RIDOH recognizes that these categories may not reflect how people and communities define themselves. Throughout this annual report, data are presented as they were originally collected and reported for gender, age, race, and ethnicity. However, there are limitations on population-based data reported among these individuals. This includes individuals who are trans, non-binary, and intersex. RIDOH seeks to recognize the breadth of gender identities among the Maternal Child Health Populations. It is also estimated that about 32,000 undocumented individuals live in RI and approximately 8,000 of these individuals are parents of U.S. The largest communities of color are found in Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cranston, Woonsocket, and East Providence. Interestingly, this growth has occurred even as the state’s overall birth rate has decreased, in 2018, to 50.5 per 1,000 womxn ages 15-44. This trend is expected to continue well into the future, as people of color are projected to represent 41% of the population by 2040.
Between 20, the Latinx population experienced the most growth (44%), followed by Asian population (29%), and the Black, non-Latinx population (28%). Among RI residents over 5 years of age, 22.1% speak a language other than English at home, and Spanish is the most common of those languages (52%).Ĭommunities of color are growing rapidly throughout many areas of Rhode Island, and most of Rhode Island’s population growth over the last few decades is attributable to people of color. In 2015, the largest share of the foreign-born population in RI was from the Dominican Republic (17.8 % of immigrants), Portugal (9.8%), Guatemala (9.3 %), Cape Verde (7.2 %), and China (4.9 %).
It is estimated that 13.6% of Rhode Island residents are immigrants.
The racial distribution in Rhode Island is White 83.6%, 8.5% Black or African American, 3.7% Asian, 2.9% Multiracial, and 1.3% Native American, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. The 2019 U.S census data indicate that residents are 71.4% White, not Hispanic and 16.3% Hispanic or Latinx. All of the core cities have a mayor-council structure whereas in the suburban areas a council -manager structure is more common. The state's cities and towns may adopt one of four forms of government: council–manager, mayor–council, town council–town meeting, or administrator–council. Since Rhode Island has no county level of government, its 39 cities and towns provide services commonly performed by county governments in other states such as primary and secondary education, subdivision of land and zoning, and housing code enforcement in their local community. RI is unique as it has organized its government and distribution of services differently than any other state or territory in the country. In addition, six smaller cities, fourteen suburban areas and fifteen rural towns surround the state’s core cities. The other core cities are Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket. The City of Providence, the state capital, holds the largest estimated residential community of 178,335 persons. Generally, it takes approximately an hour to travel from one side of the state to the other.
Rhode Island encompasses urban, suburban, and rural topography. The state of Rhode Island (RI) is a small, coastal area that measures just 48 miles from north to south, and 37 miles from east to west, with a total area of 1,214 square miles and over 400 miles of coastline. In addition, individuals aged 65 and older constitute 17.7% of the population and 9.8% of the population are disabled individuals under the age of 65. Children under 5 years of age represent 5.1% of RI’s population and 19.3% of the population is under the age of 18. In 2019, Rhode Island had a population of just over 1M (1,059,361) people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $63,296 representing a 0.98% decrease from 2018. Rhode Island Demographics, Geography, Economy, and Urbanization Data Sources Accessed and Linked to Vital Records Birth.National Performance Measures Dashboard.National Performance Measures Distribution.List of Evidence-Based or-Informed Strategy Measures.Children with Special Health Care Needs.
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