Ranking · Rhode Island
Richest and poorest places in Rhode Island
East Greenwich has the highest median household income of Rhode Island's 57 ranked places ($177,090), within the margin of error of Barrington; Central Falls has the lowest ($49,285). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Rhode Island, first to fifth: East Greenwich ($177,090), Barrington ($153,198), Jamestown ($140,625), West Greenwich ($135,625) and Little Compton ($134,750).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Greenwichwithin the margin | $177,090±$23,673 |
| 2 | Barringtonwithin the margin | $153,198±$9,179 |
| 3 | Jamestownwithin the margin | $140,625±$42,154 |
| 4 | West Greenwichwithin the margin | $135,625±$17,406 |
| 5 | Little Comptonwithin the margin | $134,750±$36,326 |
| 6 | Cumberland Hillinside Cumberlandwithin the margin | $130,506±$19,825 |
| 7 | North Kingstownwithin the margin | $126,293±$14,108 |
| 8 | Richmondwithin the margin | $124,653±$26,720 |
| 9 | Pascoaginside Burrillvillewithin the margin | $121,369±$34,140 |
| 10 | Bradfordinside Westerlywithin the margin | $120,250±$25,566 |
| 11 | Harmonyinside Glocesterwithin the margin | $120,235±$15,229 |
| 12 | Burrillvillewithin the margin | $119,813±$15,898 |
| 13 | Cumberlandwithin the margin | $117,522±$8,246 |
| 14 | Portsmouthwithin the margin | $117,467±$9,485 |
| 15 | Fosterwithin the margin | $113,646±$18,117 |
| 16 | Glocesterwithin the margin | $113,508±$7,266 |
| 17 | Scituatewithin the margin | $112,315±$23,280 |
| 18 | Exeterwithin the margin | $111,250±$29,727 |
| 19 | Charlestownwithin the margin | $109,404±$9,817 |
| 20 | South Kingstownwithin the margin | $108,960±$9,750 |
| 21 | North Smithfieldwithin the margin | $108,866±$12,302 |
| 22 | Charlestown CDPinside Charlestownwithin the margin | $108,563±$30,282 |
| 23 | Kingstoninside South Kingstownwithin the margin | $107,404±$47,008 |
| 24 | Wakefield-Peace Daleinside South Kingstownwithin the margin | $106,551±$19,377 |
| 25 | Tiverton | $106,036±$10,054 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Rhode Island, first to fifth: Central Falls ($49,285), Woonsocket ($61,059), Harrisville ($62,535), Providence ($68,119) and Pawtucket ($68,310).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Central Falls | $49,285±$8,160 |
| 56 | Woonsocketwithin the margin | $61,059±$5,299 |
| 55 | Harrisvilleinside Burrillvillewithin the margin | $62,535±$21,671 |
| 54 | Providencewithin the margin | $68,119±$2,678 |
| 53 | Pawtucketwithin the margin | $68,310±$4,475 |
| 52 | East Providencewithin the margin | $75,912±$8,060 |
| 51 | West Warwickwithin the margin | $77,608±$6,727 |
| 50 | Narragansett Pierinside Narragansettwithin the margin | $82,192±$14,568 |
| 49 | New Shorehamwithin the margin | $83,190±$29,822 |
| 48 | North Providencewithin the margin | $83,756±$6,468 |
| 47 | Newportwithin the margin | $86,313±$4,012 |
| 46 | Warwickwithin the margin | $88,708±$5,730 |
| 45 | Newport Eastinside Middletownwithin the margin | $89,028±$13,434 |
| 44 | Cranstonwithin the margin | $90,206±$4,068 |
| 43 | Warrenwithin the margin | $90,729±$12,011 |
| 42 | Johnstonwithin the margin | $91,866±$6,226 |
| 41 | Valley Fallsinside Cumberlandwithin the margin | $92,901±$16,675 |
| 40 | Chepachetinside Glocesterwithin the margin | $92,971±$28,790 |
| 39 | Westerly CDPinside Westerlywithin the margin | $95,207±$7,661 |
| 38 | Narragansettwithin the margin | $95,721±$7,256 |
| 37 | Hopkintonwithin the margin | $97,172±$12,327 |
| 36 | Greenvilleinside Smithfieldwithin the margin | $97,234±$7,275 |
| 35 | Bristolwithin the margin | $97,764±$8,188 |
| 34 | Westerlywithin the margin | $98,875±$5,450 |
| 33 | Tiverton CDPinside Tiverton | $99,158±$7,312 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Rhode Island have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Little Compton has the highest estimate, $92,058 per resident (±$33,565), but it is within the margin of error of Charlestown CDP ($90,527): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Comptonwithin the margin | $92,058±$33,565 |
| 2 | Charlestown CDPwithin the margin | $90,527±$22,017 |
| 3 | East Greenwichwithin the margin | $84,682±$8,300 |
| 4 | Jamestownwithin the margin | $81,200±$11,865 |
| 5 | Barrington | $78,126±$6,380 |
| 6 | Charlestownwithin the margin | $66,075±$6,239 |
| 7 | North Kingstownwithin the margin | $65,021±$3,321 |
| 8 | Portsmouthwithin the margin | $63,379±$3,789 |
| 9 | Narragansett Pierwithin the margin | $61,968±$9,771 |
| 10 | Westerly | $59,151±$3,070 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections