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

Updated on May 5, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, the total population of Rhode Island was 1.10M. Providence city was the most populated city or place (town or village) (190.93K people) which was 17.40% of Rhode Island's population, followed by Cranston city (82.93K people) which was 7.56% of Rhode Island's population, and then Warwick city (82.82K people) which was 7.55% of Rhode Island's population. On the other hand, the 3 Rhode Island cities or places that were least populated include: Watch Hill CDP (212 people), Clayville CDP (312 people), and Foster Center CDP (333 people).

The chart below shows the top 10 most populated cities or places in Rhode Island.

You can also see this information for other states and also for the ranking of all cities or places in the United States by total population.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of people who live in each city or place. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Total Population from Census 2020
Providence
Cranston
Warwick
Pawtucket
East Providence
Woonsocket
Newport
Central Falls
Westerly
Newport East
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Total Population from Census 2020
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Rank Place Population
1 Providence city 190934
2 Cranston city 82934
3 Warwick city 82823
4 Pawtucket city 75604
5 East Providence city 47139
6 Woonsocket city 43240
7 Newport city 25163
8 Central Falls city 22583
9 Westerly CDP 18423
10 Newport East CDP 12337
11 Valley Falls CDP 12094
12 Greenville CDP 9061
13 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 8925
14 Cumberland Hill CDP 8140
15 Kingston CDP 7825
16 Tiverton CDP 7809
17 Pascoag CDP 4641
18 Narragansett Pier CDP 3308
19 Hope Valley CDP 1870
20 Harrisville CDP 1745
21 Charlestown CDP 1714
22 Chepachet CDP 1704
23 Melville CDP 1609
24 Ashaway CDP 1501
25 Bradford CDP 1457
26 Harmony CDP 1036
27 Carolina CDP 924
28 Greene CDP 914
29 Hopkinton CDP 475
30 Weekapaug CDP 467
31 Misquamicut CDP 434
32 Quonochontaug CDP 422
33 Wyoming CDP 415
34 Foster Center CDP 333
35 Clayville CDP 312
36 Watch Hill CDP 212