Rhode Island: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rhode Island's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
9.5%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-26.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -0.9 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.4% | — |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |