Connecticut
#12of 5159B−
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
21-34 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.430 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$6,73612 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
81+31 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202432.0%71 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)6.290 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
76+25 vs median
- Output per worker$199,92986 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs9.1%65 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
40-9 vs median
- Unemployment rate5.2%2 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month+0.16%78 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
92+40 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$98,87998 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher42.6%86 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
21-37 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.24 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)736.538 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
76-16 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAa3 · Positive76 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
64+13 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIYes · data.ct.gov100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets1592 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds10 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09