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Rhode Island facts

Explore dated, statewide figures across taxes and the economy, housing, public safety, health, education, and other civic topics.

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14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 23 reviewed government links

Public money

How Rhode Island funds state services

Rhode Island's enacted FY2027 all-funds budget, FY2025 audited State tax revenue and activity, current tax rates, and exact spending across six statewide functions. Each section preserves its own period and accounting scope.

Enacted budget plan

$15.2BFY2027

Signed June 12, 2026

FY2027 enacted all-funds budget

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Exact reported total: $15,243,155,943

All FY2027 expenditures in the General Assembly's Budget as Enacted from general revenues, federal grants, restricted receipts, and other funds. The budget reflects remaining unspent American Rescue Plan fiscal-recovery and capital-project resources as described by House Fiscal Advisory Staff; appropriations are authority and do not mean every dollar will be spent during FY2027.

Rhode Island General Assembly, House Fiscal Advisory Staff: Budget as Enacted — Fiscal Year 2027

FY2027

How the enacted budget is financed

$15.2B$15,243,155,943

General revenues$6.1B · 39.9%

State general-revenue appropriations across the six governmental functions.

Federal grants$5.7B · 37.6%

Federal grant funding appropriated to Rhode Island agencies and programs.

Other funds$3.0B · 19.4%

University and college, unemployment and temporary-disability insurance, gas-tax, lottery, and other non-General-Revenue fund sources grouped by House Fiscal Advisory Staff.

Restricted receipts$464.7M · 3.0%

Receipts legally restricted to specified State programs and purposes.

FY2025 ACFR actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$5.1B$5,097,852,000

Shares of the $5.098 billion in tax revenue reported on Rhode Island's government-wide Statement of Activities. These are State primary-government taxes net of estimated refunds and uncollectible amounts; municipal property-tax collections are not consolidated into this State total.

Personal income tax$2.0B · 38.6%

Personal-income-tax revenue recognized by Rhode Island's governmental activities.

Sales and use taxes$1.8B · 35.5%

The ACFR subtotal for general sales and use, cigarette, and alcoholic-beverage taxes.

General business taxes$666.2M · 13.1%

Business-corporation, public-utility gross-earnings, financial-institution, insurance-company, bank-deposit, and health-care-provider-assessment taxes combined.

Other taxes$480.2M · 9.4%

The Statement of Activities' Other line, including inheritance and gift, racing and athletics, realty-transfer, Rhode Island Highway Maintenance, and taxes in other governmental funds.

Gasoline tax$172.4M · 3.4%

Gasoline-tax revenue recognized in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund.

FY2027 enacted all-funds budget

FY2027 enacted budget by function

$15.2B$15,243,155,943

The six official statewide function totals in the General Assembly's Budget as Enacted. The exact amounts reconcile to the $15.243 billion all-funds headline.

Human services$6.9B · 45.3%

Health and Human Services, Children, Youth and Families, Health, Human Services, behavioral health and hospitals, and smaller advocacy agencies.

Education$3.7B · 24.3%

Elementary and secondary education, public higher education, and State arts, atomic-energy, and historic-preservation agencies.

General government$2.4B · 15.7%

Administration, commerce, housing, labor, revenue, legislative and elected offices, regulation, and other central-government functions.

Transportation$1.1B · 7.5%

All-funds appropriation to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.

Public safety$906.9M · 5.9%

Attorney General, Corrections, Judicial, Military Staff, Emergency Management, Public Safety, and Public Defender.

Natural resources$186.9M · 1.2%

Environmental Management and the Coastal Resources Management Council.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

3.75%–5.99%For tax year 2026, Rhode Island's uniform schedule applies 3.75% through $82,050 of taxable income, 4.75% from $82,050 through $186,450, and 5.99% above $186,450 for all filing statuses.Rhode Island Division of Taxation: Tax Year 2026 Inflation Adjustments

High-income rate beginning in 2027

6.99% over $1MThe enacted budget begins a three-year phase-in in tax year 2027: taxable income over $1 million will be subject to a 6.99% rate, with further scheduled increases in 2028 and 2029.Rhode Island General Assembly, House Fiscal Advisory Staff: FY2027 Budget as Enacted — Budget at a Glance

Corporate income tax

7%Rhode Island taxes corporate net income apportioned to the State at 7%, subject to the State's minimum-tax rules.Rhode Island Division of Taxation: Corporate Tax

Sales and use tax

7%The State imposes a 7% sales tax on taxable retail receipts and a complementary 7% use tax on taxable storage, use, or consumption in Rhode Island.Rhode Island Division of Taxation: Sales and Use Tax

Municipal property tax

Local rates varyCities and towns set rates by property class. The State's FY2026 municipal table reports rates per $1,000 of assessed value, so there is no single representative statewide homeowner rate.Rhode Island Division of Municipal Finance: Municipal Tax Rates

Non-owner-occupied property tax

0.5% over $1MEffective July 1, 2026, qualifying non-owner-occupied residential property is taxed at $2.50 for each $500, or fractional part of $500, of assessed value above $1 million; statutory rental exemptions may apply.Rhode Island Division of Taxation: Non-Owner Occupied Property Tax

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Government-wide revenue and expenses for Rhode Island's primary government on the accrual basis, combining governmental and business-type activities and excluding component units. Revenue is program revenue plus general revenue; transfers between the primary-government columns cancel.

State of Rhode Island, Office of Accounts and Control: Rhode Island FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $13.2B
Government-wide expenses: $12.9B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the General Assembly's exact FY2027 all-funds total, exact fund-source tables, and exact six-function expenditure table. FY2025 tax-source shares come from the ACFR's government-wide tax note and reconcile to its Statement of Activities. Audited revenue combines program and general revenue for the primary government, while current rates come from the Division of Taxation and Division of Municipal Finance.

The $15.243 billion headline is appropriation authority across all funds; it is not a forecast that every authorized dollar will be spent during FY2027.
The budget includes remaining unspent federal recovery and capital-project resources that may be spent over a longer horizon.
FY2025 audited activity is on the accrual basis and is not the same period or accounting measure as the FY2027 budget.
Municipal property taxes are not consolidated into Rhode Island's primary-government tax revenue, so the tax-source chart does not measure all property taxes paid in the State.
Municipal property-tax rates vary by city or town, property class, exemptions, and valuation practices.
The separate non-owner-occupied property tax has statutory occupancy and rental exemptions; its 0.5% equivalent applies only to assessed value above the threshold.
The 6.99% rate above $1 million begins in tax year 2027; the 2026 individual-income-tax schedule still tops out at 5.99%.

Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Rhode Island figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$87,796

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by Rhode Island households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

4.2%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed Rhode Island residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 4.2%
Employed people: 568.6K
Employment since 2015: +7.1%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

Rhode Island: 4.2%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #12 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	6.0%	530,870	100.0
2016	5.2%	535,153	100.8
2017	4.5%	543,009	102.3
2018	4.0%	548,595	103.3
2019	3.5%	553,361	104.2
2020	9.2%	517,492	97.5
2021	5.6%	543,488	102.4
2022	3.2%	557,492	105.0
2023	3.0%	564,141	106.3
2024	4.2%	568,593	107.1

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,342/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how Rhode Island housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+108.0%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +108.0%
Income growth: +52.5%
Income per person: $73,992

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

Rhode Island: +108.0%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #9 of 50

Income growth

Rhode Island: +52.5%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #33 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	487.94	100.0	$48,515	100.0
2017	516.54	105.9	$50,414	103.9
2018	548.53	112.4	$52,132	107.5
2019	573.21	117.5	$55,123	113.6
2020	605.84	124.2	$59,277	122.2
2021	700.85	143.6	$63,101	130.1
2022	810.68	166.1	$64,538	133.0
2023	877.45	179.8	$67,907	140.0
2024	955.23	195.8	$70,743	145.8
2025	1015.05	208.0	$73,992	152.5

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

154.9 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Rhode Island's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

1,041.5 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Rhode Island's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 2.0 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
With a small count, the rate can be statistically unstable; counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

99.9% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 154.9 per 100k
Property crime: 1041.5 per 100k
Population coverage: 99.9%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

Rhode Island: 154.9 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #47 of 50

Property-crime rate

Rhode Island: 1041.5 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #48 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	242.8 per 100k	1913.3 per 100k	100.0%
2016	239.4 per 100k	1803.2 per 100k	100.0%
2017	233.6 per 100k	1766.1 per 100k	100.0%
2018	220.3 per 100k	1674.7 per 100k	100.0%
2019	222.7 per 100k	1547.6 per 100k	100.0%
2020	229.7 per 100k	1258.8 per 100k	100.0%
2021	200.2 per 100k	1238.9 per 100k	99.9%
2022	174.2 per 100k	1303.1 per 100k	100.0%
2023	169.3 per 100k	1130.7 per 100k	100.0%
2024	154.9 per 100k	1041.5 per 100k	99.9%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Rhode Island's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

5.6%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of Rhode Island’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

4.6%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 4.6%
Margin of error: ±0.6 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

Rhode Island: 4.6%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #46 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	7.4%	±0.6 points
2015	5.7%	±0.6 points
2016	4.3%	±0.5 points
2017	4.6%	±0.4 points
2018	4.1%	±0.5 points
2019	4.1%	±0.6 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	4.3%	±0.6 points
2022	4.2%	±0.6 points
2023	4.5%	±0.5 points
2024	4.6%	±0.6 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

79.2 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on Rhode Island's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

Rhode Island: 79.2 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #8 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	79.8 years
2019	79.5 years
2020	78.2 years
2021	78.5 years
2022	79.2 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Rhode Island population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

89.7%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Rhode Island residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

216.3Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 216.3
Grade 4 math: 237.3
Grade 8 reading: 257.8
Grade 8 math: 269.8

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

Rhode Island: 216.3
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #13 of 50

Grade 4 math

Rhode Island: 237.3
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #28 of 50

Grade 8 reading

Rhode Island: 257.8
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #23 of 50

Grade 8 math

Rhode Island: 269.8
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #32 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	216.5	230.3	260.9	272.0
2005	216.4	233.4	261.0	272.3
2007	218.8	235.9	258.3	275.4
2009	222.7	238.8	259.9	277.9
2011	222.5	241.6	265.1	282.9
2013	222.8	241.4	266.7	284.1
2015	225.5	238.0	265.1	281.4
2017	223.4	237.6	265.8	277.2
2019	220.2	239.3	262.1	275.7
2022	217.3	234.1	259.4	270.3
2024	216.3	237.3	257.8	269.8

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Rhode Island. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

24.15¢/kWh

Average retail electricity price

2024

Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA state profile.

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Electric system

Primary generation source: Natural gas
In-state net generation: 9.8 million MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions: 3.680 million metric tons

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.

Keep in mind

The statewide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-state generation differs from power consumed because electricity crosses state lines.

Environment

$4.19/gal

New England regular gasoline price

Week of September 7, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's New England region, including taxes. The region contains Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Rhode Island$4.189/gal

United States$4.157/gal

The New England average was $0.032 per gallon higher, or about 0.8% above the U.S. average.

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Rhode Island and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

Rhode Island: $4.189/gal
United States: $4.157/gal

The New England average was $0.032 per gallon higher, or about 0.8% above the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of September 7, 2026. The Rhode Island-side figure is the New England regional average, not a Rhode Island statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $4.096/gal
Weekly change: +9.3¢
One year earlier: $3.110/gal
Change from one year earlier: +107.9¢

How it was measured

FactVote uses EIA’s New England series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Rhode Island. Changes are calculated from the published August 31, 2026 (prior week), and September 8, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Rhode Island statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This New England regional estimate should not be read as Rhode Island’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Rhode Island community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Related state trends

Environment over time

Rhode Island electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

28.65¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas89.9%
Coal0.0%
Nuclear0.0%
Solar6.1%
Hydroelectric0.0%
Wind1.8%
Other2.1%

Residential price: 28.65¢/kWh
Total generation: 9.8 TWh
Largest source: Natural gas · 89.9%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

Rhode Island: 28.65¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #5 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	6.939 TWh	6.586 TWh	0.014 TWh	0.003 TWh	0.010 TWh	0.326 TWh	19.29¢/kWh
2016	6.565 TWh	6.291 TWh	0.015 TWh	0.002 TWh	0.027 TWh	0.231 TWh	18.62¢/kWh
2017	7.615 TWh	7.188 TWh	0.014 TWh	0.002 TWh	0.149 TWh	0.261 TWh	18.32¢/kWh
2018	8.375 TWh	7.897 TWh	0.029 TWh	0.004 TWh	0.159 TWh	0.287 TWh	20.55¢/kWh
2019	7.624 TWh	7.141 TWh	0.055 TWh	0.004 TWh	0.206 TWh	0.219 TWh	21.73¢/kWh
2020	8.895 TWh	8.272 TWh	0.195 TWh	0.004 TWh	0.215 TWh	0.210 TWh	22.01¢/kWh
2021	9.323 TWh	8.641 TWh	0.284 TWh	0.004 TWh	0.172 TWh	0.221 TWh	22.30¢/kWh
2022	7.819 TWh	6.964 TWh	0.362 TWh	0.007 TWh	0.209 TWh	0.277 TWh	23.21¢/kWh
2023	10.431 TWh	9.554 TWh	0.423 TWh	0.008 TWh	0.169 TWh	0.277 TWh	27.02¢/kWh
2024	9.777 TWh	8.791 TWh	0.600 TWh	0.003 TWh	0.178 TWh	0.205 TWh	28.65¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside Rhode Island, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.934/galmonthly average

Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s New England region show the market trend surrounding Rhode Island. The regional average includes Rhode Island.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.934/gal
From prior month: −16.7¢
From one year earlier: +91.3¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

Rhode Island: $3.934/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #13* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current Rhode Island statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.548/gal
February 2020	$2.458/gal
March 2020	$2.252/gal
April 2020	$1.879/gal
May 2020	$1.876/gal
June 2020	$2.025/gal
July 2020	$2.113/gal
August 2020	$2.126/gal
September 2020	$2.130/gal
October 2020	$2.102/gal
November 2020	$2.086/gal
December 2020	$2.167/gal
January 2021	$2.314/gal
February 2021	$2.471/gal
March 2021	$2.728/gal
April 2021	$2.761/gal
May 2021	$2.896/gal
June 2021	$2.977/gal
July 2021	$3.047/gal
August 2021	$3.056/gal
September 2021	$3.096/gal
October 2021	$3.248/gal
November 2021	$3.421/gal
December 2021	$3.391/gal
January 2022	$3.357/gal
February 2022	$3.510/gal
March 2022	$4.229/gal
April 2022	$4.046/gal
May 2022	$4.508/gal
June 2022	$4.958/gal
July 2022	$4.650/gal
August 2022	$4.195/gal
September 2022	$3.638/gal
October 2022	$3.558/gal
November 2022	$3.790/gal
December 2022	$3.427/gal
January 2023	$3.325/gal
February 2023	$3.343/gal
March 2023	$3.275/gal
April 2023	$3.378/gal
May 2023	$3.458/gal
June 2023	$3.530/gal
July 2023	$3.563/gal
August 2023	$3.760/gal
September 2023	$3.758/gal
October 2023	$3.614/gal
November 2023	$3.394/gal
December 2023	$3.219/gal
January 2024	$3.099/gal
February 2024	$3.146/gal
March 2024	$3.229/gal
April 2024	$3.450/gal
May 2024	$3.568/gal
June 2024	$3.444/gal
July 2024	$3.474/gal
August 2024	$3.373/gal
September 2024	$3.153/gal
October 2024	$3.035/gal
November 2024	$2.998/gal
December 2024	$2.988/gal
January 2025	$2.991/gal
February 2025	$2.999/gal
March 2025	$2.948/gal
April 2025	$2.940/gal
May 2025	$2.974/gal
June 2025	$3.001/gal
July 2025	$3.021/gal
August 2025	$3.049/gal
September 2025	$3.077/gal
October 2025	$2.968/gal
November 2025	$2.970/gal
December 2025	$2.919/gal
January 2026	$2.811/gal
February 2026	$2.836/gal
March 2026	$3.457/gal
April 2026	$3.979/gal
May 2026	$4.450/gal
June 2026	$4.101/gal
July 2026	$3.934/gal
August 2026	$4.023/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA’s monthly New England (PADD 1A) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.

This regional series covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; it is not a Rhode Island statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 4.6 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
With a small count, the rate can be statistically unstable; it does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

15.3%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Rhode Island residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

1.1Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: −304
Domestic migration: −1.6K
International migration: +5.9K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

Rhode Island: 1,114,521
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #44 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	1,096,487	—	—	—	—
2021	1,097,381	-1,280	405	1,070	699
2022	1,098,275	-619	-4,992	6,948	-443
2023	1,101,183	-494	-3,254	6,846	-190
2024	1,110,415	-391	-364	10,063	-76
2025	1,114,521	-304	-1,551	5,923	38

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

65.68%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Share of registered Rhode Island voters recorded as casting a ballot in the November 2024 general election.

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2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 65.68%
Primary election turnoutSeptember 10, 2024 statewide primary: 10.47%

The Rhode Island Board of Elections' official primary report records 81,781 ballots and reports 10.47% statewide turnout.

The primary percentage is the Board's published statewide registered-voter turnout and is rounded to two decimal places in the official report.
Primary and general elections present different contests and participation incentives.

Rhode Island Board of Elections: September 10, 2024 Primary Election Official Results Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

The Rhode Island Board of Elections' official summary reports 517,231 ballots cast among 787,559 registered voters, or 65.68% after the Board's rounding.

Keep in mind

This is registered-voter turnout, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
The official summary separately labels Election Day precinct reporting as 453 of 497; this snapshot uses the report's statewide ballots-cast and registered-voter totals rather than a contest vote total.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

1,383

Abortions reported by area of occurrence

2022

Legal induced abortions reported as occurring in Rhode Island during 2022, regardless of the patient's state of residence.

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CDC occurrence measures

Rate: 6.4 per 1,000 women ages 15–44
Obtained by out-of-area residents: 193

How it was measured

CDC annual abortion surveillance compiled from aggregate data voluntarily reported by state central health agencies.

Keep in mind

This is an occurrence count, not a count of abortions obtained by Rhode Island residents; 193 were reported for out-of-area residents.
CDC surveillance is voluntary and reporting completeness, definitions, and availability vary by reporting area; 2022 is the latest comparable federal table used here.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How Rhode Island is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Rhode Island statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

Rhode Island

FY2027 enacted all-funds budget

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Electric system

How it was measured

Rhode Island and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Selected beneficiary groups

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

CDC occurrence measures

How it was measured