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Plumber shortage in Connecticut: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Connecticut register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Connecticut carries 7,110 licensed plumbers
on its state register, or 196.6 per 100,000 residents.
7,110
licensed plumbers
196.6
per 100k residents
#15
density rank of 42
By credential tier
Every plumber license on the Connecticut register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
10
0%
Journeyman
3,034
43%
Contractor / business
4,066
57%
Against comparable states
States nearest Connecticut on licensed plumbers per capita.
State
Licensed plumbers
Per 100k
Connecticut
7,110
196.6
South Dakota
2,677
291.2
Arkansas
8,846
288.4
Hawaii
3,329
232.0
Indiana
12,526
182.5
Louisiana
8,305
181.6
Michigan
17,967
179.0
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there a plumbers shortage in Connecticut?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Connecticut carries 7,110 licensed plumbers on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 196.6 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed plumbers does Connecticut have?
7,110 on the state register as of 2026-08-09.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
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