In terms of per capita income, Connecticut is the wealthiest state in the United States of America. As of 2024, Connecticut had a per capita income of $55,915.

Despite its high per capita income, Connecticut is still mainly a middle to upper-middle class state. Much of Connecticut’s wealth is concentrated in lower Fairfield County. Several zip codes in Fairfield Country are amongst the wealthiest in the United States. Other wealthy areas above the state average include the suburbs surrounding Hartford and New Haven, many of the towns along coastal Connecticut, and areas of Litchfield County. Among Connecticut's eight counties, Windham had an average per capita income below the average county in the United States.

Counties

Rank County Per capitaincome Medianhouseholdincome Medianfamilyincome Population Number ofhouseholds 1 Fairfield $48,295 $87,268 $109,593 916,829 335,545 2 Litchfield $45,848 $79,639 $94,890 189,927 76,640 3 Tolland $41,108 $78,175 $89,631 152,691 54,477 Connecticut $36,775 $67,740 $84,170 3,574,097 1,371,087 4 Middlesex $35,848 $69,639 $84,890 189,927 76,640 5 Hartford $33,151 $62,590 $78,599 894,014 350,854 6 New London $32,888 $65,419 $80,425 274,055 107,057 7 New Haven $31,720 $61,114 $77,379 862,477 334,502 United States $27,334 $51,914 $62,982 308,745,538 116,716,292 8 Windham $26,585 $59,370 $69,642 118,428 45,724

Planning Regions In 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau recognized the state's nine Councils of Governments (coterminous with planning regions) as replacement for the state's eight legacy counties for all statistical purposes. Full implementation will be completed by 2024. Rank Region Per capitaincome Medianhouseholdincome Medianfamilyincome Population Number ofhouseholds 1 Western Connecticut $76,090 $118,930 $155,651 623,690 230,507 2 Lower Connecticut River Valley $54,712 $99,742 $125,607 176,622 73,084 3 Northwest Hills $52,279 $87,971 $104,909 113,234 45,976 Connecticut $52,034 $90,213 $115,183 3,626,205 1,409,807 4 Greater Bridgeport $48,201 $83,147 $108,315 327,286 117,497 5 Capitol Region $47,802 $88,190 $114,519 981,447 386,549 6 South Central Connecticut $46,781 $83,617 $109,402 573,244 226,154 7 Naugatuck Valley $44,275 $82,939 $100,815 454,083 177,656 8 Southeastern Connecticut $43,292 $80,330 $99,776 280,403 113,810 United States $41,261 $75,149 $92,148 333,287,557 116,716,292 9 Northeastern Connecticut $40,723 $83,119 $91,222 96,196 38,574

Incorporated county subdivisions