Poverty Rate in South Central 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region's poverty rate of 11.4% 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,115 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | 11.4% |
| #1,116 | Susquehanna County, PA | 11.4% |
| #1,117 | Clay County, IA | 11.4% |
| #1,118 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 11.4% |
| #1,119 | St. Joseph County, MI | 11.4% |
| #1,120 | Fallon County, MT | 11.4% |
| #1,121 | Lancaster County, SC | 11.4% |
About Poverty Rate
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut has a poverty rate of 11.4%, ranking #1,118 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Connecticut, it ranks #8 of 9. This places it in the 65th 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.