Rhode Island Tourism Industry

Visitors to Rhode Island spent $6.0 billion in 2024, an increase of 7% over the prior year.
Visitor volumes grew 3.7% to a record 29.4 million persons in 2024.
These visitors sustained 88,509 jobs and generated $992 million in state and local tax revenues - a tax revenue increase of 5.7% from 2023.
Including all traveler-related expenditures, the Rhode Island traveler economy generated $8.8 billion in business sales (total economic impact) during 2024 – representing $500 million in additional spending over the visitor industry.
Each household in Rhode Island would need to be taxed an additional $2,230 to replace the visitor-generated taxes received by Rhode Island state and local governments in 2024.
The number of jobs sustained by the traveler economy (88,509) supports 13% of all jobs in Rhode Island.
By region, Warwick led spending growth at 10.9% year-over-year