Rhode Island

2022 population: 1,093,734 ( 41,167 from 2010 , 3,637 from 2020)
Land area: 1033.9 square miles
Population density: 1057.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	764,338	69.88%	4.9%
Black:	68,900	6.30%	33.6%
Indian:	4,531	0.41%	12.7%
Asian:	39,118	3.58%	29.1%
2+ races:	24,867	2.27%	5.9%
Hispanic:	191,980	17.55%	46.9%

Total non-White:	329,396	30.12%	32.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,103	10.5
Deaths:	25,846	11.8
Net Migration:	-5,281	-2.4
Net Immigration:	3,948	1.8

Change in White population:	-39,347	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	80,514	7.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,052,567
803,685	76.35%
51,560	4.90%
4,020	0.38%
30,293	2.88%
23,479	2.23%
130,655	12.41%
248,882	23.65%

2000
1,048,319
858,433	81.89%
41,922	4.00%
4,181	0.40%
23,736	2.26%
20,816	1.99%
90,820	8.66%
189,886	18.11%

1990
1,003,464
898,073	89.50%
34,007	3.39%
3,954	0.39%
23,498	2.34%
n/a
43,932	4.38%
105,391	10.50%

1980
947,154
888,234	93.78%
26,559	2.80%
2,696	0.28%
6,617	0.70%
n/a
18,906	2.00%
58,920	6.22%

1970
946,725
908,021	95.91%
25,350	2.68%
1,380	0.15%
3,737	0.39%
n/a
6,961	0.74%
38,704	4.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
115,762	11.0
89,989	8.6
-44,649	-4.3
30,017	2.9

-54,748	-5.2
58,996	5.6

Number	Rate
1990's
132,972	13.3
96,212	9.6
-60,941	-6.1
17,611	1.8

-39,640	-4.0
84,495	8.4

Number	Rate
1980's
132,289	14.0
94,735	10.0
23,310	2.5
n/a

9,839	1.0
46,471	4.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-48,199	-5.1
n/a

-19,787	-2.1
20,216	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Rhode Island

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.1
208,324	19.0%
885,410	81.0%
195,378	17.9%

432,219
2.43

265,601	61.5%
188,597	71.0%
28,961	10.9%
166,618	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
223,956	21.3%
828,611	78.7%
151,881	14.4%

413,600
2.44

259,561	62.8%
183,904	70.9%
31,655	12.2%
154,039	37.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
247,509	23.6%
800,810	76.4%
152,719	14.6%

408,412
2.47

266,655	65.3%
200,729	75.3%
30,571	11.5%
141,757	34.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
226,005	22.5%
777,459	77.5%
151,000	15.0%

377,080
2.56

260,833	69.2%
207,103	79.4%
22,497	8.6%
116,247	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
243,170	25.7%
703,984	74.3%
126,912	13.4%

338,340
2.70

246,342	72.8%
201,210	81.7%
20,846	8.5%
91,998	27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Rhode Island

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19,682	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	19,696	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	15,125	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	14,354	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	13,731	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	14,358	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	12,575	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	13,323	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	14,719	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	26,283	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	37,354	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	55,974	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	46,368	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	36,628	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	43,172	10.0%
$200,000 or more	48,877	11.3%

Median Household Income	81,370
Per Capita Income	43,324

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27,760	6.4%
Public Assistance	19,656	4.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	68,005	15.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	436,449	73.2%
Unemployed	24,207	4.1%
In Armed Forces	3,501	0.6%

Total Labor Force	464,157	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	132,195	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	195,636	170,674	53.4%
Non-Profit	23,868	43,316	35.5%
Self-Employed	28,839	17,018	62.9%

Local Government	14,687	20,707	41.5%
State Government	11,879	11,846	50.1%
Federal Government	9,094	5,514	62.3%

Total Private + Self	224,475	187,692	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	59,528	81,383	42.2%
Total	284,003	269,075	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	89,867	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	115,776	20.9%
Professional, Technical	144,479	26.1%
Service Occupations	98,418	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,251	0.2%
All others	105,514	19.0%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	88,177	15.9%
Retail trade	61,635	11.1%
Educational services	60,521	10.9%
Manufacturing	59,877	10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	39,183	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	38,842	7.0%
Construction	34,634	6.3%
Finance and insurance	29,816	5.4%
Other services	23,801	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	23,670	4.3%
Public administration	23,589	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21,704	3.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13,278	2.4%
Wholesale trade	12,978	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7,888	1.4%
Information	7,699	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,820	0.5%
Utilities	2,649	0.5%
Management	1,130	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	163	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,441	1.05%
Puerto Rican	47,954	4.38%
Cuban	2,045	0.19%
Dominican	58,623	5.36%

Total Central American	36,045	3.29%
Costa Rican	587	0.05%
Guatemalan	27,884	2.55%
Honduran	1,886	0.17%
Nicaraguan	536	0.05%
Panamanian	857	0.08%
Salvadoran	4,148	0.38%
Other Central American	147	0.01%

Total South American	18,593	1.70%
Argentinean	638	0.06%
Bolivian	1,849	0.17%
Chilean	328	0.03%
Colombian	11,637	1.06%
Ecuadorian	1,750	0.16%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	1,173	0.11%
Uruguayan	90	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,071	0.10%
Other South American	57	0.01%

Other Hispanic	8,495	0.78%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9,127	0.83%
Chinese	7,810	0.71%
Cambodian	5,728	0.52%
Filipino	3,482	0.32%
Laotian	2,578	0.24%
Korean	2,141	0.20%
Vietnamese	1,103	0.10%
Japanese	943	0.09%
Hmong	809	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	807,554	77.6%
Spanish	132,356	12.7%
Other Indo-European	41,959	4.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18,322	1.8%
Other Asian	12,402	1.2%
Other	7,005	0.7%
Chinese	6,762	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5,116	0.5%
Arabic	3,164	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	182,950	16.7%
Italian	165,626	15.1%
English	118,652	10.8%
French	86,406	7.9%
Portuguese	78,904	7.2%
German	53,362	4.9%
French Canadian	47,526	4.3%
American	39,691	3.6%
Polish	35,674	3.3%
Cape Verdean	18,154	1.7%
Scottish	16,923	1.5%
Swedish	14,736	1.3%
European	9,016	0.8%
Russian	8,617	0.8%
Greek	7,229	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,024,718	93.6%
Not a citizen	69,532	6.4%

Native	936,489	85.6%
Foreign-born	157,761	14.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
36,877	4.8%	45,058	5.8%	207,211	26.9%	202,313	26.2%	165,487	21.5%	114,338	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	36,877	4.8%
9-12 Years	45,058	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	207,211	26.9%
Some College	202,313	26.2%
Bach. Degree	165,487	21.5%
Grad Degree	114,338	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	523,344	490,780	32,564	6.2%
1991	525,358	481,116	44,242	8.4%
1992	530,337	482,611	47,726	9.0%
1993	523,220	483,861	39,359	7.5%
1994	514,763	480,597	34,166	6.6%
1995	511,822	479,386	32,436	6.3%
1996	518,588	491,480	27,108	5.2%
1997	531,427	503,143	28,284	5.3%
1998	532,185	507,974	24,211	4.5%
1999	539,929	517,214	22,715	4.2%

2000	542,518	520,815	21,703	4.0%
2001	541,663	517,533	24,130	4.5%
2002	550,244	522,201	28,043	5.1%
2003	560,786	529,582	31,204	5.6%
2004	555,681	526,489	29,192	5.3%
2005	563,442	534,537	28,905	5.1%
2006	571,588	541,675	29,913	5.2%
2007	571,085	541,955	29,130	5.1%
2008	568,231	525,189	43,042	7.6%
2009	571,207	505,932	65,275	11.4%

2010	571,506	504,957	66,549	11.6%
2011	562,064	500,110	61,954	11.0%
2012	560,204	502,898	57,306	10.2%
2013	558,747	505,776	52,971	9.5%
2014	556,636	513,407	43,229	7.8%
2015	555,272	521,767	33,505	6.0%
2016	553,232	524,439	28,793	5.2%
2017	555,901	530,862	25,039	4.5%
2018	558,223	535,521	22,702	4.1%
2019	558,873	538,702	20,171	3.6%

2020	541,680	490,844	50,836	9.4%
2021	571,697	540,181	31,516	5.5%
2022	569,456	551,220	18,236	3.2%
2023	573,848	556,609	17,239	3.0%

Migration Data for Rhode Island

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From State	Number of People
72	79,407
Florida	23,654
Connecticut	21,630
New York	20,724
California	11,763
Virginia	8,092
Texas	6,914
New Jersey	6,768
Pennsylvania	6,214
North Carolina	6,129
New Hampshire	4,890
Georgia	3,996
Maryland	3,659
Maine	3,080
Illinois	2,969

Outflows To (2011-2021)
To State	Number of People
Massachusetts	77,283
Florida	35,900
Connecticut	21,627
New York	16,089
California	13,117
Virginia	9,655
Texas	9,134
North Carolina	8,754
Pennsylvania	6,374
New Hampshire	5,977
New Jersey	5,625
Georgia	5,262
South Carolina	4,544
Maryland	4,329
Maine	3,914

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	483,053
Median Value	$343,100

Occupied	432,219	89.5%
Vacant	50,834	10.5%

Owned	270,950	62.7%
Rented	161,269	37.3%
Median Rent	$1,195

Single-Family Units	286,017	59.2%
Detached	267,585	55.4%
Attached	18,432	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	82,143	17.0%
Mobile Homes	4,195	0.9%

Counties in Rhode Island

Districts in this state

Rhode Island

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rhode Island

2022 Housing Data for Rhode Island

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rhode Island

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rhode Island

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rhode Island

Historical Labor Force Data for Rhode Island

Migration Data for Rhode Island

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