Connecticut
State Government
Governor
Ned Lamont (D)
State Senate
24
Democrats,
12
Republicans
State House
98
Democrats,
53
Republicans
Connecticut
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
December 5, 2012
New Haven Register, December 05, 2012: Malloy pledges strong support for pre-schools at New Haven groundbreaking
"Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Wednesday pledged to continue his support of education reforms in general and early childhood slots in particular at a groundbreaking of a center in Fair Haven Heights that will expand accredited preschool options for low- income children."
December 16, 2011
The Associated Press, December 16, 2011: Conn. forum on helping male minority students
"It builds on a series of smaller events that have been held statewide to discuss ways to close the achievement gap between white and minority students, and between wealthy and low-income students."