Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024.^[1][2]

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Planning region
Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG)
From top left: Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Pine Acres Lake along the Natchaug Trail, Thompson Common, Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury, Putnam District (village)
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Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
Connecticut's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°47′N 71°56′W
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Founded	2013
Largest town	Killingly
Government
• Executive director	John Filchak
Area
• Total	553.9 sq mi (1,435 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	95,348
• Estimate  (2024)	97,701
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	neccog.org

Interactive map of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	95,348		—
2024 (est.)	97,701	[3]	2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 95,348 people living in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.^[2]

Municipalities

The following municipalities are members of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region:^[4]

Towns

• Ashford
• Brooklyn
• Canterbury
• Chaplin
• Eastford
• Hampton
• Killingly
• Plainfield
• Pomfret
• Putnam
• Scotland
• Sterling
• Thompson
• Union
• Voluntown
• Woodstock