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{{US state
| Name = Connecticut
| Fullname = State of Connecticut
| Flag = Flag of Connecticut.svg
| Seal = Seal of Connecticut.svg
| Flower = Mountain Laurel<ref name=SOTS>[http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionX/SITESEALSYMB.htm STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols]; ''Connecticut State Register & Manual''; retrieved on [[December 15]], [[2006]]</ref>|
 Tree = White Oak<ref name=SOTS/>|
Flaglink = [[Flag of Connecticut]]
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* [[Assembly of God]] – 1%
* Non-denominational – 1%
* [[Muslim]] – 1%
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== Economy ==
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The total [[gross state product]] for 2010 was [[US dollar|USD]]$237&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=GDP by State|url=http://greyhill.com/gdp-by-state|publisher=Greyhill Advisors|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> The per capita income for 2007 was $54,117, [[rank]]ing first among all other states. However, [[New Canaan, Connecticut|New Canaan]] has one of the [[List of U.S. states per GDP|highest per capita incomes in America]], Hartford is one of the ten cities with the lowest per capita incomes in America. As with Bridgeport, New Haven and other cities in the state, Hartford is [[wikt:surround|surrounded]] by wealthier [[suburb]]s. The state's [[unemployment]] rate in August 2011 was 9.0%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Area Unemployment Statistics|url=http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstch.htm|publisher=BLS|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref>

New Canaan is the wealthiest town in Connecticut, with a per capita income of $85,459. [[Darien, Connecticut|Darien]], Greenwich, [[Weston, Connecticut|Weston]], [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]] and [[Wilton, Connecticut|Wilton]] also have per capita incomes over $65,000. Hartford is the poorest [[municipality]] in Connecticut, with a per capita income of $13,428 in 2000.<ref name="CTincome2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/ecd/lib/ecd/economic_data/income/2000_median_hh,_family_&_per_cap_income.xls |title=Connecticut per capita income, median household income, and median family income at State, County and Town level: Census 2000 data |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> There are other lower income and [[blue collar]] towns in the eastern part of the state.

Connecticut has a 6.35% state [[Tax#Types of taxes|sales tax]] for [[retail]] sale, [[lease]], or rental of most goods.<ref name=2011Sect6Summary>[http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?A=1514&Q=480936 "Summary of Tax Provisions Contained in 2011 Conn. Pub. Acts 6"], retrieved July 6, 2011</ref> Homes in Connecticut has a [[median price]] of approximately $226,000. However, the median value for a home in [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield Conuty]] is about $370,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewarrengroup.com/portal/Solutions/PressReleases/tabid/190/newsid751/2311/Default.aspx |title=Conn. Median Home Prices Down 18% in First quarter |publisher=Thewarrengroup.com |date=May 4, 2009 |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news8814.html |title=CT house prices continue to fall |publisher=Hartford Business |accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> Connecticut has the most multi-million dollar homes in the northeast and the second most in the nation after [[California]]. There were 3.3% of homes in Connecticut priced over $1 million in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/22/real_estate/february_million_dollar_homes/index.htm?section=money_topstories| title=Million Dollar Homes|last=Christie|first=Les|publisher=CNN | date=February 23, 2006| accessdate=January 23, 2007}}</ref>

The [[agriculture|agricultural]] produce in the state includes [[plant nursery]], [[eggs]], [[clam]]s, [[lobster]], [[diary|diary product]]s; [[cattle]] and [[tobacco]]. Connecticut produces transportation equipment such as [[helicopter]]s, [[aircraft]] parts, [[nuclear submarine]]s, [[Industrial engineering|industrial machinery]], [[electric]]al equipment, [[military]] [[weapon]]ry, [[metal]] products, [[chemical]] and [[pharmaceutical]] products, and [[Measuring instrument|scientific instruments]].

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