Blue Plan Maximizes Coastal Coordination, Minimizes Conflict
The Takeaway: This inventory of the natural resources and uses of the Long Island Sound represents a guide for the future.
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Connecticut
61%
Population of State Living in Coastal Areas
$66.6 Billion
Coastal Employment
Annual Wages
12
Climate and Weather Disasters
(Affecting Connecticut 2010 to 2018)*
Coastal Demographics
Of the total population of 3.6 million in Connecticut, 2.2 million people live in coastal portions of the state.
Coastal Economy
Coastal Connecticut employs 976,600 people annually, earning a total of over $66.6 billion. This equates to almost $166 billion in gross domestic product.
Natural Hazards
Three billion-dollar weather disasters affected Connecticut in 2018—and a total of 12 affected the state between 2010 and 2018. The most expensive of these was Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which caused a total of $72.8 billion in combined damages to Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. *
Sources:
American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates (NOAA Data)
*Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (NOAA Website)
(All economic and demographic facts represent the latest data available [2015] and are regularly updated as new data become available)
Making a Difference
in Connecticut
NOAA Research Reserve Receives Enthusiastic Welcome in Connecticut
The Takeaway: NOAA’s Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve, the nation’s 30th, signals an exhilarating new era for the state’s coastal education, research, and ecotourism sectors.
Learn MoreNative Americans Play Critical Roles in Many NOAA Projects
The Takeaway: We take a look at the great things that can happen when NOAA and Indigenous communities work together on coastal issues.
Learn MoreWade into Estuary Recreation at a Research Reserve
The Takeaway: Paddling azure waterways. Casting a line for that delectable campsite dinner. Spying an elusive warbler in a birder’s paradise. These adventures and many more await.
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