991,508 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.8% since 2020)
1,027 square miles of land · 965 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
No active community water system lists Capitol Planning Region in EPA's records — not gathered, never hidden.
No county jail figure in the national data for Capitol Planning Region — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.
40 school districts have their office in Capitol Planning Region. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $578.4 million — $473.8 million to run schools, about $28,246 per student, plus $29.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $150.3 million local (mostly property tax), $376.7 million state, $54.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $34.8 million.
Spent $274.7 million — $241 million to run schools, about $24,806 per student, plus $22.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $28.1 million local (mostly property tax), $200.5 million state, $48.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $58 million.
Spent $251.3 million — $232.5 million to run schools, about $25,188 per student, plus $10.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $179.1 million local (mostly property tax), $62.1 million state, $14.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $40.7 million.
Spent $174.8 million — $155.9 million to run schools, about $24,385 per student, plus $8.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $61 million local (mostly property tax), $91.4 million state, $23.3 million federal.
Spent $138 million — $134.4 million to run schools, about $21,390 per student, plus $806,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $90.7 million local (mostly property tax), $44 million state, $6.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $35.9 million.
Spent $210.6 million — $168.9 million to run schools, about $27,280 per student, plus $26.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $116.7 million local (mostly property tax), $76.4 million state, $21.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $120 million.
Spent $147 million — $140.2 million to run schools, about $24,749 per student, plus $3.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $115.5 million local (mostly property tax), $29.4 million state, $4.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.9 million.
Spent $131.3 million — $108.8 million to run schools, about $22,151 per student, plus $17.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $67.6 million local (mostly property tax), $48.6 million state, $16.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $18.8 million.
And 32 more.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Capitol Planning Region about $302.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
State election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Absentee ballots start going out: 2026-10-02. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-16. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-01. Absentee ballot request deadline: 2026-11-02. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: CT Secretary of the State, Absentee Voting · CT Secretary of the State, Voter Registration Deadlines for Nov. 3, 2026 · CT Secretary of the State, 2026 Election Calendar
The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Capitol Planning Region come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Capitol Planning Region built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
More of Connecticut: the state government and every county in Connecticut.
Nearby counties: Hampden County, MA (22 mi) · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (28 mi) · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (31 mi) · Northwest Hills Planning Region (33 mi) · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (33 mi) · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (33 mi).