South Central Connecticut Planning Region

The South Central Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region in the Councils of governments in Connecticut and a county-equivalent in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is entirely within New Haven County. It is served by the coterminous South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024. It is also coterminous with the New Haven metropolitan statistical area (MSA). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the New Haven MSA had an estimated population of 576,718 as of 2024. The New Haven MSA is also included in the wider region known as the New York Tri-State Area.