Rhode Island Cities by Population (2024)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: June 20, 2024

The most populous cities in Rhode Island are Providence with 190,792, Warwick at 82,999, Cranston with 82,635, Pawtucket at 75,321, and East Providence with 46,900. You can get the most current Census population data for all 39 Rhode Island cities, sorted from the most populous cities in Rhode Island to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program and 2022 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Providence 190,792
2 Warwick 82,999
3 Cranston 82,635
4 Pawtucket 75,321
5 East Providence 46,900
6 Woonsocket 43,135
7 Cumberland 36,591
8 Coventry 35,819
9 North Providence 33,902
10 South Kingstown 32,025
11 West Warwick 31,151
12 Johnston 29,679
13 North Kingstown 27,771
14 Newport 24,717
15 Westerly 23,223
16 Lincoln 22,846
17 Central Falls 22,543
18 Smithfield 22,090
19 Bristol 22,069
20 Portsmouth 17,447
21 Barrington 17,061
22 Middletown 16,588
23 Burrillville 16,393
24 Tiverton 16,035
25 East Greenwich 14,626
26 Narragansett 14,409
27 North Smithfield 12,601
28 Warren 11,125
29 Scituate 10,494
30 Glocester 10,200
31 Hopkinton 8,400
32 Richmond 8,133
33 Charlestown 8,036
34 West Greenwich 6,683
35 Exeter 6,581
36 Jamestown 5,488
37 Foster 4,493
38 Little Compton 3,557
39 New Shoreham 1,404

The table above displays the most recent population estimates data for all cities where data are available from the following datasets:

  • United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.
  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 7 December 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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