Poverty Rate in Bristol County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #157/3,222 · #1 in RI
95th
Bristol 6.5%
RI 11.2% -41.5%
US 12.6% -48.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bristol County's poverty rate of 6.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Bristol County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #154 | Thomas County, KS | 6.5% |
| #155 | Montgomery County, PA | 6.5% |
| #156 | Grundy County, IA | 6.5% |
| #157 | Bristol County, RI | 6.5% |
| #158 | Leelanau County, MI | 6.5% |
| #159 | St. Johns County, FL | 6.5% |
| #160 | DuPage County, IL | 6.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Bristol County, Rhode Island has a poverty rate of 6.5%, ranking #157 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Rhode Island, it ranks #1 of 5. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.