Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region population, land area and income

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region had 282,602 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 598.1 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 9 in Connecticut by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 472.5 people per square mile, 4.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $82,733 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population changed since 2020

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region gained 4,223 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 9th 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, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region recorded 11,041 births and 12,818 deaths, a natural change of -1,777. Net international migration added +3,745 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +518. The largest single component was international migration, which added 3,745 people.

Where Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is

The Census internal point of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is at 41.484800, -72.101700. 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 82,710 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Norwich with 39,993.

Counties bordering Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, including 2 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

  48 mi SW

• Capitol Planning Region

  991,508 people

  34 mi NW

• Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

  177,540 people

  21 mi WSW

• RI

  Washington County, RI

  130,333 people

  26 mi ESE

• Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

  97,701 people

  26 mi NNE

Distance to Hartford and the nearest big city

Hartford is 35.6 miles WNW of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Hartford, CT (population 122,129), 35.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Norwich, CT (population 39,993), 4.4 miles away.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region FIPS code

The FIPS code of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 09180: state code 09 for Connecticut plus planning region code 180. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $82,733.