New Census data from the American Community Survey confirm that poverty has risen sharply over the decade due to the economic recession.  In 2009, 9.4% of Connecticut residents (320,554) had incomes under the Federal Poverty Level, up from 7.3% in 2001.  Among Connecticut children under age 18, 12.1% (96,893 children) lived in families with incomes under the Federal Poverty Level in 2009.

For the second year, the U.S. Census Bureau released city-, county- and Congressional district-level estimates for health insurance coverage in Connecticut from the American Community Survey.  In Connecticut, 8.8% (305,210) of all people in Connecticut were without health insurance at the time of the survey.  An estimated 3.8% of children (30,433) were uninsured at the time of the 2009 survey, a significant decrease from 4.6% in 2008.

Poverty rates for residents of the city of Norwalk increased significantly between 2008 and 2009.  The child poverty rate also significantly increased among residents of New London county between these years, and the poverty rate for Windham county residents decreased over this period.  A full summary of state, city, county, and Congressional district data can be found in the news release and fact sheet below.

• Download Voices news release and data summary

• U.S. Census Bureau site

For more detail, see the statewide, city, county, and Congressional District data pages from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey below.  (Be patient, as some pages may take some time to load.)

Statewide

• Connecticut

Cities

• Bridgeport
• Danbury
• Hartford
• New Britain
• New Haven
• Norwalk
• Stamford
• Waterbury

Counties

• Fairfield
• Hartford
• Litchfield
• Middlesex
• New Haven
• New London
• Tolland
• Windham

Congressional Districts

• 1st Congressional District (Representative Larson)
• 2nd Congressional District (Representative Courtney)
• 3rd Congressional District (Representative DeLauro)
• 4th Congressional District (Representative Himes)
• 5th Congressional District (Representative Murphy)

Nationwide

• United States