Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Rhode Island by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 69,762,719.
- Rank within US : N/A
Rhode Island
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 196,678.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52
Providence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.2 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 141,417.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1382 of 3146
Kent County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 22,005.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 206 of 3146
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 16,067.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 194 of 3146
Newport County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 11,286.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 251 of 3146
Bristol County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- People (<150% Of Poverty) : The number of people (<150% of poverty) is 5,903.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 177 of 3146
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.