What is the poverty rate in Connecticut?
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About 10.2% of Connecticut’s population in 2024. The poverty rate is the percentage of people whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the percentage of people in households that don’t earn enough to pay for basic needs like food, housing, and healthcare. In 2024, 364,217 people in Connecticut were considered in poverty.
10.2%
of the population (2024)
364K
people living under the poverty line (2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010, Connecticut's poverty rate hit a peak in 2011 of 10.9%. Its lowest point was in 2017 at 9.6%. The state's poverty rate was 10.2% in 2024, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous year.
In 2024, 10.2% of Connecticut population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
While the poverty rate shows the overall trend, the total number matters because many aid programs and funding decisions are based on how many people are in poverty, not just the percentage. In 2024, 364,217 people living in Connecticut were in poverty — down 3.6% from the 2011 peak of 377,856.
In 2024, 364,200 people in Connecticut were in poverty.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2014 to 2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Connecticut decreased from 14.9% to 13.4%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 10% to 9.4%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 7.8% to 9.3%.
In 2024, 13.4% of children in Connecticut were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group
Among racial or ethnic groups in Connecticut during 2024, five had a higher poverty rate than the state’s overall rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), some other race, and two or more races.
Three had a lower than average poverty rate: Asian; Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander; and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
Over the previous ten years, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population shifted the most, decreasing from 31.9% in 2014 to 15.5% in 2024.
In Connecticut, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population decreased from 31.9% in 2014 to 15.5% in 2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among Connecticut counties ranged from 6.9% in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region to 13.2% in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Capitol Planning Region — was 10.3%.
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among Connecticut counties ranged from 6.9% to 13.2%.
Poverty rate
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