# Cities in Connecticut by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 21 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/connecticut-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hartford, CT | 26.3 |
| 2 | Waterbury, CT | 24.7 |
| 3 | New Haven, CT | 23.9 |
| 4 | New London, CT | 21.6 |
| 5 | Bridgeport, CT | 21 |
| 6 | Groton, CT | 18.6 |
| 7 | New Britain, CT | 18.1 |
| 8 | Norwich, CT | 16.7 |
| 9 | West Haven, CT | 14.1 |
| 10 | Torrington, CT | 13.7 |
| 11 | Meriden, CT | 13.2 |
| 12 | Middletown, CT | 12 |
| 13 | Danbury, CT | 11.7 |
| 14 | Derby, CT | 10.8 |
| 15 | Bristol, CT | 10.7 |
| 16 | Stamford, CT | 10.1 |
| 17 | Ansonia, CT | 9.4 |
| 18 | Norwalk, CT | 9.1 |
| 19 | Shelton, CT | 6.6 |
| 20 | Naugatuck, CT | 6.3 |
| 21 | Milford, CT | 5.2 |