Poverty Rate in Washington County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.2%
Rank #399/3,222 · #3 in RI
88th
Washington 8.2%
RI 11.2% -26.7%
US 12.6% -35.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 8.2% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #396 | Knox County, ME | 8.2% |
| #397 | White Pine County, NV | 8.2% |
| #398 | Amador County, CA | 8.2% |
| #399 | Washington County, RI | 8.2% |
| #400 | Archuleta County, CO | 8.2% |
| #401 | Greenlee County, AZ | 8.2% |
| #402 | Kitsap County, WA | 8.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Rhode Island has a poverty rate of 8.2%, ranking #399 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Rhode Island, it ranks #3 of 5. This places it in the 88th 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.