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Connecticut is known as “The Constitution State” and “The Nutmeg State Capital Hartford”. Connecticut belongs to the New England region of the United States. Southwestern Connecticut is part of the Tri-State Region. Connecticut was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted in American Revolution. Connecticut is bordered by Long Island Sound, New York State, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island with the state capital being Hartford. Salisbury has the highest point in Connecticut which is Bear Mountain. Connecticuts per capita income for 2005 was $47,819, ranking first among the states also ranked 1st in median household income. The agricultural output for the state is nursery stock, eggs, dairy products, cattle, and tobacco. Its industrial outputs are transportation equipment (especially helicopters, aircraft parts, and nuclear submarines), heavy industrial machinery and electrical equipment, fabricated metal products, chemical and pharmaceutical products, and scientific instruments. |
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| Total population (2007)
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3,502,309 |
| Total Births (2006)
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36,169 |
| Total Deaths (2006)
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29,883 |
| Total natural population increases (2006)
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6,286 |
| Total international migration (2006)
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14,292 |
| Total internal migration (2006)
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-16,944 |
| Net migration (2006)
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-2,652 |
| Total male population (2000)
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1,649,319 |
| Total female population (2000)
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1,756,246 |
| Total white population (2000)
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2,780,355 |
| Total black population (2000)
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309,843 |
| Total asian population (2000)
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82,313 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000)
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9,639 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000)
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1,366 |
| Hispanic population (2000)
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320,323 |
| Total population over 18 yrs (2000) |
2,563,877 |
| White population over 18 yrs (2000)
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2,147,418 |
| Black population over 18 yrs (2000) |
210,363 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000)
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6,740 |
| Asian population over 18 yrs (2000)
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60,941 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000)
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971 |
| Female median age (2000) |
39 |
| Male median age (2000)
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36 |
| Total number households (2000) |
1,301,670 |
| Average household size (2000)
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2.53 |
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| Capital |
Hartford |
| Largest City |
Bridgeport |
| State's Total Area Ranking |
48 |
| Total Area |
5 sq mi |
| Width |
70 miles |
| Length |
110 miles |
| Percent Water |
0.13% |
| Latitude |
40°58'N to 42°3'N |
| Longitude |
71°47'W to 73°44'W |
| Highest Elevation |
South slope of Mount Frissel 2,380 ft (726 m) |
| Mean Elevation |
500 ft |
| Lowest Elevation |
Long Island Sound 0 ft (0 m) |
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| GDP (2005) |
$193,745,000,000 |
| GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 |
2.0% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) |
$340,000,000 |
| Mining contribution to GDP (2005) |
$108,000,000 |
| Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) |
$3,357,000,000 |
| Construction contribution to GDP (2005) |
$6,927,000,000 |
| Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$14,178,000,000 |
| Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,795,000,000 |
| Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$10,449,000,000 |
| Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) |
$11,458,000,000 |
| Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$3,015,000,000 |
| Information contribution to GDP (2005) |
$7,707,000,000 |
| Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$32,341,000,000 |
| Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) |
$26,906,000,000 |
| Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$14,261,000,000 |
| Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) |
$5,732,000,000 |
| Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$5,104,000,000 |
| Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$2,833,000,000 |
| Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) |
$14,691,000,000 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) |
$1,833,000,000 |
| Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$3,527,000,000 |
| Other services contribution to GDP (2005) |
$3,939,000,000 |
| Government contribution to GDP (2005) |
$17,244,000,000 |
| Total state tax (2005)
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$11,584,728 |
| Total state tax per capita (2005) |
$3,300 |
| Total employees state & local government (2005) |
185,219 |
| Firefighters (2005)
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4,492 |
| Government hospital employees (2005) |
10,363 |
| Government transit employees (2005) |
563 |
| Population with health insurance (2000) |
3,022,493 |
| Population without health insurance (2000) |
347,890 |
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| State Flower |
Mountain laurel |
| State Bird |
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
| Violent crime (2005) |
9,635 |
| Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
274.5 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) |
102 |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
2.9 |
| Forcible rape (2005) |
702 |
| Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
20.0 |
| Robbery (2005) |
3,966 |
| Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
113.0 |
| Aggravated assault (2005) |
4,865 |
| Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
138.6 |
| Property crime (2005) |
89,794 |
| Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
2558.0 |
| Burglary (2005) |
15,343 |
| Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
437.1 |
| Larceny-theft (2005) |
64,033 |
| Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
1824.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft (2005) |
10,418 |
| Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) |
296.8 |
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