Connecticut vs New York

The two states, county by county

Both maps share one density scale, so the same shade means the same number of people per square mile on either side of the border. Darker counties are denser. Select a county to open its page.

Side by side

Population and density

New York has 19,867,248 residents, 5.4 times Connecticut's 3,675,069. Connecticut ranks 29th and New York 4th of the 50 states and DC. Connecticut is the more crowded, with 758.9 people per square mile against 421.6, 80% more.

Land area

New York has 47,123 square miles of land, 9.7 times Connecticut's 4,842. The largest county-equivalent in Connecticut is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; in New York it is St. Lawrence County at 2,680.

Counties

New York is divided into 62 county-equivalents and Connecticut into 9, so an average New York county covers 760 square miles against 538. The typical county in Connecticut has 335,666 residents, against 85,936 in New York. The most populous are Capitol Planning Region (991,508) and Kings County (2,617,631).

No county name appears in both states, so a county name alone is enough to tell which state a row belongs to.

Household income

The median county in Connecticut has a household income of $90,965, 33% above New York's $68,571. The highest county incomes are Western Connecticut Planning Region ($121,285) in Connecticut and Nassau County ($140,466) in New York, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Hartford and Albany are 82 miles apart in a straight line; from Hartford the initial bearing is 319°, NW. On June 21, 2026, Hartford gets 15 h 13 min of daylight and Albany 15 h 19 min; on December 21 the figures are 9 h 08 min and 9 h 03 min. Month by month tables are on the Hartford and Albany daylight pages.

Where they sit

Both are in the Northeast region, but Connecticut is in the New England division and New York in the Middle Atlantic division. By county internal points, Connecticut spans 2 UTM zones and New York 2.