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Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT: population growth, jobs and income

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region gained 469 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.5%).

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region had an estimated 98,096 residents in 2025, up 3.0% (2,884 more people) since 2020. That is about as fast than Connecticut as a whole (+3.0%), and the 5th fastest growth of 9 counties in Connecticut.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,155/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes5.6%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months162Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • IRS net movers: people, households and rateIn the report
  • Households and housing unitsIn the report
  • Homes built since 2010, share of all homesIn the report
  • Private business establishmentsIn the report
  • Residents who moved in; 3-year net migration rateIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 446 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out. Counting international arrivals, net migration was about +547.

Private employers had 25,003 paid employees in mid-March 2023 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.1% in 2025, 0.3 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 185 new homes in 2025, or 1.9 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $90,589 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 975th.

Part of the Putnam, CT micro area.

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Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202598,096+469
202497,627+837
202396,790+669
202296,121+499
202195,622+410
202095,212–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region grew by 2,884 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+3,075).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−81−753
International migrationfrom and to other countries+101+550
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+446+3,075
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+3+12
Total change+469+2,884

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

How Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region ranks
MeasureIn ConnecticutAmong U.S. counties
Population growth5th of 9975th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1st of 91,126th of 3,108
Median household income5th of 9286th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate6th of 91,629th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents4th of 91,589th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population change (+3.0%) was ahead of 5 of its 7 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Capitol Planning Region and Worcester County, MA).

4 of its 7 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's $90,589 (2020–24).

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT and its 7 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT This county98,096+3.0%4.51.9$90,589
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT284,015+2.0%1.31.5$86,586
Kent County, RI173,495+1.8%7.11.4$94,345
Providence County, RI678,179+2.8%−4.11.5$78,787
Washington County, RI129,795+0.0%1.52.0$106,638
Capitol Planning Region, CT994,115+3.1%−0.11.2$93,394
Worcester County, MA888,502+3.7%−1.41.9$95,939
Hampden County, MA464,338+0.1%−0.90.7$71,306

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region growing?

Yes. Its population grew 3.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 2,884 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Most recently, between 2024 and 2025 it gained 469 residents (+0.5%). Connecticut as a whole changed +3.0% over the same years. That ranks 5th of 9 counties in Connecticut for population growth.

How many people moved to Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?

On net, about 446 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate). Counting international arrivals, net migration was about +547.

What is the unemployment rate in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?

It averaged 4.1% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?

About 98,096 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?

Private employers there had 25,003 paid employees in mid-March 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.