Poverty Rate in Providence County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Providence County Compares
National Distribution
Where Providence County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Providence County: 13.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,619 | Ashland County, WI | 13.4% |
| #1,620 | Brown County, NE | 13.4% |
| #1,621 | Jefferson County, OR | 13.4% |
| #1,622 | Providence County, RI | 13.4% |
| #1,623 | Howard County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,624 | Herkimer County, NY | 13.4% |
| #1,625 | Garfield County, MT | 13.4% |
Poverty Rate in Providence County, Rhode Island
Providence County, Rhode Island has a poverty rate of 13.4%, which ranks #1,622 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Rhode Island, Providence County ranks #5 of 5 out of 5 counties. This places it in the 50th 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.