Rhode Island - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Providence May 29, 1790 the 13th state State nickname The Ocean State Name for residents Rhode Islanders State motto Abbreviation Hope RI LAND Total area 4,002 sq km 1,545 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 50th 2,703 sq km 1,044 sq mi Highest point Jerimoth Hill 247 m/812 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 57.6 percent (2002) 0.8 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 1,057,832 (2007 estimate) 43rd 4.5 percent (1990-2000) 394 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 1,022 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Providence 90.9 percent (2000) 175,255 (2006) Warwick 85,925 (2006) Cranston 81,479 (2006) P awtucket 72,998 (2006) East Providence 49,123 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 85 percent (2000) Blacks 4.5 percent (2000) Asians 2.3 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.5 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 8.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.5 years (1989-1991) 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 278 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 447 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 8.6 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 13.4 (2003) $10,731 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 15.8 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 82.4 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Don Carcieri (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 38 members House of Representatives, 75 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 2 Electoral votes 4 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $46 billion (2006) $34,180 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.2 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5.9 percent (2004) Manufacturing Mining Transportation and utilities 11.1 percent (2001) 0 percent (2004) 3.3 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 26.9 percent (2004) G overnment 11.9 percent (2004) Information technology 4 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.6 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 4.9 percent (2004) Other services Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate Share of workers in unions 26.5 percent (2004) 577,000 (2006 estimate) 5.1 percent (2006 estimate) 15.9 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 0 percent (2005 estimate) 0.1 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 99.9 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 184 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 55.7 percent (2003 estimate) 6.8 books per person (2002) 10,446 km (2005) 6,491 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 114 km (2005) 71 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 164 km (2004) 102 mi (2004) Airports 1 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
