Connecticut is the richest state in the United States of America per capita, with a per capita income of $43,173 (2003). Its median household income is $53,935 (2000), ranked second in the country (due to smaller families than are found in New Jersey), and its median family income is $65,521 (2000), the highest in the country. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit is $166,900 (2000), ranked sixth in the country.

Stereotyped as a bedroom community of New York City, home to the wealthiest of the upper class, and a haven for the preppy lifestyle, Fairfield County is the fifth richest county in America, best known for its "Gold Coast", one of the richest areas of the nation if not the world; the eight towns that comprise the "Gold Coast" have a median household income of $155,655, almost four times higher than the American national average. The New York Post has dubbed the southwestern "Connecti-Cash" panhandle the "epicenter of American wealth." With their close proximity to New York City, these communities, most notably Greenwich, are what make Connecticut famous for its wealth and prestige.

Connecticut is, however, much more than the upscale suburbs of New York. Although it is the richest state in America, with approximately 83% of Connecticut municipalities above the national average per capita income, Connecticut nevertheless has many enclaves of poverty that are often overshadowed by the super-rich communities. 4.7% of Connecticut households have annual incomes of $200,000+, and 20.1% have incomes of $100,000 or more; but 7.0% have incomes of less than $10,000, and 31.8% less than $34,999. 7.9% of people living in Connecticut live below the poverty line. In contrast to the "Gold Coast", the other cities in the state are quite poor; Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven are some of the poorest cities in the United States having a population of 100,000 or more, with a large percentage of their populations below the poverty line. Bridgeport is one of America's poorest cities, despite the fact that it is located in super-rich Fairfield County.

This can be also compared to the rich suburbs of these cities. Connecticut has some of the largest gaps between the rich and poor in America, as the middle class flees urban areas as too expensive and unpleasant, leaving the poor to stay behind further burdening the cities' economies.

Despite its high income, Connecticut is also one of the most expensive states to live in in the contiguous United States.

Connecticut Counties Ranked by Per Capita Income

There are eight counties located in Connecticut, three of which are in the top 100 richest counties in the country.

1 Fairfield County $38,850
2 Litchfield County $28,408
3 Middlesex County $28,251
4 Hartford County $26,047
5 Tolland County $25,474
6 New London County $24,678
7 New Haven County $24,439
8 Windham County $20,433

Connecticut Places Ranked by Per Capita Income

This is a list of all incorporated areas and census-designated places in Connecticut ranked by per capita income. There are many communities not on the list because they are neither incorporated nor a census-designated place. If a place cannot be located, this is most likely the reason why.
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1 New Canaan, Connecticut $82,049
2 Darien, Connecticut $77,519
3 Weston, Connecticut $74,817
4 Greenwich, Connecticut $74,346
5 Westport, Connecticut $73,664
6 Wilton, Connecticut $65,806
7 Roxbury, Connecticut $56,769
8 Georgetown, Connecticut $55,029
9 Easton, Connecticut $53,885
10 Essex Village, Connecticut $51,928
11 Ridgefield, Connecticut $51,795
12 Avon, Connecticut $51,706
13 Groton Long Point, Connecticut $51,066
14 Redding, Connecticut $50,687
15 Woodbridge, Connecticut $49,049
16 Sharon, Connecticut $45,418
17 Fairfield, Connecticut $43,670
18 Lyme, Connecticut $43,347
19 Essex, Connecticut $42,806
20 Bridgewater, Connecticut $42,505
21 Cornwall, Connecticut $42,484
22 Madison Center, Connecticut $42,046
23 Old Lyme, Connecticut $41,386
24 Noank, Connecticut $41,355
25 Glastonbury, Connecticut $40,820
26 Madison, Connecticut $40,537
27 West Simsbury, Connecticut $39,887
28 Simsbury, Connecticut $39,710
29 Weatogue, Connecticut $39,652
30 Farmington, Connecticut $39,102
31 Sherman, Connecticut $39,070
32 Salisbury, Connecticut $38,752
33 Kent, Connecticut $38,674
34 Fenwick, Connecticut $38,135
35 Woodbury, Connecticut $37,903
36 Newtown, Connecticut $37,786
37 Washington, Connecticut $37,215
38 Guilford, Connecticut $37,161
39 Brookfield, Connecticut $37,063
40 Warren, Connecticut $36,801
41 New Preston, Connecticut $36,566
42 Orange, Connecticut $36,471
43 Burlington, Connecticut $36,173
44 Canaan, Connecticut $35,841
45 Marlborough, Connecticut $35,605
46 Guilford Center, Connecticut $35,531
47 Glastonbury Center, Connecticut $35,293
48 Stamford, Connecticut $34,987
49 Trumbull, Connecticut $34,931
50 New Fairfield, Connecticut $34,928
51 Simsbury Center, Connecticut $34,837
52 Cheshire Village, Connecticut $34,600
53 North Granby, Connecticut $34,459
54 Monroe, Connecticut $34,161
55 Norfolk, Connecticut $34,020
56 Goshen, Connecticut $33,925
57 Cheshire, Connecticut $33,903
58 Granby, Connecticut $33,863
59 West Hartford, Connecticut $33,468
60 Mystic, Connecticut $33,376
61 Old Saybrook Center, Connecticut $33,217
62 Canton, Connecticut $33,151
63 Middlebury, Connecticut $33,056
64 Deep River, Connecticut $32,604
65 Southbury, Connecticut $32,545
66 Moodus, Connecticut $32,475
67 Salmon Brook, Connecticut $32,311
68 Branford, Connecticut $32,301
69 Chester, Connecticut $32,191
70 Harwinton, Connecticut $32,137
71 Woodmont, Connecticut $32,126
72 Chester Center, Connecticut $32,087
73 Killingworth, Connecticut $31,929
74 Norwalk, Connecticut $31,781
75 Bethany, Connecticut $31,403
76 Higganum, Connecticut $31,238
77 South Windsor, Connecticut $30,966
78 Heritage Village, Connecticut $30,876
79 East Granby, Connecticut $30,805
80 Hebron, Connecticut $30,797
81 Old Saybrook, Connecticut $30,720
82 Haddam, Connecticut $30,519
83 Saybrook Manor, Connecticut $30,511
84 New Hartford, Connecticut $30,429
85 Woodbury Center, Connecticut $30,277
86 Andover, Connecticut $30,273
87 Litchfield, Connecticut $30,096
88 North Haven, Connecticut $29,919
89 Shelton, Connecticut $29,893
90 Tolland, Connecticut $29,892
91 Westbrook Center, Connecticut $29,866
92 Colebrook, Connecticut $29,789
93 Cromwell, Connecticut $29,786
94 Rocky Hill, Connecticut $29,701
95 Bethlehem, Connecticut $29,672
96 Stonington, Connecticut $29,653
97 New Milford, Connecticut $29,630
98 Columbia, Connecticut $29,446
99 Durham, Connecticut $29,306
100 Branford Center, Connecticut $29,290

101 Morris, Connecticut $29,233
102 Bolton, Connecticut $29,205
103 Collinsville, Connecticut $29,050
104 Barkhamsted, Connecticut $28,961
105 Wethersfield, Connecticut $28,930
106 Bethel, Connecticut $28,927
107 Bethlehem Village, Connecticut $28,925
108 Bloomfield, Connecticut $28,843
109 Milford, Connecticut $28,773
110 East Lyme, Connecticut $28,765
111 Westbrook, Connecticut $28,680
112 New Hartford Center, Connecticut $28,675
113 North Branford, Connecticut $28,542
114 Lake Pocotopaug, Connecticut $28,317
115 Oxford, Connecticut $28,250
116 Portland, Connecticut $28,229
117 Suffield, Connecticut $28,171
118 East Haddam, Connecticut $28,112
119 Old Mystic, Connecticut $27,988
120 Union, Connecticut $27,900
121 Ellington, Connecticut $27,766
122 Berlin, Connecticut $27,744
123 Windsor, Connecticut $27,633
124 Tariffville, Connecticut $27,585
125 Niantic, Connecticut $27,306
126 Salem, Connecticut $27,288
127 Deep River Center, Connecticut $27,261
128 Coventry, Connecticut $27,143
129 Willington, Connecticut $27,062
130 Colchester, Connecticut $27,038
131 Coventry Lake, Connecticut $26,968
132 Newington, Connecticut $26,881
133 Prospect, Connecticut $26,827
134 South Coventry, Connecticut $26,817
135 Waterford, Connecticut $26,807
136 Bozrah, Connecticut $26,569
137 Northwest Harwinton, Connecticut $26,508
138 Stratford, Connecticut $26,501
139 Hartland, Connecticut $26,473
140 Southington, Connecticut $26,370
141 Terramuggus, Connecticut $26,127
142 Ashford, Connecticut $26,104
143 Clinton, Connecticut $26,080
144 Watertown, Connecticut $26,044
145 Hamden, Connecticut $26,039
146 Pomfret, Connecticut $26,029
147 Manchester, Connecticut $25,989
148 Wallingford, Connecticut $25,947
149 North Stonington, Connecticut $25,815
150 Lebanon, Connecticut $25,784
151 Middletown, Connecticut $25,720
152 Middlefield, Connecticut $25,711
153 Franklin, Connecticut $25,477
154 Eastford, Connecticut $25,364
155 Hampton, Connecticut $25,344
156 Woodstock, Connecticut $25,331
157 Suffield Depot, Connecticut $25,290
158 Beacon Falls, Connecticut $25,285
159 East Hampton, Connecticut $25,207
160 Canton Valley, Connecticut $25,206
161 Vernon, Connecticut $25,150
162 Kensington, Connecticut $25,030
163 Wolcott, Connecticut $25,018
164 Ledyard, Connecticut $24,953
165 East Windsor, Connecticut $24,899
166 Central Somers, Connecticut $24,874
167 Sherwood Manor, Connecticut $24,839
168 Thomaston, Connecticut $24,799
169 Preston, Connecticut $24,752
170 Crystal Lake, Connecticut $24,645
171 Danbury, Connecticut $24,500
172 South Windham, Connecticut $24,113
173 Seymour, Connecticut $24,056
174 Groton, Connecticut $23,995
175 Long Hill, Connecticut $23,982
176 Somers, Connecticut $23,952
177 Southwood Acres, Connecticut $23,891
178 Voluntown, Connecticut $23,707
179 Bristol, Connecticut $23,362
180 Oxoboxo River, Connecticut $23,310
181 Plainville, Connecticut $23,257
182 Plymouth, Connecticut $23,244
183 Broad Brook, Connecticut $23,244
184 Derby, Connecticut $23,117
185 Windsor Locks, Connecticut $23,079
186 Naugatuck, Connecticut $22,757
187 Wallingford Center, Connecticut $22,724
188 Central Manchester, Connecticut $22,656
189 Winchester, Connecticut $22,589
190 Scotland, Connecticut $22,573
191 Lisbon, Connecticut $22,476
192 East Haven, Connecticut $22,396
193 Montville, Connecticut $22,357
194 Canterbury, Connecticut $22,317
195 Hazardville, Connecticut $22,293
196 Terryville, Connecticut $22,202
197 Chaplin, Connecticut $22,101
198 Central Waterford, Connecticut $22,083
199 Stafford, Connecticut $22,017
200 Enfield, Connecticut $21,967

201 East Hartford, Connecticut $21,763
202 Blue Hills, Connecticut $21,618
203 Torrington, Connecticut $21,406
204 South Woodstock, Connecticut $21,239
205 Griswold, Connecticut $21,196
206 West Haven, Connecticut $21,121
207 Thompson, Connecticut $21,003
208 Pawcatuck, Connecticut $20,942
209 Sprague, Connecticut $20,796
210 Oakville, Connecticut $20,763
211 Norwich, Connecticut $20,742
212 Quinebaug, Connecticut $20,615
213 Meriden, Connecticut $20,597
214 Putnam, Connecticut $20,597
215 Ansonia, Connecticut $20,504
216 Brooklyn, Connecticut $20,359
217 Thompsonville, Connecticut $19,851
218 Winsted, Connecticut $19,804
219 Killingly, Connecticut $19,779
220 Sterling, Connecticut $19,679
221 Putnam District, Connecticut $19,229
222 Jewett City, Connecticut $19,083
223 North Canaan, Connecticut $18,971
224 Plainfield, Connecticut $18,706
225 New London, Connecticut $18,437
226 Bantam, Connecticut $18,422
227 New Britain, Connecticut $18,404
228 Mansfield, Connecticut $18,094
229 Rockville, Connecticut $17,896
230 Waterbury, Connecticut $17,701
231 Windham, Connecticut $16,978
232 Moosup, Connecticut $16,827
233 North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut $16,409
234 New Haven, Connecticut $16,393
235 Bridgeport, Connecticut $16,306
236 Danielson, Connecticut $16,042
237 Willimantic, Connecticut $15,727
238 Wauregan, Connecticut $15,311
239 East Brooklyn, Connecticut $15,093
240 Plainfield Village, Connecticut $14,836
241 Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut $14,664
242 Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, Connecticut $14,216
243 Hartford, Connecticut $13,428
244 Storrs, Connecticut $9,947