Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US states.

Safety94#4/51
Economy70#16/51
Housing12#45/51
Health92#5/51
Healthcare88#7/51
Environment17#41/49
Education86#8/51
Infrastructure82#10/51
Community68#17/51
Leisure & amenities88#7/51

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Connecticut ranks highest and lowest among US states (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Violent crime rate · low110 /100k
98/100United States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of Investigation
Income adjusted for local prices · high$91,755
96/100United States $73,2042024U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Distance to an Amtrak station · low8 mi
96/100United States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · high52.0%
95/100United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Adult smoking · low11.3%
93/100United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Life expectancy · high79.8 yrs
92/100United States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Weaknesses

Effective property tax rate · high1.54%
4/100United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
New homes permitted · low1.8 /1k
4/100United States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.499
4/100United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Drinking water violations · high1
4/100United States 02023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
High ozone days · high10 days
5/100United States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · high39.8%
6/100United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 17% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+17 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
23.4% (2020 & 2021) → 39.8% (2023 & 2024)
+16 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
26.2% (Dec 2021) → 38.3% (Aug 2026)
+12 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
40.9 /100k (2021) → 20.7 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−49%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Homicide rateImproving
4.4 /100k (2021) → 2.4 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−45%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
New homes permittedImproving
1.3 /1k (2021) → 1.8 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+36%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Connecticut improved on 13 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 12 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among states: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Firearm deaths−26%6.1 /100k → 4.5 /100k
Homicides−43%4.2 /100k → 2.4 /100k
Airport−8 mi25 mi → 18 mi
Overdose deaths−43%36.6 /100k → 20.7 /100k
Unemployment−4 points8.0% → 4.0%

Declined4

Transit use−1.4 points4.7% → 3.3%
Traffic deaths+12%7.8 /100k → 8.8 /100k
Pharmacies−9.3%2.2 /10k → 2.0 /10k
Price / income+0.3×3.5× → 3.8×

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Connecticut between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.6 /10k2020	6.2 /10k2025	+11%	Improved	34%
Average commute time	26.6 min2015-2019	26.5 min2020-2024	−0.2 min	Within the margin of error	58%
Average weekly wage	$1,4482020	$1,7502025	+21%	Improved	21%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%2015-2019	42.5%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Improved	36%
Broadband subscriptions	85.5%2015-2019	92.2%2020-2024	+6.7 points	Improved	19%
Child poverty rate	13.5%2019	13.0%2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Distance to an airport	25 mi2020	18 mi2025	−8 mi	Improved	97%
Drug overdose deaths	36.6 /100k2020	20.7 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−43%	Improved	77%
Effective property tax rate	1.75%2015-2019	1.54%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	75%
Firearm deaths	6.1 /100k2020	4.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−26%	Improved	97%
Grocery stores	2.2 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	−6.3%	Within the margin of error	13%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.9 /10k2020	1.8 /10k2025	−6.7%	Within the margin of error	1%
High school diploma or higher	90.6%2015-2019	91.5%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Improved	15%
Home price to income ratio	3.5×2015-2019	3.8×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	87%
Homicide rate	4.2 /100k2020	2.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−43%	Improved	87%
Income adjusted for local prices	$71,3812019	$91,7552024	+29%	Improved	19%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4962015-2019	0.4992020-2024	+0.003	Within the margin of error	36%
Median household income	$78,9202019	$95,6702024	+21%	Improved	25%
New business applications	10.4 /1k2020	13.5 /1k2025	+30%	Improved	48%
Pharmacies	2.2 /10k2020	2.0 /10k2025	−9.3%	Declined	38%
Poverty rate	9.9%2019	10.1%2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Public libraries	0.7 /10k2019	0.6 /10k2024	−4.9%	Within the margin of error	26%
Public transit commuters	4.7%2015-2019	3.3%2020-2024	−1.4 points	Declined	28%
Rent as share of income	30.9%2015-2019	31.4%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	57%
Rent-burdened households	51.6%2015-2019	52.6%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Restaurants and bars	10.7 /10k2020	10.6 /10k2025	−0.9%	Within the margin of error	32%
Students per teacher	12.4×2019	11.9×2024	−0.5×	Little change	38%
Suicide rate	10.2 /100k2020	10.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−1%	Within the margin of error	75%
Traffic deaths	7.8 /100k2015-2019	8.8 /100k2020-2024	+12%	Declined	26%
Unemployment rate	8.0%2020	4.0%2025	−4 points	Improved	70%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.0%2019	7.0%2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	28%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

States like Connecticut five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Connecticut in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Connecticut itself moved −0.2 points in standing on average over the same 31 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

3,624,508 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

3,624,508 residents

Connecticut
United States share

White62%2,242,719
Black9.8%356,149
Hispanic or Latino18%662,511

Education

2,554,584 residents (±321)

Connecticut
United States share

No high school diploma8.5%216,345
High school or GED25%647,192
Some college16%410,903

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,434,007 households (±3,233)

Connecticut
United States share

Under $25k13%184,659
$25k–50k14%196,993
$50k–75k13%190,342
$75k–100k12%171,125
$100k–150k18%253,687
$150k–200k11%162,575
$200k or more19%274,626

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+6.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,434,007 households (±3,233)

Connecticut
United States share

Own66%952,989
Rent34%481,018

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

462,698 households (±4,638)

Connecticut
United States share

Under $75013%59,290
$750–1,0007.5%34,779
$1,000–1,50030%140,854
$1,500–2,000

Home values

952,989 homes (±5,585)

Connecticut
United States share

Under $150k7.2%68,605
$150k–250k18%166,814
$250k–400k32%308,619
$400k–750k

Age of homes

1,541,822 homes (±276)

Connecticut
United States share

2010 or later5.2%80,407
2000–20097.1%109,783
1980–199920%314,886

Size of homes

1,541,822 homes (±276)

Connecticut
United States share

Studio2.8%43,586
1 bedroom13%195,782
2 bedrooms26%407,977
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,814,693 workers (±7,862)

Connecticut
United States share

Drive alone69%1,247,615
Carpool7.9%142,552
Public transit3.3%60,136
Walk2.5%44,871
Bike0.2%3,536
Work from home16%291,021
Other1.4%24,962

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+10.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,523,672 workers (±8,276)

Connecticut
United States share

Under 15 min26%399,252
15–29 min38%585,025
30–44 min20%305,001

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Connecticut employ 350,880 people. 10 pay a median above the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Connecticut by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Home Health and Personal Care Aides49,510 jobs	49,510	$38,990US $35,800	+9%	1.05×
Retail Salespersons42,410 jobs	42,410

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Connecticut has 89,234 employer establishments, 245 for every 10,000 residents (0.99× the US rate of 248), with 1,536,698 paid employees at an average annual pay of $76,505. The Census Bureau also counts 331,901 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 89,234; 331,901 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 245; US 248
Paid employees: 1,536,698
Average annual pay: $76,505; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Connecticut by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	8,063	22.1	1.06×About typical	118,900	$78,715	18,657
Restaurants and other eating places	7,560	20.8	1.13×About typical	110,865	$26,570	1,711
Specialty trade contractors	5,741	15.8	1.02×About typical	44,240	$80,029	22,615
Full-service restaurants	3,484	9.6	1.25×About typical	58,365	$30,347	688
Services to buildings and dwellings	3,158	8.7	1.29×More than typical	28,510	$41,232	16,033
Limited-service restaurants	2,883	7.9	0.99×About typical	37,321	$23,023	737
Offices of physicians	2,826	7.8	1.20×About typical	51,422	$104,735	3,192
Lessors of real estate	2,746	7.5	0.61×Fewer than typical	14,666	$71,763	38,400
Building equipment contractors	2,619	7.2	1.20×About typical	22,482	$81,949	4,120
Personal care services	2,400	6.6	1.38×More than typical	12,161	$28,709	11,374
Landscaping services	2,170	6	1.70×More than typical	10,103	$59,876	5,457
Construction of buildings	2,100	5.8	0.76×Fewer than typical	12,019	$88,062	9,581

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 3,641,369 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $19.3B on contracts performed in Connecticut: $5,243 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $19.3B; −45% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,243; US $1,994
Sole-source: 95%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.3%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$16B83%
Department of the Air Force$1.1B5.6%
Department of the Army$655.8M3.4%
Defense Logistics Agency$552.1M2.9%
Defense Contract Management Agency$486.8M2.5%
U.S. Coast Guard$225.9M1.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs$133.2M0.7%
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$18M0.1%

Top recipients

ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$11.4B59%
RTX CORPORATION$3.8B20%
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$2.8B15%
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION$113.2M0.6%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$69.2M0.4%

Spending by fiscal year

12.1BFY2017
15.1BFY2018
18.9BFY2019
23BFY2020
18.4BFY2021
22.3BFY2022
26BFY2023
20B

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$7.1B37%
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$6.3B33%
Ship and boat building · 3366$4.4B23%
Support activities for air transportation · 4881$541.1M2.8%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$178.6M0.9%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362

Largest awards

SSN 802 AND 803 LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL$34.9B
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Feb 14, 2017 – Jun 2, 2026· N0002417C2100
COLUMBIA CLASS DESIGN COMPLETION$32.2B
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 21, 2017 – Jun 12, 2026· N0002417C2117
SSN 792 LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL$20.4B
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 4, 2016 – Jun 9, 2026· N0002412C2115

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $115.3B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Connecticut: $31,270 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $115.3B; −2.8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $31,270; US $12,955
Loan face value: $11.9B; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$37B32%
93.773 · Medicare Hospital Insurance$23.6B20%
93.770 · Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage$19.4B17%
96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$15.8B14%
93.778 · Grants to States for Medicaid$7B6.0%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$1.5B1.3%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$1.1B1.0%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$978M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CONNECTICUT$8.5B7.3%
HARTFORD, CT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT$2B1.7%
NEWINGTON, CT
YALE UNIV$760.3M0.7%
NEW HAVEN, CT
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$674M0.6%
HARTFORD, CT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$87.2B76%
Department of Health and Human Services
Social Security Administration$19B16%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$1.2B1.0%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Food and Nutrition Service$1.1B1.0%
Department of Agriculture
Federal Highway Administration

Assistance by fiscal year

86.2BFY2021
90.2BFY2022
95.7BFY2023
100.7BFY2024
118.6BFY2025
115.3BFY2026

County aggregates

87%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

Federal money per resident in Connecticut, and how its outcomes moved, each next to the United States. Counties whose money jumped are compared on their own pages.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Connecticut
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Connecticut and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Connecticut	United States
FY2017	$3,380	$1,436
FY2018	$4,230	$1,552
FY2019	$5,292	$1,654
FY2020	$6,417	$1,880
FY2021	$5,095	$1,810
FY2022	$6,172	$1,917
FY2023	$7,139	$2,079
FY2024	$5,444	$2,047
FY2025	$9,527	$2,165
FY2026	$5,243 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Connecticut and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Connecticut	United States
FY2017	$31.04	$93.28
FY2018	$30.66	$105
FY2019	$36.27	$128
FY2020	$51.59	$145
FY2021	$24.48	$117
FY2022

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Connecticut and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Connecticut	United States
FY2021	$8,992	$5,748
FY2022	$9,600	$5,221
FY2023	$11,002	$5,364
FY2024	$8,909	$5,501
FY2025	$13,608	$5,732
FY2026	$8,747

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Connecticut and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Connecticut	United States
FY2021	$292	$298
FY2022	$383	$357
FY2023	$552	$301
FY2024	$343	$319
FY2025	$882	$360
FY2026	$553

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Connecticut and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Connecticut	United States
FY2021	$322	$239
FY2022	$280	$185
FY2023	$357	$229
FY2024	$343	$229
FY2025	$341	$249
FY2026	$334 (partial year)

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Connecticut and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Connecticut	United States
FY2021	$2,425	$2,304
FY2022	$2,361	$2,197
FY2023	$2,551	$2,274
FY2024	$2,377	$2,267
FY2025	$2,486	$2,397
FY2026	$2,477

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Connecticut and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Connecticut	United States
FY2021	$1,286	$1,186
FY2022	$453	$465
FY2023	$91.01	$76.52
FY2024	$156	$120
FY2025	$163	$148
FY2026	$145

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Connecticut
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Connecticut and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	0.8%	2.0%
2015	0.6%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/09

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Connecticut is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Senate

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Counties of Connecticut

All 9 counties, best quality-of-life score first.

Metro areas in Connecticut

Metropolitan and micropolitan areas based in Connecticut, largest first.

Largest cities and towns in Connecticut

By population.

All 215 cities and towns in Connecticut

Neighboring states

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar states

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	−3.0%	−4.2%
2015	−0.6%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.1%	+3.3%
2018	+2.8%	+6.8%
2019	+5.9%	+10.5%
2020	+14.3%	+19.4%
2021	+18.2%	+26.1%
2022	+23.3%	+30.6%
2023	+27.2%	+35.0%
2024	+32.8%	+41.0%
2025	+38.1%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	−4.5%	−5.5%
2015	−2.0%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.4%	+4.1%
2018	+6.8%	+8.9%
2019	+9.8%	+13.5%
2020	+13.7%	+20.8%
2021	+21.6%	+32.1%
2022	+26.4%	+35.4%
2023	+33.6%	+42.9%
2024	+40.7%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	1.5/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.7/1k	3.7/1k
2016	1.5/1k	3.7/1k
2017	1.3/1k	3.9/1k
2018	1.3/1k	4.1/1k
2019	1.6/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.5/1k	4.4/1k
2021	1.3/1k	5.2/1k
2022	1.6/1k	5.0/1k
2023	1.7/1k	4.5/1k
2024	1.6/1k	4.3/1k
2025	2.0/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	−4.6%	−6.9%
2015	−2.8%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.4%	+4.7%
2018	+4.1%	+7.5%
2019	+7.5%	+14.0%
2020	+8.6%	+16.9%
2021	+14.0%	+21.0%
2022	+20.2%	+29.7%
2023	+24.7%	+34.9%
2024	+30.4%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	−2.7% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−1.2% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+3.1% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+4.4% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+6.2% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+16.4% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+30.2% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+44.3% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+59.2% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+69.2% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+76.4% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	6.6%	6.2%
2015	5.6%	5.3%
2016	4.9%	4.9%
2017	4.4%	4.4%
2018	3.9%	3.9%
2019	3.6%	3.7%
2020	8.0%	8.1%
2021	6.4%	5.4%
2022	4.0%	3.7%
2023	3.2%	3.6%
2024	3.3%	4.0%
2025	4.0%	4.3%

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	10.8%	15.5%
2015	10.6%	14.7%
2016	9.9%	14.0%
2017	9.7%	13.4%
2018	10.3%	13.1%
2019	9.9%	12.3%
2020	9.7%	11.9%
2021	10.1%	12.8%
2022	9.8%	12.6%
2023	10.2%	12.5%
2024	10.1%	12.1%

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	8.0%	13.5%
2015	6.9%	10.9%
2016	5.8%	10.0%
2017	6.3%	10.2%
2018	6.2%	10.4%
2019	7.0%	10.8%
2020	5.4%	10.4%
2021	6.0%	10.2%
2022	6.1%	9.5%
2023	6.6%	9.5%
2024	7.0%	9.8%

Calendar years	Connecticut	United States
2014	7.4/1k	8.5/1k
2015	7.3/1k	8.7/1k
2016	7.7/1k	9.1/1k
2017	8.4/1k	9.8/1k
2018	9.5/1k	10.7/1k
2019	9.2/1k	10.6/1k
2020	10.4/1k	13.1/1k
2021	13.1/1k	16.2/1k
2022	12.3/1k	15.1/1k
2023	13.2/1k	16.2/1k
2024	12.7/1k	15.4/1k
2025	13.5/1k	16.6/1k

Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined4

States like Connecticut five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

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Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Public money & outcomes

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Representation in Congress

House

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Counties of Connecticut

Metro areas in Connecticut

Largest cities and towns in Connecticut

Neighboring states

Similar states

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined4

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

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