Rhode Island county poverty rates (ACS 2020–2024)
Rhode Island county profiles · Explore counties across states · 5 counties or county equivalents, including unavailable observations.
Poverty rate: Population for whom poverty status is determined. Estimate units: percent; MOE units: percentage points. Census variables: DP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM.
Directly published Rhode Island reference: 11.2% ± 0.4 pp. This is a Census state observation, not an average of county estimates. Download state references and source URLs.
Estimate order: usable estimates descend, with county name then FIPS breaking ties; unavailable estimates appear last and are never zero. This order is not a statistically established rank. Published MOEs use a 90% confidence level. Uncertainty intervals can overlap, limiting comparisons; adjacent estimates are not established as significantly different. No significance test is calculated. These period estimates do not establish trends or grant eligibility. Definitions, status flags and uncertainty.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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| County or equivalent | FIPS | Estimate (percent) | Published 90% MOE (percentage points) | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence County | 44007 | 13.4% | 0.6 pp | ok |
| Newport County | 44005 | 8.5% | 1.0 pp | ok |
| Washington County | 44009 | 8.2% | 0.9 pp | ok |
| Kent County | 44003 | 7.5% | 0.8 pp | ok |
| Bristol County | 44001 | 6.5% | 1.2 pp | ok |