Signature · 10.9% SNAP (38th pct in CT)

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

SNAP (10.9%), poverty (7.5%), vehicle access (4.8% no-vehicle) for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region from Census ACS 2024. The 2019 Atlas predates this area's current boundaries, so low-access figures stay unavailable.

10.9%
on SNAP
7.5%
poverty rate
96K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 CT

ACS coverage without Atlas low-access

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

10.9%
households on SNAP
7.5%
poverty rate
4.8%
households, no vehicle

Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Northeastern Connecticut 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).

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
IndicatorValue
Population96,312
Median Household Income$90,589
Poverty Rate7.5%well below the national average
SNAP Households4,293
SNAP Participation Rate10.9%near the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.8%well below 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's low-access or SNAP share

SNAP-led peer set first for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (10.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Connecticut.

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside CT (10.9% 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 09150. 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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