Poverty Rate in Newport County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Newport County Compares
National Distribution
Where Newport County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Newport County: 8.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #458 | Douglas County, IL | 8.5% |
| #459 | Franklin County, PA | 8.5% |
| #460 | Belknap County, NH | 8.5% |
| #461 | Newport County, RI | 8.5% |
| #462 | Wabaunsee County, KS | 8.5% |
| #463 | Rio Blanco County, CO | 8.5% |
| #464 | Towner County, ND | 8.5% |
Poverty Rate in Newport County, Rhode Island
Newport County, Rhode Island has a poverty rate of 8.5%, which ranks #461 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.6% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Rhode Island, Newport County ranks #4 of 5 out of 5 counties. This places it in the 86th 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.