Poverty Rate in Kent County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kent County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kent County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Kent County: 7.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #272 | Isanti County, MN | 7.5% |
| #273 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 7.5% |
| #274 | Lincoln County, WY | 7.5% |
| #275 | Kent County, RI | 7.5% |
| #276 | Spencer County, IN | 7.5% |
| #277 | Columbia County, GA | 7.5% |
| #278 | Sitka City and Borough, AK | 7.5% |
Poverty Rate in Kent County, Rhode Island
Kent County, Rhode Island has a poverty rate of 7.5%, which ranks #275 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 40.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Rhode Island, Kent County ranks #2 of 5 out of 5 counties. This places it in the 91th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.