Poverty Rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
6.8% −46.1% vs nat'l
Rank #187 of 3,222
94th percentile

How Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region Compares

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
6.8%
Connecticut Average
6.8%
Rank #1 of 9 in state
National
12.6%
46.1% below

National Distribution

Where Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 6.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#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%
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Poverty Rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut has a poverty rate of 6.8%, which ranks #187 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 46.1% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region ranks #1 of 9 out of 9 counties. This places it in the 94th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.