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Kent County ranked second in state for resident earnings in 2017

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Kent County ranked second among counties in Rhode Island by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Kent County residents was an inflation-adjusted $35,354 per year. Kent County had 69,013 households in 2017, with a population of 164,012.

The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Newport County. Newport County's median income was $35,475 per year after adjusting for inflation – $121 more than Kent County. It had 35,421 households in 2017 and a population of 83,204.

Providence County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Rhode Island, with a median income of only $26,930 per year. That was $8,424 less than the median income in Kent County at the time. Providence County had 238,465 households in 2017 and a population of 633,704.

The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rhode Island counties ranked by earnings per resident (2017)
RankCountyEarnings per resident ($$$)
1Newport County35,475
2Kent County35,354
3Bristol County34,301
4Washington County33,351
5Providence County26,930
* All values are inflation-adjusted

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