County profile
Kent County, RI
United States · GDP 2024
#375 of 3,127 US counties by GDP41st-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
68,926
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,739
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
173,495
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$94.3k±$3.3k
Bachelor's degree+
34.7%±1.3%
Poverty rate
7.5%±0.8%
Business applications
1,629 · 2025
Retail establishments
626
36.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1ICOA, Inc.Communication Services$8.9M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation19%
Manufacturing12%
Admin & support8%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
173,495
residents · 2025 · +1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $75.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,849
International migration+1,791
Natural change−2,537
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.1B2019
$10.1B2020
$10.5B2021
$11.3B2022
$12.0B2023
$12.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$366.1k±$4.3k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$57/mo
Vacancy rate
4.8%±0.7%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$41.8M
248 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
69.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 82Earthquake 75Ice storm 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6312016
6722017
7082018
7372019
7722020
8802021
10172022
11162023
12152024
12792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20212912021
2262022
2152023
4712024
2482025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.4 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
3.0 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
16.6 km
SEA FREEZE LTD
Nearest commercial airport
14.8 km
RHODE ISLAND TF GREEN INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Kent?
Kent's economy produced $12.4B in 2024, growing 3.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.