Demographics of Newport County, Rhode Island

Newport County, Rhode Island had 83,051 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,447 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Newport County, in four figures

83,051
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −2,447 people.; 46.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $103,514 ±$4,684
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Newport County, Rhode Island's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newport County, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Newport County, Rhode Island's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newport County, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	85,498	100.0	100.0
2021	85,561	100.1	100.2
2022	84,770	99.1	100.7
2023	83,734	97.9	101.6
2024	83,357	97.5	102.5
2025	83,051	97.1	103.1

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Population of Newport County, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	85,498	−144	−34	+3	−115
2021	85,561	+63	−267	+10	+277
2022	84,770	−791	−240	+193	−729
2023	83,734	−1,036	−265	+222	−987
2024	83,357	−377	−182	+279	−469
2025	83,051	−306	−179	+109	−236

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.9 ±0.4: for men 44.6 ±0.4 and for women 49.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newport County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	3,303 ±269	3.9% ±0.3	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,248 ±510	12.1% ±0.6	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,363 ±495	8.7% ±0.6	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,748 ±678	23.3% ±0.8	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,389 ±780	26.4% ±0.9	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,606 ±922	25.5% ±1.1	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $103,514 ±$4,684, and income per person $61,596 ±$2,569, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Newport County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	4,332 ±506	11.8% ±1.4	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,158 ±530	11.3% ±1.4	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,688 ±578	12.7% ±1.6	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,649 ±506	12.6% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,243 ±610	19.6% ±1.6	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,914 ±554	13.3% ±1.5	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,884 ±584	18.7% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Newport County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	6,882 ±808	8.5% ±1.0	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,597 ±377	11.9% ±2.7	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,959 ±486	7.4% ±1.2	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,326 ±327	8.5% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newport County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newport County	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	43,663 ±40	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±1.5	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.9% ±1.3	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.1% ±1.9	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$609,700 ±$17,442	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,713 ±$77	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±2	1962 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Newport County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,701 ±0	6.7% ±<0.1	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	69,726 ±527	82.4% ±0.6	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,723 ±327	3.2% ±0.4	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,403 ±206	1.7% ±0.2	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 257	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	8 to 172	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	770 ±297	0.9% ±0.4	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,107 ±584	4.9% ±0.7	4.9% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Newport County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	31,851 ±1,181	37.6% ±1.4	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	44,596 ±1,348	52.7% ±1.6	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,256 ±527	2.7% ±0.6	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,954 ±798	7.0% ±0.9	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,691 ±626	4.4% ±0.7	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,263 ±586	2.7% ±0.7	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Newport County among the counties of Rhode Island

4th of 5 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Counties of Rhode Island near Newport County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Providence County	678,179	+2.8%
Kent County	173,495	+1.8%
Washington County	129,795	< +0.1%
Newport County	83,051	−2.9%
Bristol County	50,001	−1.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026