Bristol County, RI

Welcome to Bristol County.

Bristol County is the smallest, by population and by geographic area, county in Rhode Island.

Total GDP for the county increased 27%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $2.3 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Bristol County voted for Democratic candidates every time and never voted for Republicans.

The largest city in the county is Bristol.

Surrounding counties and county equivalents include: Bristol County, Kent County, Newport County, and Providence County.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	57.68%	35.99%	++
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	58.55%	39.94%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	62.39%	35.75%	++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	60.68%	37.41%	++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	57.35%	35.19%	++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	63.52%	34.3%	++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	27%

Government Enterprises	11%	12%
Private Industries	89%	29%
Agriculture	<1%	0%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	<1%	0%
Construction	5%	0%
Manufacturing	9%	0%
– Durable	5%	0%
– Nondurable	5%	0%
Trade	10%	0%
– Wholesale	6%	0%
– Retail	4%	8%
Transportation	1%	0%
Information	2%	42%
Finance & Insurance	7%	26%
Real Estate	24%	36%
Professional & Business Services	9%	64%
Educational Services	8%	6%
Healthcare & Social Services	7%	16%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	2%	1%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	41%
Other Services²	3%	33%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	4	93
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	3	88
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	16	96
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	11	98
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	7	93
⛽ Gasoline Stations	11	97
👕 Clothing Stores	9	93
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	3	91
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	3	96
🏬 Department Stores	5	96
💐 Florists	4	98
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	4	96
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	8	98
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	63	99
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	38	97
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	24	96
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	19%	$362,600	N/A
Top 20%	46%	$223,600	$232,400
Next highest 20%	24%	$116,500	$142,600
Middle 20%	16%	$79,200	$95,800
Second lowest 20%	10%	$49,600	$63,800
Bottom 20%	4%	$20,100	$35,400
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		75%	$95,500
Self-Employment		9%	$42,100
Investment Income¹		21%	$20,100
Social Security		35%	$23,600
Supplemental Security		5%	$11,700
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		28%	$26,200
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	1%	4%	7%
$25K – $49K	<1%	2%	4%	5%
$50K – $99K	1%	6%	8%	10%
$100K – $199K	<1%	10%	14%	7%
$200K & more	<1%	5%	12%	4%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$56,600	$36,500
African-American	$36,100	$32,900
Hispanic	$37,300	$26,200
Asian	$51,100	$40,000

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$40,400	$23,000
Highschool & GED	$49,500	$31,800
Some College to Associate’s	$62,300	$39,200
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$79,000	$54,400
Graduate Degree	$97,200	$71,100

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$85,600	$58,600
STEM²	$90,700	$65,300
Gray-Collar³	$68,200	$54,100
Pink-Collar⁴	$21,700	$18,500
Sales⁵	$54,200	$22,600
Blue-Collar⁶	$46,000	$29,000
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
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Riverine Flooding	+	$
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Winter Weather	+
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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