Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region population, land area and income

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region had 97,701 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.9 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 9 in Connecticut by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 176.4 people per square mile, 1.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Connecticut has 335,666 residents, so Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 29% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $88,129 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population changed since 2020

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region gained 2,470 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 5th 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, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region recorded 3,545 births and 4,426 deaths, a natural change of -881. Net international migration added +681 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,547. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,547 people.

Where Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is

The Census internal point of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is at 41.842400, -71.972700. It sits in UTM zone 19N. The map shades Connecticut's 9 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 4,264 people together, or 4% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Danielson with 4,264.

Counties bordering Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, including 5 across a state line. The most populous is Capitol Planning Region, CT, with 991,508 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Capitol Planning Region

  991,508 people

  31 mi W

• MA

  Worcester County, MA

  881,248 people

  32 mi N

• RI

  Providence County, RI

  675,912 people

  20 mi E

• MA

  Hampden County, MA

  464,151 people

  40 mi WNW

• Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

  282,602 people

  26 mi SSW

• RI

  Kent County, RI

  172,450 people

  23 mi ESE

• RI

  Washington County, RI

  130,333 people

  36 mi SSE

Distance to Hartford and the nearest big city

Hartford is 36.9 miles W of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Providence, RI (population 194,706), 28.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Southbridge Town, MA (population 18,106), 15.3 miles away.

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region FIPS code

The FIPS code of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 09150: state code 09 for Connecticut plus planning region code 150. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $88,129.