Rhode Island: State Summary
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
State Health Department
- Rhode Island Department of Health: 3 Capitol Hill Room 401, Providence
Population:
- Total Population: 1,048,319
- Males: 503,226
- Females: 545,093
Top 6 Languages spoken at home: (> 5000)
- English only (788,565)
- Spanish (79,440)
- Portuguese (37,435)
- French (19,355)
- Italian (13,760)
- Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (5,570)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (542,244)
- Episcopal Church (26,756)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (20,997)
- Jewish Estimate (16,100)
- United Church of Christ (8,862)
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 336,579
- Sensory: 28,590
- Physical: 75,621
- Mental: 49,729
- Self-care: 22,843
- Go outside home: 69,506
- Employment: 84,727
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 5,060
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 408,424
- Utility gas: 189,128
- Bottled or LP gas: 10,262
- Electricity: 31,191
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 171,856
- Coal or Coke: 323
- Wood: 3,609
- Solar Energy: 114
- Other fuel: 1,195
- No fuel used: 746
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 784,941
- No vehicle: 82,438
- 1 or more vehicle: 702,503
Education Attainment:
- No School: 10,920
- No High School: 45,392
- Some High School: 96,774
- High School: 192,914
- Some College: 122,261
- Associate's Degree: 48,495
- College Degree: 110,175
- Master's Degree: 46,872
- Professional Degree: 13,788
- Doctoral Degree: 6,982
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 408,424
- Owners with phone: 244,374
- Owners without phone: 776
- Renters with phone: 158,113
- Renters without phone: 5,161
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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