Counties in the State of Rhode Island Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of Rhode Island Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of Rhode Island based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

5 Kent County

166,158
Total Population

153,471
Urban Population

12,687
Rural Population

7.95%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

8.61%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

13,210
Population In Low Income Areas

13,210
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

68,645
Housing Units

64,074
Urban Housing Units

4,571
Rural Housing Units

5,504
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,504
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Newport County

82,888
Total Population

74,419
Urban Population

8,469
Rural Population

11.2%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

12.47%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

9,282
Population In Low Income Areas

9,282
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

34,911
Housing Units

31,438
Urban Housing Units

3,473
Rural Housing Units

3,415
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,415
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Washington County

126,979
Total Population

77,502
Urban Population

49,477
Rural Population

12.62%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

20.68%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

16,029
Population In Low Income Areas

16,029
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

49,177
Housing Units

29,637
Urban Housing Units

19,540
Rural Housing Units

4,818
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,818
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Bristol County

49,875
Total Population

49,875
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

14.48%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

14.48%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

7,220
Population In Low Income Areas

7,220
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

19,150
Housing Units

19,150
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

3,515
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,515
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Providence County

626,667
Total Population

587,227
Urban Population

39,440
Rural Population

47.06%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

50.22%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

294,934
Population In Low Income Areas

294,934
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

241,717
Housing Units

226,990
Urban Housing Units

14,727
Rural Housing Units

108,585
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

108,585
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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