CT: Town – Multiplier converter

Beginning with the 2024 NEQP we will recognize Connecticut’s Planning Regions instead of counties for multipliers. This results in nine multipliers instead of eight. See below for an extended explanation for the changes (counties were disbanded 44 years ago – in 1960.)

Connecticut Town to County to Planning Region Multiplier Converter
Nr	Municipality	NEQP Multiplier	Planning Region	Council of Government	County
1	Andover	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
2	Ansonia	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
3	Ashford	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
4	Avon	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
5	Barkhamsted	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
6	Beacon Falls	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
7	Berlin	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
8	Bethany	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
9	Bethel	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
10	Bethlehem	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	Litchfield
11	Bloomfield	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
12	Bolton	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
13	Bozrah	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
14	Branford	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
15	Bridgeport	CTGBR	Greater Bridgeport	Metropolitan	Fairfield
16	Bridgewater	CTWES	Western	Western	Litchfield
17	Bristol	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	Hartford
18	Brookfield	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
19	Brooklyn	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
20	Burlington	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Hartford
21	Canaan	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
22	Canterbury	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
23	Canton	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
24	Chaplin	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
25	Cheshire	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
26	Chester	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
27	Clinton	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
28	Colchester	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
29	Colebrook	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
30	Columbia	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
31	Cornwall	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
32	Coventry	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
33	Cromwell	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
34	Danbury	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
35	Darien	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
36	Deep River	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
37	Derby	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
38	Durham	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
39	Eastford	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
40	East Granby	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
41	East Haddam	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
42	East Hampton	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
43	East Hartford	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
44	East Haven	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
45	East Lyme	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
46	Easton	CTGBR	Greater Bridgeport	Metropolitan	Fairfield
47	East Windsor	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
48	Ellington	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
49	Enfield	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
50	Essex	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
51	Fairfield	CTGBR	Greater Bridgeport	Metropolitan	Fairfield
52	Farmington	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
53	Franklin	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
54	Glastonbury	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
55	Goshen	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
56	Granby	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
57	Greenwich	CTWES	South Western	Western	Fairfield
58	Griswold	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
59	Groton	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
60	Guilford	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
61	Haddam	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
62	Hamden	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
63	Hampton	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
64	Hartford	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
65	Hartland	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Hartford
66	Harwinton	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
67	Hebron	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
68	Kent	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
69	Killingly	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
70	Killingworth	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
71	Lebanon	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
72	Ledyard	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
73	Lisbon	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
74	Litchfield	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
75	Lyme	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	New London
76	Madison	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
77	Manchester	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
78	Mansfield	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
79	Marlborough	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
80	Meriden	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
81	Middlebury	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
82	Middlefield	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
83	Middletown	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
84	Milford	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
85	Monroe	CTGBR	Greater Bridgeport	Metropolitan	Fairfield
86	Montville	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
87	Morris	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
88	Naugatuck	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
89	New Britain	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
90	New Canaan	CTWES	South Western	Western	Fairfield
91	New Fairfield	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
92	New Hartford	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
93	New Haven	CTSOC	South Central CT	South Central	New Haven
94	Newington	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
95	New London	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
96	New Milford	CTWES	Western	Western	Litchfield
97	Newtown	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
98	Norfolk	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
99	North Branford	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
100	North Canaan	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
101	North Haven	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
102	North Stonington	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
103	Norwalk	CTWES	South Western	Western	Fairfield
104	Norwich	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
105	Old Lyme	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	New London
106	Old Saybrook	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
107	Orange	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
108	Oxford	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
109	Plainfield	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
110	Plainville	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
111	Plymouth	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	Litchfield
112	Pomfret	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
113	Portland	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
114	Preston	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
115	Prospect	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
116	Putnam	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
117	Redding	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
118	Ridgefield	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
119	Rocky Hill	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
120	Roxbury	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
121	Salem	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
122	Salisbury	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
123	Scotland	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
124	Seymour	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
125	Sharon	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
126	Shelton	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	Fairfield
127	Sherman	CTWES	Western	Western	Fairfield
128	Simsbury	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
129	Somers	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
130	Southbury	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
131	Southington	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
132	South Windsor	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
133	Sprague	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
134	Stafford	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
135	Stamford	CTWES	South Western	Western	Fairfield
136	Sterling	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
137	Stonington	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
138	Stratford	CTGBR	Greater Bridgeport	Metropolitan	Fairfield
139	Suffield	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
140	Thomaston	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	Litchfield
141	Thompson	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham
142	Tolland	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
143	Torrington	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
144	Trumbull	CTGBR	Greater Bridgeport	Metropolitan	Fairfield
145	Union	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Tolland
146	Vernon	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
147	Voluntown	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	New London
148	Wallingford	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
149	Warren	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
150	Washington	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
151	Waterbury	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
152	Waterford	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	New London
153	Watertown	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	Litchfield
154	Westbrook	CTLCR	Lower CT River Valley	Lower CT River Valley	Middlesex
155	West Hartford	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
156	West Haven	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
157	Weston	CTWES	South Western	Western	Fairfield
158	Westport	CTWES	South Western	Western	Fairfield
159	Wethersfield	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
160	Willington	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Tolland
161	Wilton	CTWES	South Western	Western	Fairfield
162	Winchester	CTNWH	Northwest Hills	Northwest Hills	Litchfield
163	Windham	CTSOE	Southeastern CT	Southeastern	Windham
164	Windsor	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
165	Windsor Locks	CTCAP	Capitol	Capitol Region	Hartford
166	Wolcott	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	New Haven
167	Woodbridge	CTSOC	South Central	South Central	New Haven
168	Woodbury	CTNAU	Naugatuck Valley	Naugatuck Valley	Litchfield
169	Woodstock	CTNOE	Northeast CT	Northeastern	Windham

What Happened to Connecticut Counties?

A long time ago (1960) Connecticut eliminated county government.   County names have remained “on the books” and on maps ever since, and mostly used to deal with interactions with the US Census and other Federal programs.   Every square inch of the state is within the boundaries of 169 different towns where local control is the basis of most local government decisions.  Over the years, a series of regional planning districts (Council of Governments) have been assembled to deal with regional transportation, air quality and other areas where cooperation between towns is necessary.

In 2019, the state formally requested that the US Census Bureau approve a proposal to recognize Connecticut’s nine planning regions as the statistical equivalent of counties for the purpose of tabulating and publishing future Census data.  This went through a two-year review process and was finally approved in mid-2022.   This year (2024) will see the first release of data based on regional planning districts.

The New England QSO Party will recognize the change beginning with the 2024 NEQP.  This change will add one multiplier in CT, making for a total of 68 in New England.   We will work with software authors to make sure that the “county” change is reflected in current software versions.   There will be several other contest rules changes as well, noted elsewhere.

There may be some confusion with those giving NEQP contact information and with those outside of New England.  The log checking process will make sure that all entries are scored the same way, with the same list of 68 multipliers.