# Counties in Connecticut by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 9 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/connecticut-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 17.9 |
| 2 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 14.9 |
| 3 | Capitol Planning Region | 13.8 |
| 4 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | 13.7 |
| 5 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 13.2 |
| 6 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 10.1 |
| 7 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 9.7 |
| 8 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | 9 |
| 9 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 7.3 |