Connecticut
State Government
Governor
Ned Lamont (D)
State Senate
24
Democrats,
12
Republicans
State House
98
Democrats,
53
Republicans
Economic well-being - Connecticut
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
16.4
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.2
Poverty rate
10.2%
Unemployment rate
3.8
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
5.8
Poverty by demographic - Connecticut
Child poverty rate
0.1
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
103000
Senior poverty rate
9.4 %
Women in poverty
1,817,591
Watchdog.org, August 25, 2016: Students Matter Files Another Lawsuit on Behalf of Low-Income, Minority Families
NPR Connecticut, July 5, 2016: Report: Over Half of Connecticut's Private Colleges Are "Dropout Factories"
Connecticut Post, May 19, 2015: Low-income children don't fare well in Fairfield County
"According to a new report, growing up in Fairfield County has a negative effect on low-income children. 'The Equality of Opportunity Project' sheds light on how where a child grows up affects their financial success later in life by comparing counties in the United Statesand in Connecticut, Tolland County is a child's best bet while Fairfield County is one of the worst places to grow up poor."
CT News, April 1, 2015: UCONN study: Bright, low-income kids are short changed
"A new report co-authored by UConn professor of education Jonathan Plucker says high-achieving students from low-income households can't rely on resilience alone to see them through."
The CT Mirror, March 13, 2015: Feds say Connecticut shortchanges' low-income students
"The federal government said Friday that Connecticut 'shortchanges low-income, minority students.' Connecticut and local governments are spending 8.7 percent less per student in the poorest school districts than they are in the most affluent school districts, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education."
The New Haven Register, December 15, 2013: Connecticut's invisible homeless are youths
"But schools rely heavily on self-reporting to count homeless students, and unaccompanied homeless teens, like Kemp, often evade the same authorities who would count and connect them with services."