Poverty Rate in Newport County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.5%
Rank #461/3,222 · #4 in RI
86th
Newport 8.5%
RI 11.2% -24.0%
US 12.6% -32.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Newport County's poverty rate of 8.5% 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 Newport County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Newport County, Rhode Island has a poverty rate of 8.5%, ranking #461 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Rhode Island, it ranks #4 of 5. This places it in the 86th 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.