Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Connecticut by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,176,933.
- Rank within US : N/A
Connecticut
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 62,462.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52
New Haven County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 17,199.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1231 of 3143
Windham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,232.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1055 of 3143
Hartford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,237.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 964 of 3143
New London County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,807.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 890 of 3143
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,095.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 807 of 3143
Litchfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,648.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 458 of 3143
Tolland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,573.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 241 of 3143
Middlesex County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,671.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 160 of 3143
Notes:
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Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Note: This website still uses Connecticut counties instead of planning regions for consistency of geographies across data topics. If/when all data sources have new planning regions, then this website will switch to using them. 2013 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes will be used for Connecticut counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.