RI Poverty, Wages, Income and Health Insurance Data

NEW - RI Statistics of Income (SOI) 

POVERTY GUIDELINES:
• Current Federal Poverty Guidelines (updated 5.11)

RHODE ISLAND POVERTY: Facts about poverty in RI.
• 2009 Rhode Island Poverty Information (updated 9.10)
• 2009 Poverty Information by Rhode Island County (updated 9.10) 
• 2009 Poverty Information in Rhode Island by Demographic (updated 9.10) 
• 2009 New England Poverty Information (updated 9.10) 
• Poverty Rates in Rhode Island (by City): 2008 (updated 10.09)
• Poverty Rates Among Children 2000-20010 (updated 10.10)
• Poverty Rates in Rhode Island (by Gender): 2009 (updated 11.10)
• Poverty Rates Among Rhode Island Seniors (updated 4.10)

WAGES: Facts about wages in RI.
• Median Wage in New England 2000-2006
• Wages of 50 Fastest Growing Occupations
• Wages of 50 Jobs with most Annual Openings 2004-2014
• Rhode Island Share of Workers Earning Poverty Level Wages 2006
• Percent Change in Average Wages 1990-2006
• Earnings by Educational Attainment for Adults Ages 25-64
• Wages by Decile

INCOME: Facts about income in RI.
• Median Income in Rhode Island 2002-2008 (updated 9.09)
• Median Income in New England (updated 9.09)
• Median Income by Rhode Island County (updated 9.09)
• Median Income in Rhode Island by Ethnicty (updated 9.09)
• Median Income by Rhode Island City, 2005-2007 (updated 5.09)

HEALTH INSURANCE: Facts about health insurance in RI.
• Number, Rate and Rank of Uninsured by New England State (updated 9.09)
• Number & Rate of Uninsured in Rhode Island by County (updated 9.09)

Related Reports and Releases

PRESENTATION: The Faces of Poverty (Linda Katz, Interfaith Coalition Conference 5.3.11)

PRESS RELEASE: Since recession began, Rhode Island’s increase in poverty is largest in New England (9.16.10)
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released preliminary state-level data showing that the poverty rate rose substantially in Rhode Island, to 12.9 percent during 2008-2009, up from 10 percent during 2006-2007.  Over 28,000 new Rhode Islanders joined the ranks of the poor in the Ocean State in one of the worst economic downturns in recent history, bringing the total number of Rhode Islanders living in poverty to 133,000.

PRESS RELEASE: More than one in nine Rhode Islanders continue to live in poverty (9.09)
CHART: 2008 Rhode Island Poverty Information
CHART: 2008 New England Poverty Information
CHART: 2008 Poverty Information in Rhode Island by Demographic
CHART: 2008 Poverty Information by Rhode Island County

REPORT: 2008 Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) (12.08)
Every two years, The Poverty Institute publishes The Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) to provide a realistic standard for measuring the economic well-being of families and single adults.
2006 Rhode Island Standard of Need (1.07)
2003 Rhode Island Standard of Need.

PRESS RELEASE: Twelve percent of Rhode Islanders are living below poverty level (8.08)
Data released from the U.S. Census Bureau on August 26th reveal that the poverty rate remained statistically unchanged in Rhode Island from 2006 to 2007.  However, these numbers do not accurately reflect the financial crisis that many Rhode Islanders are facing, according to the Poverty Institute.
CHART: 2007 RI Statewide Poverty Data 
CHART: 2007 RI Poverty Data by County 
CHART: 2007 New England Comparison 
CHART: 2007 RI Poverty Data by Demographic 

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