The U.S. 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. 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.
+The nine United States statistical areas and nine planning regions of the State of ConnecticutCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County-equivalent2025 population (est.)Metropolitan division2025 population (est.)New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT CSA2,710,317Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA1,171,426Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut994,115noneLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut177,311New Haven, CT MSA578,741South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut578,741Waterbury-Shelton, CT MSA463,349Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut463,349Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA284,015Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut284,015Torrington, CT μSA114,690Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut114,690Putnam, CT μSA98,096Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut98,096New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA21,859,598978,179 ()New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA19,498,249Kings County, New York2,653,963New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ MD12,300,480Queens County, New York2,358,182New York County, New York1,664,862Bronx County, New York1,406,332Westchester County, New York1,015,743Bergen County, New Jersey977,026Hudson County, New Jersey735,033Passaic County, New Jersey531,624Richmond County, New York501,290Rockland County, New York357,397Putnam County, New York99,028Suffolk County, New York1,546,090Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY MD2,945,029Nassau County, New York1,398,939Middlesex County, New Jersey883,335Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ MD2,564,602Ocean County, New Jersey673,746Monmouth County, New Jersey651,035Somerset County, New Jersey356,486Essex County, New Jersey896,379Newark, NJ MD2,302,337Union County, New Jersey601,863Morris County, New Jersey524,251Sussex County, New Jersey148,063Hunterdon County, New Jersey131,781Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA978,179Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut640,482noneGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut337,697Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA704,620Orange County, New York417,669Dutchess County, New York300,708Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA399,289Mercer County, New Jersey399,289Kingston, NY MSA183,330Ulster County, New York183,330Monticello, NY μSA80,586Sullivan County, New York80,586Hemlock Farms, PA μSA62,808Pike County, Pennsylvania62,808State of Connecticut3,688,496
+The 7 core-based statistical areas of the State of Connecticut2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSABridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSANew Haven, CT MSAWaterbury-Shelton, CT MSANorwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSATorrington, CT μSAPutnam, CT μSA
+The two combined statistical areas of the State of Connecticut2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusNew Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT CSANew York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA (CT) See also
Geography of Connecticut Demographics of Connecticut
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External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau