RHODE ISLAND
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            1,003     43   248,791
  1999                                              991     43   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             93.5      5      79.7
  1996                                             93.8      5      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             22.6     49      25.7
  1998                                             24.1     44      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             14.9      5      12.5
  1998                                             15.6      3      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              8.1     37       9.2
  1996                                              5.2     47       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             10.5     35      12.8
  1997                                             10.7     35      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              1.5     47       2.2
  1997                                              1.1     47       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              252      6       216
  1997                                              324      5       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           87.3     44      91.3
    1996                                           88.6     41      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $34,997     11   $33,123
    1998                                        $44,300      7   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             63.5     19      56.6
  1996                                             64.0     18      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              432     31       732
  1997                                              334     36       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              238     27       311
  1997                                              341     27       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,476     12    $2,080
  1997                                           $3,546     11    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             62.5     35      62.8
  1997                                             63.4     36      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             22.1     11      17.4
  1998                                             17.2     15      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $22,388     20   $23,602
  1997                                          $28,664     21   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $21,201     14   $20,618
  1998                                          $23,777     15   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $39,868     13   $37,343
  1998                                          $40,686     18   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                              7.5     47      13.5
  1998                                             11.6     23      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              194     50       326
  1996                                              239     47       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             58.5     45      63.9
  1998                                             59.8     47      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $19,379     24   $19,655
  1997                                          $21,094     48   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.