Everything about money
Everything about money
Public money in one place: federal spending by state, district and county, each state's own spending where it publishes it, and campaign money. Pick a level or a state. You do not need to know your district.
Every county in Connecticut
Federal money spent in each county (fiscal year 2026), so you can compare without knowing your district.
| County | Federal awards ▼ | People | Per resident | U.S. House districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford County | $2.7 billion | - | CT-01, CT-05, CT-02 | |
| Fairfield County | $351.4 million | - | CT-04, CT-05, CT-03 | |
| New Haven County | $4.8 million | - | CT-03, CT-05, CT-02, CT-04 | |
| New London County | $4.0 million | - | CT-02 | |
| Litchfield County | $692,636 | - | CT-05, CT-01 | |
| Middlesex County | $537,342 | - | CT-02, CT-03, CT-01 | |
| Tolland County | $323,128 | - | CT-02 | |
| Windham County | $37,872 | - | CT-02 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | 627,071 | $0 | ||
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 279,971 | $0 | ||
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | 570,598 | $0 | ||
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | 113,216 | $0 | ||
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 96,312 | $0 | ||
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 454,969 | $0 | ||
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 175,822 | $0 | ||
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 329,259 | $0 | ||
| Capitol Planning Region | 977,290 | $0 |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
183 local governments in Connecticut in the Census 2024 finance file (annual survey: a sample of local governments; for every government pick a Census of Governments year such as 2022).
| Government | Type | County | People | Taxes | Direct spending ▼ | Debt at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTFORD CITY | City or town | Capitol | 120,686 | $323.6 million | $1.2 billion | $403.8 million |
| NEW HAVEN CITY | City or town | South Central Connecticut | 138,915 | $324.4 million | $1.2 billion | $679.8 million |
| BRIDGEPORT CITY | City or town | Greater Bridgeport | 148,377 | $350.6 million | $872.1 million | $839.5 million |
| WATERBURY CITY | City or town | Naugatuck Valley | 115,016 | $254.9 million | $826.8 million | $424.4 million |
| STAMFORD CITY | City or town | Western Connecticut | 136,188 | $326.4 million | $815.4 million | $397.4 million |
| GREENWICH TOWN | Township | Western Connecticut | 63,638 | $442.6 million | $662.3 million | $213.4 million |
| NORWALK CITY | City or town | Western Connecticut | 91,401 | $383.3 million | $624.5 million | $435.5 million |
| MANCHESTER TOWN | Township | Capitol | 59,461 | $189.6 million | $540.0 million | $161.3 million |
| DANBURY CITY | City or town | Western Connecticut | 86,967 | $239.8 million | $470.9 million | $169.2 million |
| FAIRFIELD TOWN | Township | Greater Bridgeport | 62,871 | $336.4 million | $468.5 million | $82.0 million |
| NEW BRITAIN CITY | City or town | Capitol | 74,396 | $143.5 million | $442.4 million | $336.8 million |
| MIDDLETOWN CITY | City or town | Lower Connecticut River Valley | 48,729 | $147.2 million | $397.9 million | $42.1 million |
| HAMDEN TOWN | Township | South Central Connecticut | 60,809 | $245.6 million | $396.2 million | $368.0 million |
| CAPITOL REGION EDUCATION COUNCIL | School district | Capitol | - | $0 | $380.0 million | $0 |
| WEST HARTFORD TOWN | Township | Capitol | 64,271 | $292.0 million | $378.6 million | $423.0 million |
| BRISTOL CITY | City or town | Naugatuck Valley | 61,330 | $171.3 million | $366.0 million | $103.6 million |
| WINDHAM TOWN | Township | Southeastern Connecticut | 24,399 | $62.0 million | $321.4 million | $79.4 million |
| MILFORD CITY | City or town | South Central Connecticut | 50,471 | $209.9 million | $315.2 million | $7.6 million |
| STRATFORD TOWN | Township | Greater Bridgeport | 52,477 | $206.9 million | $313.1 million | $283.5 million |
| EAST HARTFORD TOWN | Township | Capitol | 50,718 | $147.8 million | $298.2 million | $33.8 million |
| NORWICH CITY | City or town | Southeastern Connecticut | 40,009 | $96.7 million | $289.0 million | $0 |
| WESTPORT TOWN | Township | Western Connecticut | 27,427 | $221.1 million | $282.2 million | $55.7 million |
| WALLINGFORD TOWN | Township | South Central Connecticut | 44,017 | $139.1 million | $281.0 million | $82.4 million |
| TORRINGTON CITY | City or town | Northwest Hills | 35,563 | $104.7 million | $245.8 million | $0 |
| SOUTHINGTON TOWN | Township | Capitol | 43,753 | $145.6 million | $241.7 million | $121.5 million |
| WEST HAVEN CITY | City or town | South Central Connecticut | 55,004 | $47.5 million | $232.1 million | $49.1 million |
| TRUMBULL TOWN | Township | Greater Bridgeport | 37,135 | $182.4 million | $225.3 million | $116.3 million |
| GLASTONBURY TOWN | Township | Capitol | 35,199 | $173.0 million | $219.7 million | $11.1 million |
| ENFIELD TOWN | Township | Capitol | 41,245 | $112.0 million | $217.2 million | $81.3 million |
| HARTFORD COUNTY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT | Special district | Capitol | - | $53.1 million | $215.5 million | $1.7 billion |
| FARMINGTON TOWN | Township | Capitol | 26,728 | $126.6 million | $210.5 million | $0 |
| AVON TOWN | Township | Capitol | 18,871 | $95.1 million | $207.2 million | $10.8 million |
| WETHERSFIELD TOWN | Township | Capitol | 27,129 | $99.3 million | $205.8 million | $33.0 million |
| DARIEN TOWN | Township | Western Connecticut | 21,926 | $161.6 million | $202.8 million | $16.2 million |
| RIDGEFIELD TOWN | Township | Western Connecticut | 25,007 | $152.7 million | $194.8 million | $6.1 million |
| NAUGATUCK BOROUGH | City or town | Naugatuck Valley | 31,705 | $93.0 million | $189.2 million | $366.9 million |
| STONINGTON TOWN | Township | Southeastern Connecticut | 18,480 | $71.8 million | $187.9 million | $48.2 million |
| WILTON TOWN | Township | Western Connecticut | 18,457 | $140.5 million | $182.8 million | $22.0 million |
| MERIDEN CITY | City or town | South Central Connecticut | 60,242 | $55.5 million | $178.0 million | $0 |
| NEWINGTON TOWN | Township | Capitol | 30,356 | $114.9 million | $176.8 million | $18.9 million |
| SIMSBURY TOWN | Township | Capitol | 24,935 | $106.5 million | $170.6 million | $45.9 million |
| EAST HAVEN TOWN | Township | South Central Connecticut | 27,682 | $78.9 million | $170.5 million | $0 |
| SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN | Township | Capitol | 26,783 | $125.1 million | $169.4 million | $130.0 million |
| WINDSOR TOWN | Township | Capitol | 29,453 | $112.3 million | $164.2 million | $13.0 million |
| BERLIN TOWN | Township | Capitol | 20,197 | $85.9 million | $162.8 million | $41.5 million |
| EAST LYME TOWN | Township | Southeastern Connecticut | 18,788 | $71.6 million | $162.7 million | $3.7 million |
| CHESHIRE TOWN | Township | Naugatuck Valley | 28,994 | $103.8 million | $161.3 million | $38.4 million |
| ROCKY HILL TOWN | Township | Capitol | 20,712 | $82.4 million | $159.8 million | $71.1 million |
| GROTON TOWN | Township | Southeastern Connecticut | 37,743 | $112.0 million | $159.6 million | $108.1 million |
| SHELTON CITY | City or town | Naugatuck Valley | 41,897 | $109.5 million | $156.4 million | $18.9 million |
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Tap a column name to sort. Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation.
Local checkbooks (individual payments) and city council votes: not collected yet for most places. Suggest a local source.
Sources and coverage
- Federal spending: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury): award obligations by state, county and congressional district for fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. It does not include most federal salaries, Social Security checks or interest on the debt.
- States' own spending: each state's open data portal, summed by agency, where published (now: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming). Other states: not collected yet.
- Campaign money: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC and bulk files). Outside spending by super PACs and party committees is not included.
- Local: federal money by county only; city and county budgets are not collected yet.
- Every number links to its source. See the data status page for when each was collected.