Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2023

Connecticut

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2023
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, Connecticut 2,016,346 1,866,468 264,308 122,855,621 114,939,608 7,916,013 15,234,097 14,252,511 981,586
Men 1,020,516 932,522 144,020 69,910,639 64,720,353 5,190,286 8,668,919 8,025,324 643,595
Women 995,830 933,947 120,288 52,944,982 50,219,255 2,725,727 6,565,178 6,227,188 337,990
Capitol 547,239 515,319 62,311 32,536,953 31,023,304 1,513,649 4,034,582 3,846,890 187,693
Men 275,268 256,387 31,752 18,339,878 17,346,546 993,332 2,274,145 2,150,972 123,173
Women 271,970 258,932 30,560 14,197,076 13,676,758 520,318 1,760,437 1,695,918 64,519
Greater Bridgeport 164,347 153,385 19,723 9,812,312 9,171,915 640,397 1,216,727 1,137,317 79,409
Men 80,174 74,097 10,620 5,235,531 4,826,931 408,600 649,206 598,539 50,666
Women 84,172 79,288 9,103 4,576,782 4,344,984 231,797 567,521 538,778 28,743
Lower Connecticut River Valley 93,218 85,191 12,246 6,147,097 5,765,453 381,644 762,240 714,916 47,324
Men 48,050 42,952 7,694 3,565,962 3,317,139 248,823 442,179 411,325 30,854
Women 45,168 42,239 4,551 2,581,136 2,448,314 132,822 320,061 303,591 16,470
Naugatuck Valley 263,498 240,815 40,204 14,440,989 13,495,807 945,182 1,790,683 1,673,480 117,203
Men 132,581 120,102 20,807 8,178,008 7,588,739 589,269 1,014,073 941,004 73,069
Women 130,917 120,713 19,398 6,262,980 5,907,067 355,913 776,610 732,476 44,133
Northeastern Connecticut 79,676 73,384 9,753 4,474,736 4,190,881 283,856 554,867 519,669 35,198
Men 41,061 37,048 5,310 2,730,555 2,520,198 210,357 338,589 312,505 26,084
Women 38,616 36,336 4,443 1,744,182 1,670,683 73,499 216,279 207,165 9,114
Northwest Hills 60,458 (X) (X) 3,293,687 (X) (X) 408,417 (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
South Central Connecticut 300,870 281,222 36,628 17,514,436 16,518,066 996,370 2,171,790 2,048,240 123,550
Men 150,431 139,033 20,915 9,742,597 9,092,321 650,276 1,208,082 1,127,448 80,634
Women 150,439 142,189 15,713 7,771,839 7,425,745 346,093 963,708 920,792 42,916
Southeastern Connecticut 153,929 145,242 17,664 8,381,843 7,908,890 472,953 1,039,349 980,702 58,646
Men 80,305 75,420 9,103 4,993,529 4,695,689 297,841 619,198 582,265 36,932
Women 73,624 69,822 8,561 3,388,314 3,213,201 175,113 420,151 398,437 21,714
Western Connecticut 349,549 314,505 56,243 26,018,857 23,652,827 2,366,030 3,226,338 2,932,951 293,388
Men 178,743 157,049 32,510 15,038,293 13,410,386 1,627,908 1,864,748 1,662,888 201,861
Women 170,805 157,456 23,732 10,980,564 10,242,441 738,122 1,361,590 1,270,063 91,527
Unknown 3,562 (X) (X) 234,711 (X) (X) 29,104 (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $160,200 in 2023.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2023
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) HI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, Connecticut 2,062,026 1,916,463 283,059 175,600,673 159,120,967 16,479,707 5,092,420 4,614,508 477,911
Men 1,037,551 952,229 157,731 111,031,493 97,799,998 13,231,495 3,219,913 2,836,200 383,713
Women 1,024,475 964,235 125,328 64,569,180 61,320,969 3,248,212 1,872,506 1,778,308 94,198
Capitol 560,253 529,276 65,904 39,172,217 37,073,141 2,099,076 1,135,994 1,075,121 60,873
Men 279,514 261,280 34,600 22,809,019 21,237,185 1,571,834 661,462 615,878 45,583
Women 280,740 267,996 31,305 16,363,198 15,835,956 527,242 474,533 459,243 15,290
Greater Bridgeport 170,712 160,146 21,309 13,554,062 12,329,389 1,224,674 393,068 357,552 35,516
Men 83,057 77,122 11,533 8,164,830 7,216,970 947,861 236,780 209,292 27,488
Women 87,654 83,024 9,776 5,389,232 5,112,419 276,813 156,288 148,260 8,028
Lower Connecticut River Valley 95,317 87,602 12,412 7,650,641 7,202,825 447,816 221,869 208,882 12,987
Men 48,629 43,648 7,799 4,359,306 4,099,975 259,331 126,420 118,899 7,521
Women 46,688 43,954 4,613 3,291,335 3,102,850 188,485 95,449 89,983 5,466
Naugatuck Valley 269,298 247,341 42,289 16,656,976 15,577,902 1,079,074 483,052 451,759 31,293
Men 135,568 123,518 22,078 9,668,625 9,007,847 660,778 280,390 261,228 19,163
Women 133,729 123,823 20,211 6,988,351 6,570,054 418,296 202,662 190,532 12,131
Northeastern Connecticut 81,831 75,698 10,435 5,202,134 4,804,267 397,867 150,862 139,324 11,538
Men 41,988 38,053 5,931 3,282,610 2,955,452 327,157 95,196 85,708 9,488
Women 39,843 37,646 4,503 1,919,524 1,848,815 70,709 55,666 53,616 2,051
Northwest Hills 61,093 (X) (X) 4,315,887 (X) (X) 125,161 (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
South Central Connecticut 308,936 289,871 40,421 21,543,850 20,142,877 1,400,973 624,772 584,143 40,628
Men 154,059 142,951 23,616 12,533,772 11,494,324 1,039,448 363,479 333,335 30,144
Women 154,877 146,919 16,806 9,010,077 8,648,552 361,525 261,292 250,808 10,484
Southeastern Connecticut 157,124 148,446 18,234 9,592,070 8,976,480 615,590 278,170 260,318 17,852
Men 81,014 76,207 9,336 5,773,144 5,350,712 422,433 167,421 155,171 12,251
Women 76,110 72,239 8,897 3,818,926 3,625,768 193,157 110,749 105,147 5,602
Western Connecticut 353,887 319,885 61,840 57,677,001 48,904,630 8,772,371 1,672,633 1,418,234 254,399
Men 179,600 158,722 37,016 41,611,789 33,903,908 7,707,880 1,206,742 983,213 223,529
Women 174,287 161,164 24,824 16,065,213 15,000,722 1,064,491 465,891 435,021 30,870
Unknown 3,576 (X) (X) 235,835 (X) (X) 6,839 (X) (X)
Men (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Women (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.