Business Formation Pulse · CT counties
Connecticut Business Applications by County
Explore annual Census business applications across Connecticut. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.
Latest year: 2025 · 17 countiesInteractive county map
Where are business applications concentrated?
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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications
County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.
County ranking
Highest application counties
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Ranked by 2025 business applications
| Rank | County | Applications | vs. prior year | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield County | 17,514 | +26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2 | Capitol Planning Region | 12,797 | +6.4% | 13.2% |
| 3 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | 11,937 | +4.6% | 12.3% |
| 4 | Hartford County | 11,073 | +29.7% | 11.4% |
| 5 | New Haven County | 10,750 | +27.0% | 11.1% |
| 6 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | 7,415 | +6.8% | 7.6% |
| 7 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 5,655 | +8.7% | 5.8% |
| 8 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 5,358 | +7.7% | 5.5% |
| 9 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 2,676 | +11.3% | 2.8% |
| 10 | New London County | 2,431 | +23.8% | 2.5% |
| 11 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 1,968 | +7.6% | 2.0% |
| 12 | Litchfield County | 1,878 | +28.2% | 1.9% |
| 13 | Middlesex County | 1,700 | +26.6% | 1.8% |
| 14 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 1,237 | +5.9% | 1.3% |
| 15 | Tolland County | 1,080 | +26.6% | 1.1% |
| 16 | Windham County | 856 | +18.1% | 0.9% |
| 17 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 792 | +1.9% | 0.8% |
