Compare Rhode Island to:

	RI #	RI %	US #	US %
Demographics and the Economy
Total Population	1,040,700	-	300,544,200	-
Population Living in Poverty	159,700	15.4	54,942,500	18.3	% of total population
Median Annual Income	$55,639	-	$51,233	-
Participants in Food Stamp Program, May 2010	144,479	-	40,801,392	-
Unemployment Rate, July 2010	68	11.9	14,599	9.5
Health Costs & Budgets
Health Spending per Capita	$6,193	-	$5,283	-	by state of residence
Avg. Employee Contribution for Family Premium	-	27	-	27	% of total premium
Health Coverage
Uninsured Population	118,100	11.3	46,339,500	15.4	% of total population
Uninsured Children	22,000	8.7	8,076,400	10.3	% of children
Medicaid Enrollment	-	19	-	19	% of total population
Medicare Enrollment	-	17	-	15	% of total population
Monthly CHIP Enrollment, June 2009	12,454	-	4,966,030	-
Health Status
Infant Mortality Rate	6.0	-	6.8	-	per 1,000 live births
Teen Death Rate	39	-	62	-	per 100,000 population
AIDS Diagnosis Rate	7.4	-	12.3	-	per 100,000 population
Overweight or Obese Children	-	30.1	-	31.6	% of children
Adults who Visited the Dentist/Clinic	-	79.0	-	71.3	% of adults
Adults with Disabilities	-	12.7	-	12.1	% of adults

Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, 2007-2008

Rhode Island
1,040,700

• 55.6% Employer 52.3% •

• 4.6% Individual 4.7% •

• 14.8% Medicaid 14.1% •

• 13.0% Medicare 12.4% •

• 0.7% Other Public 1.2% •

• 11.3% Uninsured 15.4% •

United States
300,544,200

Contact

Executive Office

Governor: Donald L. Carcieri (R)
Head of Health Department: Dr. David R. Gifford, Director, Department of Health

Senators Names and Party Affiliation:
Sen. Jack Reed (D), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
Representatives Number and Affiliation: 2 (2 D)

Medicaid Website
Medicaid Director: Elena Nicolella, Medicaid Director, Division of Health Care Quality, Department of Human Services
Department of Insurance Website