The median income of Newport County residents was an inflation-adjusted $35,475 per year. Newport County had 35,421 households in 2017, with 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 $8,545 less than the median income in Newport 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)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident ($$$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport County | 35,475 |
| 2 | Kent County | 35,354 |
| 3 | Bristol County | 34,301 |
| 4 | Washington County | 33,351 |
| 5 | Providence County | 26,930 |
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