Executive Summary of The Upside—Growth, Potential and the Future of Fairfield County

This publication was created by the Urban Institute, in the performance of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, grant 90XP05-21-01-00. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

Published April 2025

Insights from Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: Equitable Education and Career Pathways for Opportunity Youth in Fairfield County

Published October 2023

BCEE commissioned study identifying more efficient ways to address the specific and systemic barriers “Opportunity Youth” and the business community face in strengthening the workforce system.

Published October 2023

The latest data from statewide and national mortality records, the 2021 and 2022 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Surveys, 2020 Census, and other datasets help us understand the COVID-19 pandemic’s profound public health, social, and economic effects.

Published August 2023

Explore data on community well-being and racial equity in Fairfield County.

Published August 2023

Insights from the 2022 Fairfield County Immigration Research Survey in English and Spanish.

Published June 2023

Insights from the 2023 Fairfield County Wellbeing in Spanish.

Published March 2023

Get a summary of the findings presented in the Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2023.

Published March 2023

Explore core community indicators to see how Fairfield County ranks on measures of wellbeing, equity and quality of life.

Published March 2023

The Center for Housing Opportunity partnered with Regional Plan Association to conduct an analysis on the potential for creating accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and single-family conversions in Fairfield County.

Published August 2021

See our 2020 Giving Day results and nonprofit findings.

Published June 2020

Data on the interrelationship between quality of life, health and the economic competitiveness of Fairfield County and its individual towns and neighborhoods.

Published September 2019

See our 2019 Giving Day results and nonprofit findings.

Published May 2019

See our 2018 Giving Day results and nonprofit findings.

Published May 2019

See our 2017 Giving Day results and nonprofit findings.

Published May 2017

Data on the interrelationship between quality of life, health and the economic competitiveness of Fairfield County and its individual towns and neighborhoods.

Published October 2016

See our 2015 Giving Day Results and Nonprofit findings.

Published May 2015

A look at food insecurity in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Published January 2014

A summary of lessons learned from the Platform of Employment program

Published January 2013

Analysis of the Social Venture Partners, Connecticut Social Enterprise Landscape Survey

Published January 2013

The impact of the recession on Fairfield County residents and the nonprofits that support them.

Published January 2009