Poverty Rate in Kent County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #275/3,222 · #2 in RI
91th
Kent 7.5%
RI 11.2% -33.1%
US 12.6% -40.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kent County's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Kent County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Kent County, Rhode Island has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #275 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Rhode Island, it ranks #2 of 5. This places it in the 91th 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.