County profile
Newport County, RI
United States · GDP 2024
#493 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$8.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
32,182
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,800
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
83,051
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.6%
Median HH income
$103.5k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
54.1%±2.1%
Poverty rate
8.5%±1.0%
Business applications
837 · 2025
Retail establishments
407
48.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd.Industrials$632.0M62CHQ-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
Food & accommodation29%
Health care20%
Retail trade18%
Professional services18%
Manufacturing8%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
83,051
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $95.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,144
International migration+813
Natural change−1,133
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.5B2019
$6.4B2020
$7.3B2021
$7.7B2022
$8.0B2023
$8.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$609.7k±$17.4k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$77/mo
Vacancy rate
15.6%±1.5%
Affordability
9.1× wages
Residential permits
$35.4M
131 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
36.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 80Coastal flooding 61Earthquake 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8722016
9292017
9882018
10412019
10792020
12222021
14212022
16022023
16912024
18062025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 20211332021
1242022
1262023
1802024
1312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.0 km
I-195
Nearest freight rail
6.7 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
7.6 km
U S NAVY PIERS 1 AND 2
Nearest commercial airport
24.5 km
RHODE ISLAND TF GREEN INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.8k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Newport?
Newport's economy produced $8.8B in 2024, growing 9.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.