Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Rhode Island by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
Rhode Island
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 125,826.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 42,510,843.
- Rank within US : N/A
Bristol County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,357.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 233 of 3146
Newport County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,908.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 415 of 3146
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,351.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 393 of 3146
Kent County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,331.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 248 of 3146
Providence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 92,879.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1807 of 3146
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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