Counties in Rhode Island by GDP (US dollars)

Name: Counties in Rhode Island by GDP (US dollars), 2018
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Providence County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 5 counties in 2018, at $35.53 billion. Bristol County had the lowest, at $1.84 billion. The median was $6.95 billion and the figure for Rhode Island was $60.06 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest35,530.9Providence County

Lowest1,841.7Bristol County

Median6,953.85 counties

Rhode Island60,064.9History

All counties, 2018

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USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	Providence County	35,530.9	+1.6%
2	Kent County	9,642.9	+1.7%
3	Washington County	6,953.8	+6.6%
4	Newport County	6,095.6	+1.5%
5	Bristol County	1,841.7	+2.2%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

US dollars, for the United States, its states and counties, and for every country and the World from the World Bank. For Spain and the EU in euros use gdp. Exchange rate swings move dollar values even when output does not.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Providence County, with $35.53 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Bristol County, with $1.84 billion in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.