Signature · 13.5% SNAP (75th pct in CT)
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
SNAP (13.5%), poverty (11.4%), vehicle access (11.4% no-vehicle) for South Central Connecticut Planning Region from Census ACS 2024. The 2019 Atlas predates this area's current boundaries, so low-access figures stay unavailable.
- 13.5%
- on SNAP
- 11.4%
- poverty rate
- 571K
- residents (ACS 2024)
ACS coverage without Atlas low-access
South Central Connecticut Planning Region has Census ACS socioeconomic data, but the 2019 Food Access Research Atlas does not publish a separate record for this area.
- 13.5%
- households on SNAP
- 11.4%
- poverty rate
- 11.4%
- households, no vehicle
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | N/A |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | N/A |
| Low-Access Tracts | N/A |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | N/A |
| Low-Access Population | N/A |
| Low-Access Share | N/A |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | N/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
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 570,598 |
| Median Household Income | $88,197 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 31,116 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
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Nationwide peers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for South Central Connecticut Planning Region (13.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Connecticut.
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CT (13.5% here).
- Plumas County, CA · 13.5% SNAP
- Plumas County, CA · 13.5% SNAP
- Lamar County, GA · 13.5% SNAP
- Lamar County, GA · 13.5% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
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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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 09170. 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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