On May 28, 2020, Rhode Island will celebrate 230 years as the 13th state admitted to the union. To celebrate, we used Data-Z to find fun facts about Rhode Island and to learn more about the Ocean State.
Rhode Island is ranked 35th in our 2019 Financial State of the States report. The state is $5.4 billion in debt and the state earned 82/100 points on our Financial Transparency Report.
Rhode Island has a Taxpayer Burden of $13,900, which means each taxpayer would have to pay an extra $13,900 to fully fundRhode Island’s bills.
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Rhode Island had an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent, which is lower than the 50-state average of 3.79 percent.
In 2018, the Ocean State spent $37.9 million on parks and recreation. This is divided between the 30 state parks and beaches.
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The state also spent $78.9 million on natural resource expenditures.
In Rhode Island, the median value for a home is $288,199, which is $40,000 above the 50-state average.
Rhode Island spent $201.6 million on police protection expenditures in 2017.
In 2018, the poverty rate in RI was 8.9 percent. While the state's poverty rate was lower than the 50-state average, Rhode Island’s children in poverty rate is higher than the 50- state average at 18 percent.
While Rhode Island has the smallest state in land mass, it is the 44th most populous state.
You can learn more about Rhode Island and make your own charts using Data-Z. And we at Truth in Accounting wish Rhode Island a very happy 230th birthday!
Kate Brennan is a marketing and social media intern at Truth in Accounting, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago that researches government financial data.