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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Rhode Island: income, population and prices

Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in Rhode Island.

BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$75,233#23 of 51 · 98% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$55,878#35 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)102.3#15 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)105.6#18 of 51
Fig. 1Income per person, 1990–2025Rhode Island and the United States, current dollars
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Rhode IslandUnited States
Rhode IslandUnited States
YearPersonal incomePopulationPer personvs USReal per personPrice level
2025$83.8B1,114,521$75,23398%——
2024$80.0B1,110,415$72,00498%$55,878102.3
2023$75.4B1,101,183$68,46398%$55,140102.1
2022$70.9B1,098,275$64,54797%$53,223104.5
2021$69.3B1,097,381$63,11598%$56,786102.2
2020$65.0B1,096,487$59,267100%$55,800101.8
2019$60.3B1,094,580$55,11099%$52,109102.4
2018$56.9B1,091,824$52,11898%$50,171102.0
2017$54.7B1,085,105$50,40099%$49,346102.4
2016$52.5B1,082,431$48,50399%$48,694101.6
2015$51.8B1,077,555$48,037100%$48,489102.0
2014$50.0B1,073,245$46,608101%$47,949100.3
2013$48.2B1,068,358$45,071102%$46,478101.4
2012$48.1B1,063,756$45,263102%$48,05899.8
2011$46.6B1,058,746$44,056103%$47,058101.1
2010$44.9B1,054,975$42,591105%$46,328101.8
2009$42.7B1,053,646$40,554103%$43,972103.9
2008$43.8B1,055,003$41,487102%$44,945103.6
2007$42.9B1,057,315$40,608103%——
2006$41.2B1,063,096$38,719102%——
2005$39.2B1,067,916$36,746103%——
2004$38.5B1,074,579$35,867105%——
2003$36.7B1,071,342$34,256105%——
2002$35.0B1,065,995$32,801103%——
2001$33.6B1,057,142$31,795101%——
2000$31.9B1,050,268$30,35099%——
1999$29.6B1,040,402$28,43299%——
1998$28.3B1,031,155$27,493100%——
1997$26.6B1,025,353$25,898100%——
1996$25.1B1,020,893$24,59999%——
1995$24.3B1,017,002$23,873101%——
1994$23.1B1,015,960$22,689101%——
1993$22.5B1,015,112$22,149102%——
1992$21.6B1,012,581$21,305101%——
1991$20.6B1,010,649$20,431102%——
1990$20.4B1,005,995$20,309104%——

BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).

What prices are made of, 2024

Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.

Goods97.2−2.8 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)105.6+5.6 vs US2008–2024
Utilities146.7+46.7 vs US2008–2024
Other services102.8+2.8 vs US2008–2024