Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020

Updated on October 18, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Rhode Island cities and places, Central Falls city had the highest population density per square mile (18.91K people per sqr mile), followed by Providence city (10.37K people per sqr mile), and Pawtucket city (8.72K people per sqr mile).

On the other hand, Hopkinton CDP had the lowest population density per square mile (143.85 people per sqr mile), followed by Greene CDP (150.47 people per sqr mile), and Foster Center CDP (153.62 people per sqr mile).

The chart below shows the top 10 Rhode Island cities and places with high population density, and the table below shows the population density of all Rhode Island cities and places.

You can also see this information for other states, as well as the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.

Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
Central Falls
Providence
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Kingston
East Providence
Valley Falls
Newport
Cranston
Cumberland Hill
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
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Rank Place Population Density
1 Central Falls city 18913.75
2 Providence city 10373.55
3 Pawtucket city 8723.02
4 Woonsocket city 5582.15
5 Kingston CDP 5027.30
6 East Providence city 3548.49
7 Valley Falls CDP 3408.72
8 Newport city 3286.78
9 Cranston city 2925.86
10 Cumberland Hill CDP 2559.16
11 Warwick city 2366.31
12 Harrisville CDP 2148.58
13 Newport East CDP 2144.28
14 Tiverton CDP 1868.42
15 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 1810.26
16 Greenville CDP 1630.19
17 Westerly CDP 1163.49
18 Narragansett Pier CDP 927.46
19 Pascoag CDP 915.52
20 Bradford CDP 801.73
21 Melville CDP 766.95
22 Charlestown CDP 757.35
23 Ashaway CDP 632.25
24 Hope Valley CDP 562.98
25 Wyoming CDP 481.31
26 Weekapaug CDP 401.68
27 Carolina CDP 375.43
28 Misquamicut CDP 370.08
29 Harmony CDP 351.99
30 Quonochontaug CDP 314.04
31 Chepachet CDP 309.37
32 Watch Hill CDP 264.46
33 Clayville CDP 180.96
34 Foster Center CDP 153.62
35 Greene CDP 150.47
36 Hopkinton CDP 143.85