Connecticut Government

Which civic or administrative claim about Connecticut’s statistical geography is correct?

• Connecticut’s replacement of former counties with planning regions as Census county equivalents represents a significant change in statistical geography
• The Census Bureau currently treats Connecticut’s eight former counties as its only county equivalents
• Connecticut has no role for municipal government
• The nine planning regions are independent U.S. states

What is the most accurate description of Connecticut’s planning regions?

• Connecticut restored general-purpose county governments in 2020
• The Census Bureau currently treats Connecticut’s eight former counties as its only county equivalents
• The nine planning regions are independent U.S. states
• Planning regions align federal statistical reporting more closely with Connecticut’s active regional planning institutions

Which statement correctly describes Connecticut’s statistical county equivalents?

• Connecticut’s eight historical counties still operate as full county governments
• The nine planning regions are independent U.S. states
• Connecticut demonstrates how statistical county equivalents can exist without general-purpose county governments
• The Census Bureau currently treats Connecticut’s eight former counties as its only county equivalents

What is accurate about older and newer Connecticut county datasets?

• The nine planning regions are independent U.S. states
• Older county-based datasets require careful comparison with newer planning-region datasets
• Connecticut has no role for municipal government
• Connecticut restored general-purpose county governments in 2020