County Commons · Rhode Island
Rhode Island: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 5 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
1,112,308 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.4% since 2020) · 5 counties
The state's money — Rhode Island state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $12.3 billion and spent $11.7 billion · $10,514 per resident. It owed $10.5 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$36.36 · $4.2 billion
Education$25.35 · $2.9 billion
Other and unallocable$10.24 · $1.2 billion
Governmental administration$7.96 · $919.3 million
Highways$5.64 · $651 million
Health$5.04 · $581.3 million
Interest on general debt$3.67 · $423.1 million
Correction$2.72 · $313.6 million
Police protection$1.18 · $136.6 million
Natural resources$0.89 · $103.2 million
Hospitals$0.60 · $69.4 million
Parks and recreation$0.34 · $39.7 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $11.5 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$4.7 billion
Individual income tax$1.6 billion
General sales tax$1.6 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$1 billion
Corporate income tax$262.6 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$185.4 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$89 million
Property tax (state share)$4.8 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$5.3 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$1.1 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$1.1 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$1.5 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.