Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Providence County, Rhode Island

Economy Score out of 100
Providence County, Rhode Island
50.9
Cluster
50.9
State Avg.
57.0
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Providence County Cluster RI National
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.3% 3.8% 3.3%
Median household income $46,752 $46,752 $56,844 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.7% 16.7% 11.6% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 60.5% 60.5% 65.3% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 84.3% 84.3% 85.8% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Providence County, RI
50.5
Cluster
50.5
State Avg.
54.8
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Providence County Cluster RI National
Preschool enrollment 43.4% 43.4% 45.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 82.4% 82.4% 83.5% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 35.5% 35.5% 41.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Providence County, RI
51.8
Cluster
51.8
State Avg.
57.6
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Providence County Cluster RI National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.1% 11.1% 8.4% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 9,705 9,705 11,900 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 312.1 312.1 232.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 94.9 94.9 97.5 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Providence County, RI
51.6
Cluster
51.6
State Avg.
56.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Providence County Cluster RI National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.9% 7.9% 7.5% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 8.1% 8.1% 4.6% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 39.6 39.6 42.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Providence County Cluster RI National
Diversity 90.3% 90.3% -% 85.9%
Growth 23.4 23.4 - 7.9
Automation 56.3% 56.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Providence County 637,357
Cluster 637,357
RI 1,056,486
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.