Connecticut County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 9 counties in Connecticut, scored 0–100 across five domains. A county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than; the average Connecticut county scores 39.6.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts | Scores as of Aug 2026
Connecticut Snapshot
Connecticut County Map
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All 9 Connecticut counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
Most Distressed
Least Distressed
Score Distribution
How Connecticut's 9 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Connecticut Counties
9 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 59 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 2 | — | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | 55 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 3 | — | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 4 | — | Capitol Planning Region | 48 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 5 | — | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 37 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 6 | — | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 33 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 7 | — | Western Connecticut Planning Region | 27 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 8 | — | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 27 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 9 | — | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 18 | very low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, the domains are averaged, and that average is ranked against every U.S. county. So a county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than. National ranks are shown only for the 100 most and 100 least distressed counties, because ranks in between move between updates. Counties with identical composite scores share a rank, marked T- for tied.