Rhode Island's Population and Growth Rate Timeline

The latest resident population of Rhode Island is 1,059,361 (2019) and the population growth rate in 2019 is 0.101%. The below table is Rhode Island's resident population trend from 2010 to 2019 [1].

Year Population Growth Rate (%)
2019 1,059,361 0.101
2018 1,058,287 0.248
2017 1,055,673 -0.104
2016 1,056,770 0.067
2015 1,056,065 0.012
2014 1,055,936 0.081
2013 1,055,081 0.044
2012 1,054,621 0.092
2011 1,053,649 -0.029
2010 1,053,959 N/A

10 most populated cities in Rhode Island (2019)

The most populated city in Rhode Island is Providence city, Rhode Island (179,883). The total population of top 10 cities is 547,731 and it takes up 51.7% of Rhode Island.

City / Town Population Source
Providence city, Rhode Island 179,883 [2]
Cranston city, Rhode Island 81,456 [2]
Warwick city, Rhode Island 81,004 [2]
Pawtucket city, Rhode Island 72,117 [2]
East Providence city, Rhode Island 47,618 [2]
Woonsocket city, Rhode Island 41,751 [2]
Newport city, Rhode Island 24,334 [2]
Central Falls city, Rhode Island 19,568 [2]

10 least populated cities in Rhode Island (2019)

The least populated city in Rhode Island is Central Falls city, Rhode Island (19,568).

City / Town Population Source
Central Falls city, Rhode Island 19,568 [2]
Newport city, Rhode Island 24,334 [2]
Woonsocket city, Rhode Island 41,751 [2]
East Providence city, Rhode Island 47,618 [2]
Pawtucket city, Rhode Island 72,117 [2]
Warwick city, Rhode Island 81,004 [2]
Cranston city, Rhode Island 81,456 [2]
Providence city, Rhode Island 179,883 [2]

The populations of all cities in Rhode Island (2019)

City / Town Population Source
Central Falls city, Rhode Island 19,568 [2]
Cranston city, Rhode Island 81,456 [2]
East Providence city, Rhode Island 47,618 [2]
Newport city, Rhode Island 24,334 [2]
Pawtucket city, Rhode Island 72,117 [2]
Providence city, Rhode Island 179,883 [2]
Warwick city, Rhode Island 81,004 [2]
Woonsocket city, Rhode Island 41,751 [2]

Data Source

  • [1] U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-total.html
  • [2] U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in the United States: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-total-cities-and-towns.html

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