Newport County, RI

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2024 Population

84,657

US Senator

Jack Reed

Democratic Party

US Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.9

1.08% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.49%

1.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$103,514

2.63% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$609,700

8.93% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

41,467

0.37% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Newport County, RI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Newport County, RI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Newport County, RI are Salve Regina University (833 degrees awarded in 2023) and IYRS School of Technology & Trades (47 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Newport County, RI was $609,700, and the homeownership rate was 67.9%.

Most people in Newport County, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Newport County, RI was 2 cars per household.

Newport County, RI borders Bristol County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and Washington County, RI.

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Population & Diversity

Newport County, RI is home to a population of 84.7k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.33% of Newport County, RI residents were born outside of the country (6.21k people).

In 2024, there were 25.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (69.7k people) in Newport County, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.75k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 2.72k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Newport County, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Newport County, RI was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Newport County, RI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Newport County, RI

White (Non-Hispanic)
69.7k ± 527
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.75k ± 411
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.72k ± 327

6.73%

Hispanic Population

5.7k people

6.73% of the people in Newport County, RI are hispanic (5.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Newport County, RI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Rhode Island.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
36,183 ± 4,592 people
Guatemala
17,080 ± 3,184 people
Portugal
12,213 ± 2,698 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rhode Island was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 36,183 Rhode Island residents, followed by Guatemala with 17,080 and Portugal with 12,213.

Foreign-Born Population

7.33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.21k people

7.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.27k people

As of 2024, 7.33% of Newport County, RI residents (6.21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Newport County, RI was 7.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Newport County, RI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,196 ± 282
Gulf War (2001-)
1,242 ± 264
Gulf War (1990s)
792 ± 332

Newport County, RI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Newport County, RI.

Economy

The economy of Newport County, RI employs 41.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Newport County, RI were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,459 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,458 people), and Educational Services (4,361 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($131,350), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,643), and Public Administration ($97,390).

Employment

Occupations

41.5k

2024 Value

± 1,560

−0.37%

1 Year decline

± 5.33%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newport County, RI declined at a rate of −0.37%, from 41.6k employees to 41.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newport County, RI, are Management Occupations (6,482 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,144 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,940 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newport County, RI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

41.5k

2024 Value

± 1,560

−0.37%

1 Year decline

± 5.33%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newport County, RI declined at a rate of −0.37%, from 41.6k employees to 41.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newport County, RI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,459 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,458 people), and Educational Services (4,361 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newport County, RI, though some of these residents may live in Newport County, RI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,964

Median earning men ± $3,590

$50,923

Median earning women ± $2,105

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($114,297), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,279), and Public Administration ($102,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,159), Public Administration ($86,939), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Rhode Island.

Y-Axis

1.31%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 488k people employed in Rhode Island. This represents a 1.31% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 20.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Rhode Island.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

239
Construction
232
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
219
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$338k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$243k
Accommodation and Food Services
$216k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Newport County, RI awarded 880 degrees. The student population of Newport County, RI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 931 male students and 1,981 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Newport County, RI are White (712 and 81.9%), Hispanic or Latino (73 and 8.4%), Unknown (33 and 3.8%), and Black or African American (24 and 2.76%).

The largest universities in Newport County, RI by number of degrees awarded are Salve Regina University (833 and 94.7%) and IYRS School of Technology & Trades (47 and 5.34%).

The most popular majors in Newport County, RI are General Business Administration & Management (108 and 12.3%), Registered Nursing (99 and 11.3%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (95 and 10.8%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $47,180.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Newport County, RI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,912 (32% men and 68% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,912 students enrolled in Newport County, RI, 32% men and 68% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,250 records, of which 68.4% were women and 31.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
99 degrees awarded
General Psychology
62 degrees awarded
General Marketing & Marketing Management
50 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Newport County, RI was Registered Nursing with 99 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Newport County, RI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Salve Regina University
833 degrees awarded
IYRS School of Technology & Trades
47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Salve Regina University with 833 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 298 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Newport County, RI, which is 0.512 times less than the 582 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 712 degrees mean that there were 9.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 73 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($47,180) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,550) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Newport County, RI was $609,700 in 2024, which is 1.83 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $559,700 to $609,700, a 8.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Newport County, RI is 67.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Newport County, RI have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newport County, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Newport County, RI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.34%.

Housing

Property

$609,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,442

$25,022

Median Property Taxes

±$971

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Newport County, RI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Newport County, RI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.9%

Homeownership

2024

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.9% of the housing units in Newport County, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Newport County, RI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$103,514

Median Household Income

± $4,684

36.9k

Number of Households

± 1,466

In 2024, the median household income of the 36.9k households in Newport County, RI grew to $103,514 from the previous year's value of $100,859.

The following chart displays the households in Newport County, RI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Newport County, RI is from Rhode Island.

0.446

2023 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

0.447

2022 Wage GINI in Rhode Island

In 2023, the income inequality in Rhode Island was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.292% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Rhode Island was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Rhode Island in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Rhode Island across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.8%)
Worked At Home (15.7%)
Carpooled (5.94%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Newport County, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.7%) and those who carpooled to work (5.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newport County, RI have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.88% of the workforce in Newport County, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Newport County, RI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Newport County, RI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Newport County, RI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Newport County, RI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.34%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newport County, RI (6.88k out of 81.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Newport County, RI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.2% of the children was living in poverty in Newport County, RI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 164 in Newport County, RI. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 36 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.1% of the population of Newport County, RI has health coverage, with 44.8% on employee plans, 9.41% on Medicaid, 17.9% on Medicare, 21.1% on non-group plans, and 2.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Newport County, RI see 1,201 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,201 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1030 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 244 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,201 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Newport County, RI

Primary care physicians in Newport County, RI see an average of 1,201 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,201 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Newport County, RI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.2% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 26% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.92%

Uninsured

44.8%

Employer Coverage

9.41%

Medicaid

17.9%

Medicare

21.1%

Non-Group

2.89%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Newport County, RI declined by 4.88% from 4.13% to 3.92%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Newport County, RI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 32.9 in Newport County, RI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Newport County, RI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 27.6% in Newport County, RI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Newport County, RI.