Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Rhode Island (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 270,769. Among all Rhode Island cities and places, Providence city had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (39,484), followed by Warwick city (20,416), and Cranston city (20,104).

The chart below shows the top 10 Rhode Island cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Rhode Island cities and places.

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Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Providence city
Warwick city
Cranston city
Pawtucket city
East Providence city
Newport city
Woonsocket city
Westerly CDP
Newport East CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Providence city 39484
2 Warwick city 20416
3 Cranston city 20104
4 Pawtucket city 11644
5 East Providence city 10955
6 Newport city 9632
7 Woonsocket city 5804
8 Westerly CDP 4491
9 Newport East CDP 4093
10 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 3456
11 Cumberland Hill CDP 2789
12 Greenville CDP 2721
13 Valley Falls CDP 2288
14 Tiverton CDP 2226
15 Narragansett Pier CDP 1324
16 Central Falls city 1251
17 Kingston CDP 859
18 Pascoag CDP 788
19 Charlestown CDP 666
20 Melville CDP 633
21 Harmony CDP 380
22 Chepachet CDP 362
23 Hope Valley CDP 301
24 Carolina CDP 258
25 Bradford CDP 256
26 Harrisville CDP 249
27 Greene CDP 236
28 Misquamicut CDP 224
29 Quonochontaug CDP 191
30 Weekapaug CDP 163
31 Ashaway CDP 162
32 Watch Hill CDP 103
33 Hopkinton CDP 72
34 Clayville CDP 66
35 Foster Center CDP 18
36 Wyoming CDP 0