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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
|
• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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