Connecticut statistical areas

The U.S. State of Connecticut currently has nine statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, five metropolitan statistical areas, and two micropolitan statistical areas in Connecticut.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these in the state is the New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT CSA, encompassing the entire state outside of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA in the southwest.

Background

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

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The nine United States statistical areas and nine planning regions[3] of the State of Connecticut[a]

Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[4] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[4] County-equivalent 2023 population (est.)[4] Metropolitan division[1] 2023 population (est.)[4]
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT CSA 2,665,618 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA 1,151,543 Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut 975,328 none
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut 176,215
New Haven, CT MSA 568,158 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut 568,158
Waterbury-Shelton, CT MSA 456,128 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut 456,128
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA 279,634 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut 279,634
Torrington, CT μSA 113,463 Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut 113,463
Putnam, CT μSA 96,692 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut 96,692
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA 21,859,598
951,558 (CT)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA 19,498,249 Kings County, New York 2,561,225 New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ MD 11,864,322
Queens County, New York 2,252,196
New York County, New York 1,597,451
Bronx County, New York 1,356,476
Westchester County, New York 990,817
Bergen County, New Jersey 957,736
Hudson County, New Jersey 705,472
Passaic County, New Jersey 513,395
Richmond County, New York 490,687
Rockland County, New York 340,807
Putnam County, New York 98,060
Suffolk County, New York 1,523,170 Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY MD 2,904,885
Nassau County, New York 1,381,715
Middlesex County, New Jersey 863,623 Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ MD 2,379,977
Ocean County, New Jersey 659,197
Monmouth County, New Jersey 642,799
Somerset County, New Jersey 348,842
Essex County, New Jersey 851,117 Newark, NJ MD 2,167,829
Union County, New Jersey 572,726
Morris County, New Jersey 514,423
Sussex County, New Jersey 146,132
Hunterdon County, New Jersey 130,183
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA 951,558 Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut 623,907 none
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut 327,651
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA 704,620 Orange County, New York 407,470
Dutchess County, New York 297,150
Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA 381,671 Mercer County, New Jersey 381,671
Kingston, NY MSA 182,333 Ulster County, New York 182,333
Monticello, NY μSA 79,920 Sullivan County, New York 79,920
Hemlock Farms, PA μSA 61,247 Pike County, Pennsylvania 61,247
State of Connecticut 3,617,176

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Regional Planning Organizations (RPO)". State of Connecticut Office of Planning and Management. 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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