Rhode Island

Home/Rhode Island Rhode Island State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 102 2% above the U.S. average Median home value $368,800 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +57.1% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,273 national $1,348 Homeownership 63% national 65% Unemployment 3.0% national 3.6% Household income $86,372 national $78,538 Median age 40.5 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. The median home is valued at $368,800 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 57% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,273 a month. Unemployment averaged 3.0% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $86,372. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved. Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Rhode Island saw a net loss of 243 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,176 individuals. Against a population of about 1,095,962, that is a net outflow of about 1.1 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $34.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 6,510 households, came from Massachusetts; the largest outflow, about 5,218 households, went to Massachusetts. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 3,161 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) +$34.3M nominal dollars Net households 243 tax returns Net people 1,176 exemptions 1.1 net people per 1,000 residents (population 1,095,962) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$1.5B Moved out$1.5B Net +$34.3M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Rhode Island counties Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it. Net outNet in(AGI $) Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves. Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly. Hover an area to trace its top moves HowAmericaMoves.com Top origin states 1Massachusetts6,510$571.9M2New York1,588$144M3Connecticut1,494$137M4Florida1,475$117.7M5California806$71.6M6New Jersey522$37.8M7Pennsylvania483$30.3M8Texas469$36.7M9Virginia415$41.1M10New Hampshire384$29.4M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1Massachusetts5,218$386.7M2Florida2,235$271.3M3Connecticut1,769$124.9M4New York1,322$95.3M5California754$64.2M6Texas560$46.3M7North Carolina536$40.1M8Virginia458$39.5M9New Hampshire438$35.7M10Pennsylvania435$28.6M HowAmericaMoves.com Churn by state both directions at once The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort. Massachusetts 6,510 5,218 +1,292 +$185.2M Florida 1,475 2,235 -760 -$153.6M Connecticut 1,494 1,769 -275 +$12.1M New York 1,588 1,322 +266 +$48.7M California 806 754 +52 +$7.4M Texas 469 560 -91 -$9.7M New Jersey 522 426 +96 +$6.8M North Carolina 383 536 -153 -$15.3M Pennsylvania 483 435 +48 +$1.7M Virginia 415 458 -43 +$1.6M New Hampshire 384 438 -54 -$6.3M Georgia 233 337 -104 -$9.4M Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed. HowAmericaMoves.com Net migration by year Net 2012–2023: -$639.9M (-30,413 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 -$201.7M -4,110 2013 -$20.7M -3,092 2014 -$157.1M -3,997 2015 -$55.7M -2,787 2016 -$182.1M -3,686 2017 -$158.7M -3,582 2018 -$160M -2,049 2019 -$91.5M -1,859 2020 +$297.5M +62 2021 +$186.4M -976 2022 -$130.4M -3,161 2023 +$34.3M -1,176 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 1,176 more people left Rhode Island than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $34.3M in income (nominal) — in a state of 1,101,183 people. Population 1,101,183 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate 1.1 net people per 1,000 residents A Town Of 10,000 Would Net About -11 People. Net income per resident +$31 nominal dollars ≈ +$34.3M total across 1,101,183 residents. The rate lets you compare Rhode Island with a stateof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people. HowAmericaMoves.com Components of population change 2023 (Census) Where the state’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component. Births +10,049 Deaths 10,543 Net domestic migration 3,254 Net international migration +6,846 Total change +2,908 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers. HowAmericaMoves.com Income & cost of living What a dollar is worth here Prices around Rhode Island run about 2% above the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $98 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person. Income per person $67,769 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 3% below the U.S. average Price level 102.1 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 2.1% higher than average What that income buys $66,398 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 5% below the U.S. average Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level). HowAmericaMoves.com Where the cost comes from price parity by category Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another. Housing & rents102.7 Goods98.3 Utilities145.1 Other services102.7 Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who lives here The people of Rhode Island American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 40.5 years Median household income $86,372 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 10% above the U.S. median College degree 37% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 10.9% residents below the poverty line Average commute 25 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 91% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 69%Hispanic 17%Black 5%Asian 3%Other 5% White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Housing what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023) Median home value $368,800 owner-occupied homes 22% above the U.S. median Median rent $1,273 gross rent per month 6% below the U.S. median Homeownership 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +9.7% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +57% price change, 2018 to 2023 A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index. New home construction building permits, 2023 1,169new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 61%Multifamily 39% Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Local economy & risk Jobs and natural hazards Unemployment rate 3.0% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 581,465 564,141 employed Disaster declarations — major federal, 2023 Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Unemployment now 3.3% May 2026 ▼ 0.8 points vs May 2025 January 2024May 2026 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this state, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who’s moving by income Net migration by income bracket Tax-filing households that moved into Rhode Island minus those that left, by the adjusted gross income they reported, 2022–2023. Positive means more arrived than left at that income level. $1–$10k 45 In 1,332Out 1,377-$104K AGI $10k–$25k 37 In 2,940Out 2,977-$492K AGI $25k–$50k 70 In 4,635Out 4,705-$2.9M AGI $50k–$75k 15 In 3,171Out 3,186+$66K AGI $75k–$100k +11 In 2,008Out 1,997+$406K AGI $100k–$200k 114 In 2,699Out 2,813-$18.3M AGI $200k+ +39 In 1,257Out 1,218+$55.2M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Rhode Island ranks #24 of 51 states for net household migration (+39). Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-level gross migration file (returns with negative AGI are excluded, so this won’t exactly match the totals above). Income is what filers reported, not a reason anyone moved. Compare all states by income bracket. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Goods trade What Rhode Island ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Rhode Island and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $25.8B Ships to other states 29% since 2017 $25.1B Receives from states +21% since 2017 +$744M Net balance Top goods shipped out Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $4.7B Miscellaneous manufactured products $3.4B Articles of base metal $2.8B Precision instruments and apparatus $1.9B Base metal in primary or semi-finished forms and in finished basic shapes $1.8B Plastics and rubber $1.7B Top goods received Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $1.9B Pharmaceutical products $1.5B Mixed freight $1.5B Miscellaneous manufactured products $1.2B Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather $1.0B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $944M Biggest trading partners (both ways) Goods trade runs in both directions: states swap different goods, so a partner is often near the top of both columns. Net is ships minus receives (positive means Rhode Island ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total Massachusetts $5.9B $6.9B -$1.0B $12.8B New York $2.7B $2.2B +$587M $4.9B Connecticut $1.3B $2.6B -$1.3B $4.0B Pennsylvania $1.1B $2.1B -$963M $3.3B New Jersey $661M $1.9B -$1.3B $2.6B California $1.6B $995M +$562M $2.6B Texas $1.5B $699M +$753M $2.2B New Hampshire $816M $1.2B -$399M $2.0B Goods shipped every five years by the Census Commodity Flow Survey (a sample, so figures are estimates and the smallest flows are withheld). Value is nominal. The totals and partner table above count trade between Rhode Island and other states; the goods lists count everything the state ships or receives, including within-state shipments. Compare all states. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Taxes the state collects What Rhode Island collects in taxes Total state taxes $5.3B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $4,825 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Individual income tax$1.6B 30% General sales & gross receipts$1.6B 29% Corporation net income tax$470.3M 9% Other selective sales tax$410.8M 8% Amusements sales tax$406.8M 8% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. This is what the state government collected (not local taxes), not a measure of any individual’s tax burden. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Elections National maps → How Rhode Island has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page. President, 1976–2024 Year Democratic Republican Other Margin Total 2024 283,750 214,291 13,775 D +13.6 511,816 2020 307,486 199,922 10,349 D +20.8 517,757 2016 252,525 180,543 31,076 D +15.5 464,144 2012 279,677 157,204 9,171 D +27.5 446,052 2008 296,571 165,391 9,804 D +27.8 471,766 2004 259,760 169,046 7,483 D +20.8 436,289 2000 249,508 130,555 29,049 D +29.1 409,112 1996 233,050 104,683 52,514 D +32.9 390,247 1992 213,299 131,601 108,465 D +18.0 453,365 1988 225,123 177,761 1,738 D +11.7 404,622 1984 197,106 212,080 1,303 R +3.6 410,489 1980 198,342 154,793 62,832 D +10.5 415,967 1976 227,636 181,249 1,699 D +11.3 410,584 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2024 Sheldon Whitehouse 294,665 196,039 1,244 D +20.0 2020 John F. Reed 328,574 164,855 — D +33.1 2018 Sheldon Whitehouse 231,477 144,421 — D +23.1 2014 Jack Reed 223,675 92,684 — D +41.3 2012 Sheldon Whitehouse 271,034 146,222 — D +29.8 2008 Jack Reed 320,644 116,174 — D +46.6 2006 Sheldon Whitehouse 206,043 178,950 — D +7.0 2002 Jack Reed 253,774 69,808 — D +56.9 2000 Lincoln D. Chafee 161,023 222,588 7,742 R +15.7 U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 2 R 0 2022 D 2 R 0 2020 D 2 R 0 2018 D 2 R 0 2016 D 2 R 0 2014 D 2 R 0 2012 D 2 R 0 2010 D 2 R 0 2008 D 2 R 0 2006 D 2 R 0 2004 D 2 R 0 2002 D 2 R 0 2000 D 2 R 0 2024 results by county Republican wonDemocratic wonIndependent / other Which party received the most votes, as a solid color.Winning margin as a share of all votes cast.Change in margin since 2020, in percentage points.Total votes cast, all candidates. HowAmericaMoves.com Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast. Counties in Rhode Island (5) Bristol CountyKent CountyNewport CountyProvidence CountyWashington County Get the next update for Rhode Island The IRS releases new migration data once a year. Drop your email and we will send the refreshed numbers when they land. No spam, unsubscribe anytime. Email address