State Brief · CT

Connecticut

Capital: Hartford · Latest trade year: 2024

Exports to Romania: $7.9M
Imports from Romania: $16.8M
Trade balance: -$8.8M
Export CAGR: -7.4%

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Connecticut and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit

Peak imports

$16.8M

in 2024

Import CAGR

+3.0%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY

-24.7%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Connecticut and Romania

Furniture & Fixtures make up 42.0% of what Connecticut imports from Romania, while machinery, except electrical lead the goods Connecticut sends back.

What Connecticut imports from Romania

Total$14.9M

Furniture & Fixtures$7.0M42%
Machinery, Except Electrical$3.0M18%
Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components$2.9M17%
Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$820K5%
Apparel & Accessories$591K4%
Computer & Electronic Products$561K3%

What Connecticut exports to Romania

Total$6.2M

Machinery, Except Electrical$2.9M37%
Computer & Electronic Products$1.4M17%
Transportation Equipment$1.2M15%
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities$692K9%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 5,907 residents of Connecticut identify as Romanian-American — ranking #20 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Connecticut grew

An estimated 1,491 Romanian-born residents call Connecticut home. Arrivals peaked in the 2010s.

Romanian-born

1,491

ACS 2022

US citizens

38.6%

US average

Avg annual wages

$39K

US average

Bachelor's+

27.2%

US average

Education, citizenship, and wage figures shown are national averages for Romanian-born Americans — the sample for Connecticut is too small for reliable state-level estimates.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Arrivals by year

2005 onward

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Connecticut

Capitol Planning Region495
South Central Connecticut Planning Region382
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region103
Northwest Hills Planning Region83
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region41

Faith communities

3 Romanian-affiliated churches

The Romanian-American community in Connecticut sustains 3 registered parishes across 2 denominations.

Orthodox (OCA) (2)Pentecostal (1)

View all 3 parishes

St. Dimitrie ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Easton, CT
Holy Transfiguration ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Manchester, CT
Agape Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Enfield, CT