What share of Connecticut has low food access?

The 2019 Atlas does not publish a statewide low-access share for Connecticut's current geographies. County pages report ACS SNAP, poverty, and vehicle context instead.

How many food deserts are in Connecticut?

Food-desert tract counts are unavailable for Connecticut in the 2019 Atlas. Do not treat a blank as zero deserts.

What is the SNAP participation rate in Connecticut?

Across Connecticut, 11.8% of households receive SNAP (ACS 2024) (-0.3 pts vs U.S.) - mid tercile among states.

Which county in Connecticut has the worst food access?

Atlas low-access ranks unavailable. Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has the highest SNAP at 14.5%.

Signature · 9 counties in the atlas book

Food access in Connecticut

The 2019 USDA Atlas has no low-access map for Connecticut's current geographies. This profile reports ACS SNAP (11.8%), poverty, and vehicle context across 9 counties.

Compiled by Plainfoodaccess, Food Access Editorial Process · December 31, 2024

11.8%
on SNAP: 10.0%
poverty rate: 8.8%
no vehicle: 9
counties

Connecticut's slim county book (9)

Connecticut covers 9 counties among 51 states and DC (atlas inventory, not a food-access quality ranking). Orthogonal to the low-access / SNAP charts below.

Connecticut vs all states by county count

Where this state's county inventory sits among every tracked jurisdiction

9 47th of 51 higher than 4 of 51 states

Jurisdictions, banded by county inventory

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USDA Food Access Research Atlas / Census county inventory · 2026-06-23

ACS-only coverage

Connecticut has ACS data for 9 areas (3.6M residents) but no 2019 Atlas low-access map for these geographies - SNAP 11.8%, poverty 10.0%.

11.8%
households on SNAP: 10.0%
below poverty line: 8.8%
households, no vehicle: 3.6M
residents (ACS)

County pages keep SNAP, poverty, and vehicle context. Treat blank Atlas fields as unavailable, never zero.

Signature read: 9 counties in the atlas book .

The 2019 Atlas has no low-access map for Connecticut's current geographies (9 areas, 3.6M residents). This page reports ACS SNAP (11.8%), poverty (10.0%), and vehicle context only ; Naugatuck Valley Planning Region leads SNAP at 14.5%.

Nationwide peers for Connecticut's low-access or SNAP share

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Connecticut. Neighbourhood chart below is local poles; these panels are full-corpus nearest neighbours excluding this state.

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates (11.8% here), deduped against the low-access panel.

Maine · 12.0% SNAP
Texas · 11.6% SNAP
Washington · 11.6% SNAP
Georgia · 12.2% SNAP

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Floor county_count ≥ 5.

Naugatuck Valley

14.5
Greater Bridgeport

14.2
South Central Connecticut

13.5
Capitol

13.1
Southeastern Connecticut

12.4
Northeastern Connecticut

10.9
Northwest Hills

8.6
Western Connecticut

7

All counties in Connecticut

County	Population	Low-access	SNAP	No vehicle	Poverty
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	455K	N/A	14.5%	9.1%	11.2%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	329K	N/A	14.2%	11.2%	12.4%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region	571K	N/A	13.5%	11.4%	11.4%
Capitol Planning Region	977K	N/A	13.1%	9.8%	10.3%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	280K	N/A	12.4%	7.4%	10.7%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	96K	N/A	10.9%	4.8%	7.5%
Northwest Hills Planning Region	113K	N/A	8.6%	5.4%	8.8%
Western Connecticut Planning Region	627K	N/A	7.0%	6.2%	7.5%
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	176K	N/A	6.8%	5.4%	6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2024 5-year). Atlas low-access unavailable for these geographies; sorted by SNAP participation, highest first.

Figures from USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and Census ACS 2024 5-year. Compiled 2026-06-23. Methodology · All states.

PlainFoodAccess renders this state summary 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. Statewide figures for Connecticut are population-weighted aggregates of county Atlas and ACS records. 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.