (584.9/km2)
GDP [1]
• MSA	$104.368 billion (2022)

Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury is a metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The area is located in Southwestern Connecticut.^[2] In its most conservative form, the area consists of the Metropolitan Connecticut region, including the City of Bridgeport and five surrounding towns—Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull. This area has a population of more than 305,000.

The United States Census Bureau defines Greater Bridgeport as the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metropolitan statistical area. This metropolitan statistical area includes all of Fairfield County, Connecticut. In 2015, the area had an estimated population of 948,053,^[3] and the area is included in the New York-Newark Combined Statistical Area.^[4][5]

The combined metropolitan area is the fourth largest in New England, behind Boston, Providence, and Hartford's. This area includes Connecticut's two largest cities, Bridgeport and Stamford. As of 2022 the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury area has been split into two different Connecticut regions (the state equivalent to counties), the Western Connecticut region (including Stamford, Norwalk and Danbury), and Metropolitan Connecticut (MetroCOG), consisting of the five towns of Greater Bridgeport. The region is home to one of the largest concentration of corporate headquarters in the nation.