Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region population, land area and income

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region had 177,540 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 424.1 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 9 in Connecticut by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 418.6 people per square mile, 4.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Connecticut has 335,666 residents; Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $99,807 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's population changed since 2020

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region gained 4,259 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 6th of 9 in Connecticut for growth. The median Connecticut county changed by +2.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region recorded 5,981 births and 7,556 deaths, a natural change of -1,575. Net international migration added +2,185 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,977. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,977 people.

Where Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is

The Census internal point of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is at 41.420300, -72.493500. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Connecticut's 9 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 48,616 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Middletown with 48,616.

Counties bordering Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Suffolk County, NY, with 1,535,909 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• NY

  Suffolk County, NY

  1,535,909 people

  35 mi SSW

• Capitol Planning Region

  991,508 people

  28 mi N

• South Central Connecticut Planning Region

  576,718 people

  20 mi WSW

• Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

  282,602 people

  21 mi ENE

Distance to Hartford and the nearest big city

Hartford is 25.7 miles NNW of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Haven, CT (population 137,562), 23.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Middletown, CT (population 48,616), 12.2 miles away.

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 09130: state code 09 for Connecticut plus planning region code 130. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $99,807.