Poverty Rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's poverty rate of 6.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #184 | Placer County, CA | 6.8% |
| #185 | Fauquier County, VA | 6.8% |
| #186 | Bergen County, NJ | 6.8% |
| #187 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 6.8% |
| #188 | McCook County, SD | 6.8% |
| #189 | Frederick County, VA | 6.8% |
| #190 | Gaines County, TX | 6.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut has a poverty rate of 6.8%, ranking #187 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Connecticut, it ranks #1 of 9. This places it in the 94th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.