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State Fact Sheets: Rhode Island

Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Farm Characteristics
Farm Financial Indicators
Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
About the State Fact Sheets

Data updated October 21, 2009

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Population, Income, Education, and Employment

Population
  Rural * Urban * Total
Year
    1980   947,154 947,154
    1990   1,003,464 1,003,464
    2000   1,048,319 1,048,319
    2008 (latest estimates)   1,050,788 1,050,788

More information on Rhode Island population
County-level Population Data
Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.

Income
  Rural * Urban * Total
Per-capita income (2007 dollars)
    2006   38,742 38,742
    2007   39,829 39,829
    Percent change   5.6 5.6
 
Earnings per job (2007 dollars)
    2006   47,208 47,208
    2007   47,224 47,224
    Percent change   0.1 0.1
 
Poverty rate (percent)
    1979   10.3 10.3
    1989   9.6 9.6
    1999   11.9 11.9
    2007 (latest model-based estimates)   11.9 11.9

More information on Rhode Island poverty rates
County-level Poverty Data
Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489

Education (Persons 25 and older)
  Rural * Urban * Total
Percent not completing high school
    1980   38.9 38.9
    1990   28.0 28.0
    2000   22.0 22.0
 
Percent completing high school only
    1980   32.8 32.8
    1990   29.5 29.5
    2000   27.8 27.8
 
Percent completing some college
    1980   12.9 12.9
    1990   21.3 21.3
    2000   24.6 24.6
 
Percent completing college
    1980   15.4 15.4
    1990   21.3 21.3
    2000   25.6 25.6

More information on Rhode Island education
County-level Education Data
Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423

Employment
  Rural * Urban * Total
Total number of jobs
    2006   613,678 613,678
    2007   615,347 615,347
 
Unemployment rate (percent)
    2007   5.2 5.2
    2008   7.8 7.8

More information on Rhode Island unemployment rates
County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
 
Percent employment change
    2005-2006   1.6 1.6
    2006-2007   -0.0 -0.0
    2007-2008   -3.6 -3.6
 

* Urban and rural (metro and nonmetro) definitions are based on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) June 2003 classification. See Measuring Rurality: New Definitions in 2003 for more information.
 
More information on socioeconomic conditions
Rural Emphasis Page
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.


Farm Characteristics

1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture
 
  1997 2002 2007
Approximate total land area (acres) 668,793 668,753 661,627
    Total farmland (acres) 65,083 61,223 67,819
        Percent of total land area 9.7 9.2 10.3
 
        Cropland (acres) 29,750 23,506 24,457
            Percent of total farmland 45.7 38.4 36.1
            Percent in pasture 20.6 12.5 9.0
            Percent irrigated 10.9 16.8 17.4
 
            Harvested Cropland (acres) 21,537 17,820 19,325
 
        Woodland (acres) 21,702 24,976 28,874
            Percent of total farmland 33.3 40.8 42.6
            Percent in pasture 9.5 8.0 7.8
 
        Pastureland (acres) 3,186 5,080 6,144
            Percent of total farmland 4.9 8.3 9.1
 
        Land in house lots, ponds,
        roads, wasteland, etc. (acres)
10,445 7,661 8,344
            Percent of total farmland 16.0 12.5 12.3
 
Conservation practices
        Farmland in conservation or
        wetlands reserve programs
        (acres)
(D) 42  
 
Average farm size (acres) 65 71 56
 
Farms by size (percent)
            1 to 99 acres 81.5 78.2 83.8
            100 to 499 acres 17.0 20.5 15.7
            500 to 999 acres 1.3 0.7 0.4
            1000 to 1,999 acres 0.1 0.5 0.0
            2,000 or more acres 0.1 0.1 0.2
 
Farms by sales (percent)
            Less than $9,999 60.1 57.7 63.5
            $10,000 to $49,999 21.8 22.7 22.3
            $50,000 to $99,999 7.6 6.5 4.6
            $100,000 to $499,999 8.6 9.8 7.2
            More than $500,000 1.9 3.3 2.4
 
Tenure of farmers
        Full owner (farms) 709 610 897
            Percent of total 71.3 71.1 73.6
 
        Part owner (farms) 204 170 198
            Percent of total 20.5 19.8 16.2
 
        Tenant owner (farms) 81 78 124
            Percent of total 8.1 9.1 10.2
 
Farm organization
        Individuals/family, sole
        proprietorship (farms)
789 699 918
            Percent of total 79.4 81.5 75.3
 
        Family-held corporations
        (farms)
118 86 159
            Percent of total 11.9 10.0 13.0
 
        Partnerships (farms) 66 52 110
            Percent of total 6.6 6.1 9.0
 
        Non-family corporations (farms) 9 4 17
            Percent of total 0.9 0.5 1.4
 
        Others - cooperative, estate or
        trust, institutional, etc. (farms)
12 17 15
            Percent of total 1.2 2.0 1.2
 
Characteristics of principal farm operators
        Average operator age (years) 54.0 54.3 56.3
        Percent with farming as their
         primary occupation
47.0 51.5 50.9
        Men 834 716 922
        Women 160 142 297
 

More information on farm characteristics
Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.


Farm Financial Indicators

Farm income and value added data
  2007 2008
 
Number of farms 1,220 1,220
 
  Thousands $
       Final crop output 55,765 57,357
+     Final animal output 10,103 10,549
+     Services and forestry 16,614 18,839
=   Final agricultural sector output 82,483 86,744
 
-      Intermediate consumption outlays 34,101 35,588
+     Net government transactions 2,452 -5,742
=   Gross value added 50,834 45,414
 
-      Capital consumption 9,068 9,340
 
=   Net value added 41,766 36,074
 
-    Factor payments 21,654 19,521
         Employee compensation (total hired labor) 17,230 16,498
         Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 958 -307
         Real estate and nonreal estate interest 3,466 3,330
 
=   Net farm income 20,112 16,553
 

More information on farm income
Farm Income Data
Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Farm balance sheet
 
• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
 


Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
  Value of receipts
thousand $
Percent of state total
farm receipts
Percent of US value
1. Greenhouse/nursery 42,400 62.8 0.3
2. Dairy products 3,980 5.9 0.0
3. Corn, sweet 2,516 3.7 0.2
4. Aquaculture 1,600 2.4 0.1
5. Apples 1,413 2.1 0.1
 
All commodities 67,546   0.0
 

More information on Rhode Island's top agriculture commodities
Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.

Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008
  Rank among states Value
million $
1. Other 41 11.0
2. Seeds 41 2.4
3. Vegetables and preparations 40 0.7
4. Feeds and fodders 49 0.1
5. Live animals and meat 49 0.1
 
Overall rank 49 14.2
 

More information on agricultural exports
State Export Data
Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.

Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007
  Percent of state total receipts Thousands $
1. Washington County 39.4 25,941
2. Newport County 27.8 18,299
3. Providence County 22.9 15,072
4. Kent County 5.7 3,764
5. Bristol County 4.3 2,831
 
State total   65,908
 

More information on agricultural sales
Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.


Data Sources

Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.

For more information, contact: Tim Parker
Web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov
Updated date: October 21, 2009