Poverty Rate in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #279 | Cumberland County, PA | 7.5% |
| #280 | King George County, VA | 7.5% |
| #281 | Chase County, NE | 7.5% |
| #282 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 7.5% |
| #283 | Olmsted County, MN | 7.5% |
| #284 | Waseca County, MN | 7.5% |
| #285 | Currituck County, NC | 7.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #282 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Connecticut, it ranks #3 of 9. This places it in the 91th 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.