Signature · 14.5% SNAP (100th pct in CT)

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT

SNAP (14.5%), poverty (11.2%), vehicle access (9.1% no-vehicle) for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region from Census ACS 2024. The 2019 Atlas predates this area's current boundaries, so low-access figures stay unavailable.

14.5%
on SNAP
11.2%
poverty rate
455K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 CT

ACS coverage without Atlas low-access

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has Census ACS socioeconomic data, but the 2019 Food Access Research Atlas does not publish a separate record for this area.

14.5%
households on SNAP
11.2%
poverty rate
9.1%
households, no vehicle

Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
IndicatorValue
Census TractsN/A
Atlas Population (2010 basis)N/A
Low-Access TractsN/A
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)N/A
Low-Access PopulationN/A
Low-Access ShareN/A
Low-Income & Low-Access PopulationN/A

The 2019 Food Access Research Atlas does not publish a record for this area (Connecticut replaced its counties with planning regions in 2022; some Alaska areas were also re-drawn after 2010).

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
IndicatorValue
Population454,969
Median Household Income$86,191
Poverty Rate11.2%below the national average
SNAP Households26,133
SNAP Participation Rate14.5%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle9.1%above the national average
Group-Quarters Population1.5%

Other Counties in Connecticut

One of 8 counties in Connecticut, 6 are shown here.

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Nationwide peers for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's low-access or SNAP share

SNAP-led peer set first for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (14.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Connecticut.

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside CT (14.5% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Read with this county

Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .

PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 09140. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.

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