Each row shows where Providence-Warwick sits on the national distribution for one economic concept across all three mobility measures.

All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.

α Absolute mobility 58th percentile

this county national median

35.13 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 60th percentile

this county national median

0.34 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 51st percentile

this county national median

The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

α Absolute mobility 51st percentile

this county national median

37.54 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 79th percentile

this county national median

0.37 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 82nd percentile

this county national median

11.34 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).

α Absolute mobility 15th percentile

this county national median

52.76 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 67th percentile

this county national median

0.43 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 54th percentile

this county national median

-8.47 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The value of housing assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 95th percentile

this county national median

44.56 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 74th percentile

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 23rd percentile

this county national median

-2.73 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The total value of all assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 62nd percentile

this county national median

42.96 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 83rd percentile

this county national median

0.35 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 49th percentile

this county national median

3.63 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

County	State	α (absolute mobility)	β (persistence)	δ (extensive margin)	n
Bristol	MA	42.69	0.355	9.25	4700
Bristol	RI	50.73	0.296	-0.44	450
Kent	RI	44.44	0.328	2.75	1500
Newport	RI	43.32	0.355	2.81	700
Providence	RI	41.34	0.359	-0.19	4800
Washington	RI	45.81	0.318	-0.29	1100

Providence-Warwick

The five lenses at a glance