How has the number of bars in Connecticut changed?

−15 bars since 2018 (−14%): 104 then, 89 in 2023.

How does Connecticut compare with the United States?

0.2 bars per 10,000 residents in Connecticut against 0.0 nationally in 2023.

Which ZIP codes in Connecticut have the most bars?

06511 in New Haven with 10, 06510 in New Haven with 9 and 06516 in West Haven with 8, in the 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns.

Which metro areas in Connecticut have the most bars?

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford with 81, New Haven with 51 and Waterbury-Shelton with 43 in 2023.

How many

How many bars are in Connecticut?

Q: How many bars are in Connecticut?

89 bars with paid employees in Connecticut in 2023, from Census County Business Patterns, or 0.2 per 10,000 residents.

Census County Business Patterns 2023: bars with paid employees in Connecticut, per 10,000 residents, against the US, the change since five years ago, and the metro areas and ZIPs with the most.

89bars in Connecticut, County Business Patterns 2023

−15 since 2018 (−14%; 104 then). That is 0.2 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).

Connecticut: 0.2 per 10,000
United States: 0.0 per 10,000 (22)

What this count includes

The Census counts bars under NAICS 722410, drinking places: bars, taverns, nightclubs and lounges that mainly serve alcohol for drinking on the premises. Restaurants with a bar and brewery taprooms are counted elsewhere.

Metro areas in Connecticut

Metro area	Bars	Per 10,000 residents
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	81	0.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury	39	0.4
New Haven	51	0.9
Waterbury-Shelton	43	0.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic	19	0.7

ZIPs in Connecticut with the most bars

ZIP	City	Bars	Residents	Per 10,000
06511	New Haven	10	54,744	1.8
06510	New Haven	9	4,205	21.4
06516	West Haven	8	55,147	1.5

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From a count to a location

The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Connecticut measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named bars already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a bar there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources and dates

U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.