South Central Connecticut County
Medium metro
FIPS 09170
Profiled Cities (2)
People
578.7K
Population
Census 2025 Est.1575.9/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.2.5%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$88K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr40.2
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr92.1%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr11.4%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20244.9%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr60.5%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr11.9%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr19.5%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr58.5%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr13.0%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
20.2K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2322.1K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-1,900
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025316.6K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$74K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$50.1B
County GDP
BEA 202413.8K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023263.7K
Employees
CBP 2023$17.2B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$353K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$2K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr36.9K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr45.1K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
66th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202233.9%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 20259.2%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202516.8%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202511.3%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025—
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–25—
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25756.3/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
95.1
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$173.8M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20257.94
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.17
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.2%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
—
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 2024—
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 2024—
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 2019—
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
367.3 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 2024—
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–2020—
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–2020—
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–2020—
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not classified or unavailable
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024