The Map Room
Note: Map descriptions are current as of their publication date. Source websites may offer more recent data than described.
Human Services Committee
Map Title:
Status of State Action on the Medicaid Expansion Decision
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This 2023 KFF map tracks state actions related to adoption of the ACA Medicaid expansion. Connecticut adopted and implemented Medicaid expansion back on January 1, 2014.
Map Title:
State Medicaid Expansion Map
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This KFF map shows which states are considering or have adopted expanded Medicaid coverage for low-income, disabled, and elderly Americans as of May 2023. All 50 states participate in the federal program, however eligibility requirements vary by state.
Map Title:
Distribution of Medicaid Spending by Service
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This 2021 map from KFF shows (1) state Medicaid expenditures in various categories, including acute and long-term care; (2) payments to HMOs and other health plans; and (3) premiums paid by Medicaid for Medicare enrollees.
Map Title:
Total SSI Beneficiaries as a Percent of Population
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This 2021 map from KFF shows the percentage of each state’s population that receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a cash assistance program for low-income aged, blind, and/or disabled individuals. In 2021, Connecticut was below the national average at 1.8%.
Map Title:
Percent of Total Population in Poverty, 2021
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This 2021 map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compares statistics on the percentage of each state’s total population living in poverty as well as the percentage of children under age 18 living in poverty. Clicking on a state or selecting it from the drop-down menu will narrow the data and map to show poverty statistics for each county within that state.
Map Title:
Food Insecurity Among Overall Population
Interactive: Yes
Printable: No
Description: This interactive map from Feeding America displays the rates of food insecurity, by county or district, across the United States. Also, by highlighting a given area on the map, it shows the percentage of food insecure people who are above the 200% poverty threshold for purposes of SNAP and other nutrition programs, and the cost of meeting their food needs.
Map Title:
Number of Retailers Participating in SNAP
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This Center on Budget and Policy Priorities map shows the number of retailers authorized to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) per 100,000 people, by congressional district.
Map Title:
TANF and MOE Spending on Basic Assistance, Work, Education and Training Activities, and Child Care, FY 2016
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services map shows the percentage of each state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and state maintenance-of-effort (MOE) spending on basic assistance, work, education and training activities, and child care.
Map Title:
Children Covered by Medicaid and CHIP
Interactive: Yes
Printable: Yes
Description: This map shows the percentage of children covered by Medicaid/CHIP by congressional district and county.