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

All 9 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 (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. 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-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 12.4 |
| 2 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | 11.4 |
| 3 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 11.2 |
| 4 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 10.7 |
| 5 | Capitol Planning Region | 10.3 |
| 6 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 8.8 |
| 7 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 7.5 |
| 8 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | 7.5 |
| 9 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 6.8 |