335,666 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.5% since 2020)
140 square miles of land · 2,395 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region in EPA's records — not gathered, never hidden.
No county jail figure in the national data for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.
8 school districts have their office in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $461.8 million — $409.1 million to run schools, about $21,156 per student, plus $21.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $82.2 million local (mostly property tax), $293.7 million state, $96.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $133.1 million.
Spent $263 million — $251.4 million to run schools, about $26,809 per student, plus $5.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $228 million local (mostly property tax), $38.4 million state, $9.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $90 million.
Spent $163.6 million — $152.4 million to run schools, about $22,025 per student, plus $2.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $128 million local (mostly property tax), $27.3 million state, $8.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $39.9 million.
Spent $178.2 million — $162.2 million to run schools, about $23,984 per student, plus $6.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $115.8 million local (mostly property tax), $52.2 million state, $16.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $41.7 million.
Spent $78.6 million — $76.8 million to run schools, about $22,605 per student, plus $52,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $61.4 million local (mostly property tax), $17.1 million state, $2.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $7.4 million.
Spent $22 million — $21.3 million to run schools, about $23,546 per student, plus $532,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $19.4 million local (mostly property tax), $3.5 million state, $475,000 federal. Long-term debt: $4.6 million.
Spent $29.1 million — $27.7 million to run schools, about $33,250 per student, plus $588,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $26.5 million local (mostly property tax), $4.1 million state, $416,000 federal. Long-term debt: $7 million.
Spent $29.6 million — $27.7 million to run schools, about $35,543 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $25.2 million local (mostly property tax), $4.3 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.8 million.
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 Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Greater Bridgeport Planning Region about $104.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
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 Greater Bridgeport 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.
More of Connecticut: the state government and every county in Connecticut.
Nearby counties: Western Connecticut Planning Region (14 mi) · South Central Connecticut Planning Region (21 mi) · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (24 mi) · Westchester County, NY (28 mi) · Suffolk County, NY (32 mi) · Putnam County, NY (32 mi).