Everyone quotes the shortage. Here is the count Rhode Island actually has, by skill level and per resident, as of August 10, 2026, when its register was last collected.
As of August 10, 2026, Rhode Island carries 1,912 licensed plumbers on its state register, or 174.5 per 100,000 residents.
This register has not been re-collected since August 10, 2026, 57 days ago. Every figure below is real and is stated as of that date, but it is not nightly-fresh the way the rest of this site is: Rhode Island is one of the registers ATI cannot currently sweep on a schedule. Treat these counts as a dated snapshot, and see Sources for which registers are affected and why.
Rhode Island does not issue a separate apprentice license for this trade, so no pipeline ratio is published here. The tier counts below are what the register itself records.
States nearest Rhode Island on licensed plumbers per capita.
| State | Licensed plumbers | Per 100k |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1,912 | 174.5 |
| District of Columbia | 1,287 | 189.6 |
| Michigan | 18,403 | 183.3 |
| Wisconsin | 10,330 | 174.8 |
| Montana | 1,900 | 167.7 |
| Utah | 5,656 | 165.5 |
| Alabama | 8,008 | 156.8 |
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