Connecticut County Map

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Connecticut lies between the major hubs of New York City and Boston along the Northeast Corridor, where the New York-Newark Combined Statistical Area, which includes four of Connecticut's seven largest cities, extends into the southwestern part of the state. Connecticut is the third-smallest state by area, after Rhode Island and Delaware, but with 3,675,069 residents as of 2024 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, its highest population ever, Connecticut ranks 29th in population, and fourth among the most densely populated U.S. states.