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What sets Hartford's economy apart

Fabricated metal products is where Hartford is most unlike the rest of the country: 403 establishments, a share of local businesses 2.2 times the national one. Next come transportation equipment manufacturing (83 establishments, 2.1 times) and machinery manufacturing (132 establishments, 1.8 times). Of the 61 metros on these pages with published figures for fabricated metal products, Hartford ranks 2nd, behind Milwaukee, WI.

Machine shops and fabricators are frequent acquisition targets, and buyers ask for customer contracts, quality certifications and equipment lists.

Suppliers to vehicle and aircraft makers share program contracts and quality records with acquirers and lenders. In transportation equipment manufacturing, Hartford places 3rd of 58 metros here; Detroit, MI leads.

How Hartford compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro's population at 1,169,048 in July 2024, up 17,139 or 1.5 percent on the April 2020 base of 1,151,909.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 1,160,000, the same year as the business count, Hartford has 52.9 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 29th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Portland, ME at 52.6 and Seattle, WA at 52.6.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Louisville, KY, with 618; the metro closest in population, Birmingham, AL at 1,192,583 residents, has 708 law offices and 450 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Hartford's nearest match is New Orleans, LA, with 439.

• Residents, July 2024: 1,169,048
• Residents, April 2020 base: 1,151,909
• Change since 2020: +17,139 (1.5 percent), 39th of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 52.9, 29th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 35.9, 48th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 40.3, 28th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 22.8, 4th of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 17.6, 58th of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 4,700
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 4,600

The courts and regulators behind Hartford paperwork

When a Hartford dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, whose Hartford courthouse is the Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building.

CPAs practicing in Connecticut are licensed by the Connecticut State Board of Accountancy.

At state level, securities offerings and investment advisers in Connecticut answer to the Connecticut Department of Banking, Securities and Business Investments Division, so a Hartford fund raising money or an adviser facing an exam has documents to produce on request.

If personal information in a Hartford deal, audit or case file is exposed, Connecticut's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.