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Blank Map of Connecticut (Counties)

Printable map of Connecticut with all 9 planning regions, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Blank map of Connecticut

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

PNG and PDF files are drawn in your browser at the size you pick; nothing is uploaded. No watermark, no sign-up.

About this map: Since 2022 the Census Bureau uses Connecticut's nine planning regions as county equivalents; the state's eight historical counties have had no county government since 1960.

Connecticut at a glance

Planning Regions on the map9
Land area (sum of the shapes)12,541 km² · 4,842 mi²
Largest planning region by land areaCapitol Planning Region — 2,661 km²
Smallest planning region by land areaGreater Bridgeport Planning Region — 363 km²
Population (ACS 2019–2023)3,598,348
Most populous planning regionCapitol Planning Region — 969,029
Places on the with-cities versionBridgeport, Stamford, New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol

Land areas are the Census Bureau's ALAND figures. Population and income are American Community Survey 5-year estimates, which carry margins of error. Cities are the largest Census places by ACS population; a crowded label is left off rather than overlapped.

All 9 planning regions of Connecticut

Planning RegionLand area, km²Land area, mi²PopulationMedian household income
Capitol Planning Region2,6611,027969,029$91,541
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region363140326,296$87,135
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region1,098424174,983$101,117
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region1,069413452,303$86,365
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region1,43555495,829$87,564
Northwest Hills Planning Region2,037786112,848$91,035
South Central Connecticut Planning Region951367566,803$86,266
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region1,549598279,025$84,185
Western Connecticut Planning Region1,378532621,232$124,553

Printing and using the map

  1. Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each planning region.
  2. For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
  3. Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
  4. For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
  5. To colour planning regions by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each planning region is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The planning region shapes are the US Census Bureau's 2024 cartographic boundary file — boundaries as of January 1, 2024, clipped to the shoreline for mapping.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so planning regions keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 2400 × 1768 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching planning regions share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small planning regions may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many planning regions are on this map of Connecticut?

9. every one of them is listed in the table on this page. Since 2022 the Census Bureau uses Connecticut's nine planning regions as county equivalents; the state's eight historical counties have had no county government since 1960.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (US Census Bureau) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each planning region. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from the Census Bureau's 2024 cartographic boundary file, generalised for mapping, then simplified to suit a 2400 × 1768 pixel drawing. They are right for printing and teaching but are not survey-grade lines and must not be used to settle a boundary question.

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