Rhode Island
Population1.1m
Counties5county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density409.0people per km² of land
Median household income$86,37273rd percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.436% | 50th best of 51 | 0.375% | 0.438% | 0.509% | 4 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 95 | 10th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 3.3 | 22nd highest of 51 | 4.18 | 5.69 | 7.93 | 5 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.09 | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 25.2 | 19th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 18.1 | 37th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 45.6 | 45th highest of 52 | 30.9 | 36.2 | 58.3 | 5 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.13 | 43rd highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 5 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 62.1 | 28th highest of 51 | 51.4 | 55.5 | 70.9 | 5 |
| Business closing rate | 8.77 | 27th highest of 51 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 9.11 | 5 |
| Business opening rate | 9.28 | 35th highest of 51 | 8.08 | 9.41 | 9.5 | 5 |
| Catholic adherents | 40.6 | 1st highest of 51 | 35.3 | 40.8 | 53.2 | 5 |
| Checkup in the past year | 82.3 | 1st highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 34.7 | 4th best of 51 | 20.8 | 32.4 | 39.5 | 4 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 15.1% | 28th best of 51 | 7.8% | 11.1% | 17.3% | 5 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.256% | 17th highest of 51 | 0.19% | 0.213% | 0.284% | 5 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 6.45 | 48th highest of 51 | 5.51 | 6.46 | 7.59 | 5 |
| Current asthma | 12.2 | 43rd best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 11 | 10th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 3.44 | 13th highest of 51 | 4.46 | 5.39 | 8.48 | 5 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.09 | 10th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 22.8 | 25th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 13.4 | 22nd best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 14.6 | 30th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 8.98 | 36th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 14 | 16th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | -0.322 | 32nd highest of 47 | 0.465 | 1.48 | 1.55 | 5 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 39.3 | 39th best of 51 | 22.1 | 29.8 | 44.1 | 5 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 2.09 | 38th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 2.16 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 1.32 | 13th highest of 52 | 0.955 | 1.38 | 1.47 | 5 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 3.66 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 3.83 | 49th highest of 51 | 0.69 | 3.84 | 5.54 | 5 |
| Fair or poor health | 17.7 | 22nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 6 | 13th best of 51 | 4 | 6 | 8.4 | 5 |
| Firearm fatalities | 4.47 | 3rd best of 51 | 3.6 | 4.18 | 5.8 | 4 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 50.3 | 48th highest of 51 | 47.3 | 48.5 | 69.3 | 4 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 2.83 | 46th highest of 51 | 2.47 | 2.94 | 4.68 | 4 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.52% | 11th best of 51 | 0.49% | 0.56% | 0.62% | 5 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.461 | 20th best of 52 | 0.439 | 0.461 | 0.478 | 5 |
| Has health insurance | 93.6 | 14th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | 0.458 | 13th highest of 49 | 0.544 | 1.12 | 1.24 | 5 |
| High blood pressure | 33.2 | 23rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 31.8 | 8th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.834% | 37th best of 48 | 0.805% | 0.891% | 0.926% | 5 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.3% | 45th highest of 52 | 56.6% | 72.2% | 76.8% | 5 |
| Homicide rate | 2.29 | 5th best of 51 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 1 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 2.74 | 47th highest of 51 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 1 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 0.149 | 19th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $2,941 | 20th highest of 51 | $-6,157 | $19,360 | $22,880 | 5 |
| Infant mortality | 5.06 | 13th best of 51 | 3.73 | 4.27 | 5.8 | 3 |
| Injury deaths | 86.9 | 20th best of 51 | 71.8 | 86.5 | 95.2 | 5 |
| Life expectancy | 78.9 years | 9th best of 51 | 78.2 years | 80.3 years | 82.1 years | 5 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 3.85 | 36th highest of 51 | 3.05 | 4.97 | 5.76 | 5 |
| Material security score | 0.571 | 17th highest of 51 | 0.0315 | 0.871 | 1.02 | 5 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $87,394 | 27th best of 51 | $72,800 | $112,000 | $135,500 | 5 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $82,404 | 18th highest of 51 | $66,540 | $107,300 | $121,300 | 5 |
| Mean income of departing households | $79,463 | 17th highest of 51 | $72,700 | $87,980 | $98,580 | 5 |
| Mean travel time to work | 25.5 min | 27th best of 52 | 23 min | 25.5 min | 26.6 min | 5 |
| Median age | 40.5 years | 11th highest of 52 | 37.9 years | 44.1 years | 46.4 years | 5 |
| Median gross rent | $1,273 | 22nd highest of 52 | $1,242 | $1,303 | $1,652 | 5 |
| Median home value | $368,800 | 14th highest of 52 | $333,900 | $468,000 | $559,700 | 5 |
| Median household income | $86,372 | 15th best of 52 | $78,200 | $100,900 | $110,900 | 5 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $83,518 | 15th best of 51 | $75,310 | $99,800 | $101,700 | 5 |
| Median property tax bill | 4,854 | 9th highest of 52 | 4,661 | 4,954 | 6,483 | 5 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 57.3 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 9.81 | 31st best of 51 | 8.74 | 9.43 | 11.3 | 5 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.333 | 31st highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 11.3 | 37th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 6.89 | 4th best of 51 | 4.81 | 7.25 | 7.39 | 4 |
| Net business formation rate | 0.509 | 40th highest of 51 | -0.436 | 0.673 | 1.28 | 5 |
| Net domestic migration rate | -2.98 | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | -0.141 | 35th highest of 51 | -0.554 | -0.0434 | 0.305 | 5 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 0.00771 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 32.6 | 17th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.71 | 5th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | 5 |
| Other religion adherents | 2.41 | 42nd highest of 51 | 0.93 | 1.7 | 3.01 | 5 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 50th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Per capita income | $45,919 | 13th best of 52 | $40,690 | $53,230 | $60,920 | 5 |
| Per capita personal income | $67,769 | 22nd best of 51 | $58,880 | $83,600 | $94,130 | 5 |
| Poverty rate | 10.9% | 21st best of 52 | 6.79% | 7.98% | 13% | 5 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 11.4% | 23rd best of 51 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 5 |
| Premature mortality | 331 | 7th best of 51 | 244 | 275 | 361 | 5 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,569 | 24th best of 51 | 1,705 | 2,547 | 3,182 | 5 |
| Private job growth | 1.47 | 45th highest of 52 | 0.578 | 2.78 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Religious adherents | 51.5 | 17th highest of 51 | 45.1 | 49.3 | 67.4 | 5 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 42.9 | 41st highest of 51 | 36.5 | 42.3 | 49 | 5 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 5.78% | 27th highest of 51 | 4.59% | 7.75% | 9.21% | 5 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 12.2% | 31st highest of 51 | 6.5% | 7.39% | 15.3% | 5 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 17.3% | 34th highest of 51 | 13.1% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 5 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 6.9% | 1st highest of 51 | 5.45% | 5.72% | 7.48% | 5 |
| Safety score | 0.536 | 8th highest of 51 | 0.472 | 0.7 | 0.916 | 4 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 18.3% | 15th highest of 52 | 16% | 20.5% | 24.4% | 5 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.157% | 31st highest of 51 | 0.185% | 0.189% | 0.194% | 2 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 3.42% | 20th highest of 52 | 1.72% | 2.29% | 4.12% | 5 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 5.04% | 32nd highest of 52 | 0.989% | 1.77% | 7.17% | 5 |
| Share divorced | 10.9% | 30th highest of 52 | 9.32% | 10.7% | 13.3% | 5 |
| Share foreign-born | 14.8% | 12th highest of 52 | 4.74% | 7.02% | 20.3% | 5 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 17.1% | 13th highest of 52 | 3.7% | 6.43% | 24.9% | 5 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 88.1% | 4th highest of 51 | 86.3% | 88.8% | 91% | 5 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.0434% | 30th highest of 49 | 0.0557% | 0.0557% | 0.0557% | 1 |
| Share never married | 37.3% | 5th highest of 52 | 30.3% | 34% | 40.9% | 5 |
| Share now married | 46% | 48th highest of 52 | 43% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 5 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 33% | 20th highest of 52 | 21.5% | 30.1% | 38.6% | 2 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.773% | 3rd highest of 52 | 0.429% | 0.743% | 1.06% | 2 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 27% | 48th highest of 51 | 25.4% | 26.4% | 38.7% | 4 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.273 | 24th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 5.78 | 26th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.0972 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0.887 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 5 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 19.2 | 34th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 19.8 | 35th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 1.9 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 2.82 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 1.71 | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 0.46 | 49th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 1.11 | 21st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 1.16 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 33.7 | 12th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0.234 | 27th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 1.21 | 20th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 17.6 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.324 | 2nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 1.63 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 4.38% | 10th highest of 52 | 3.17% | 3.64% | 4.89% | 5 |
| Share separated | 1.35% | 31st highest of 52 | 0.721% | 1.09% | 1.59% | 5 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 69.1% | 24th highest of 52 | 57.6% | 84.7% | 89.6% | 5 |
| Share widowed | 5.73% | 23rd highest of 52 | 5.47% | 5.72% | 6.79% | 5 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 37.3% | 13th best of 52 | 32.2% | 50.5% | 53% | 5 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 2.16 | 25th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 7.11 | 13th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 9.91 | 6th best of 51 | 9.01 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 5 |
| Top state income tax rate | 5.99% | 17th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 10.9 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 17.1 | 34th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 13.1 | 30th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 2.98% | 19th best of 52 | 2.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 5 |
| Vacancy rate | 9.85% | 31st highest of 52 | 4.69% | 9.91% | 21.2% | 5 |
| Went without care over cost | 9.38 | 9th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 6,529 | 5th best of 51 | 4,741 | 5,474 | 7,036 | 5 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 12,262,000 min | 44th highest of 52 | 563,400 min | 1,520,000 min | 7,325,000 min | 5 |
| Business establishments | 26,622 | 44th highest of 51 | 1,175 | 3,306 | 14,880 | 5 |
| Business establishments closed | 2,330 | 45th highest of 51 | 99 | 270 | 1,353 | 5 |
| Business establishments opened | 2,465 | 47th highest of 51 | 110 | 312 | 1,409 | 5 |
| Employed | 564,140 | 44th highest of 52 | 26,110 | 67,000 | 337,600 | 5 |
| Foreign-born population | 162,410 | 36th highest of 52 | 5,007 | 6,164 | 133,700 | 5 |
| Gross domestic product | $76,314,000k | 46th highest of 51 | $2,436,000k | $9,135,000k | $44,720,000k | 5 |
| Housing units | 484,620 | 45th highest of 52 | 21,560 | 66,070 | 277,100 | 5 |
| Labour force | 581,460 | 44th highest of 52 | 26,780 | 68,740 | 348,800 | 5 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 1,900 | 45th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | -3,281 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 436,900 | 45th highest of 52 | 19,420 | 52,050 | 256,500 | 5 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 276,340 | 46th highest of 52 | 14,230 | 39,990 | 145,200 | 5 |
| People covered by a tax return | 945,050 | 44th highest of 51 | 44,050 | 112,200 | 564,000 | 5 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 90,746 | 43rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 833,210 | 44th highest of 51 | 39,360 | 101,400 | 494,100 | 5 |
| Personal income | $74,778,000k | 44th highest of 51 | $4,740,000k | $10,890,000k | $39,290,000k | 5 |
| Population | 1,103,400 | 44th highest of 51 | 50,360 | 130,200 | 667,200 | 5 |
| Population | 1,096,000 | 44th highest of 51 | 50,260 | 130,000 | 660,600 | 5 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 1,036,600 | 43rd highest of 51 | 81,880 | 143,100 | 619,800 | 4 |
| Population (WONDER) | 1,096,000 | 44th highest of 51 | 660,600 | 660,600 | 660,600 | 1 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 924,980 | 44th highest of 52 | 43,220 | 114,000 | 548,800 | 5 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 776,500 | 44th highest of 52 | 35,590 | 91,410 | 458,300 | 5 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 199,920 | 46th highest of 52 | 10,350 | 29,400 | 105,400 | 5 |
| Population below the poverty line | 114,890 | 44th highest of 52 | 3,189 | 9,901 | 82,270 | 5 |
| Population below the poverty line | 120,090 | 43rd highest of 51 | 3,750 | 11,250 | 80,790 | 5 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 1,053,500 | 45th highest of 52 | 47,000 | 124,100 | 631,800 | 5 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 1,053,400 | 44th highest of 51 | 47,470 | 123,600 | 636,200 | 5 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 964,590 | 43rd highest of 51 | 44,920 | 118,300 | 574,700 | 5 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 289,670 | 45th highest of 52 | 18,420 | 43,710 | 147,600 | 5 |
| Population, decennial census | 1,097,400 | 43rd highest of 51 | 50,790 | 129,800 | 660,700 | 5 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 513,090 | 44th highest of 51 | 28,340 | 76,040 | 269,700 | 5 |
| Private jobs | 427,170 | 45th highest of 52 | 12,810 | 49,170 | 249,000 | 5 |
| State and local tax collections | $8,137,800k | 44th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $1,611,800k | 39th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $5,313,000k | 44th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 570,870 | 43rd highest of 51 | 25,530 | 67,900 | 340,400 | 5 |
| Total population | 1,095,400 | 45th highest of 52 | 50,570 | 130,100 | 659,000 | 5 |
| Unemployed | 17,324 | 46th highest of 52 | 668 | 1,745 | 11,210 | 5 |
| Vacant housing units | 47,713 | 49th highest of 52 | 2,137 | 7,368 | 20,610 | 5 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 255,280 | 44th highest of 52 | 11,370 | 28,880 | 161,100 | 5 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 11,642 | 46th highest of 52 | 397 | 893 | 7,584 | 5 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 481,510 | 44th highest of 52 | 22,070 | 57,180 | 285,800 | 5 |
What this state is divided into
5 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Providence County · Kent County · Washington County · Newport County · Bristol County