Rhode Island Cities by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous cities in Rhode Island are Providence with 194,706, Cranston at 84,448, Warwick with 83,554, Pawtucket at 76,996, and East Providence with 47,961. 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 2024 Population Estimates Program and 2023 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Providence 194,706
2 Cranston 84,448
3 Warwick 83,554
4 Pawtucket 76,996
5 East Providence 47,961
6 Woonsocket 44,508
7 Cumberland 37,509
8 Coventry 36,081
9 North Providence 34,791
10 South Kingstown 32,094
11 West Warwick 31,326
12 Johnston 30,363
13 North Kingstown 27,938
14 Newport 24,482
15 Lincoln 23,507
16 Westerly 23,288
17 Central Falls 23,034
18 Smithfield 22,535
19 Bristol 22,023
20 Portsmouth 17,391
21 Barrington 17,027
22 Burrillville 16,794
23 Middletown 16,610
24 Tiverton 15,938
25 East Greenwich 14,769
26 Narragansett 14,407
27 North Smithfield 12,899
28 Warren 11,095
29 Scituate 10,741
30 Glocester 10,512
31 Hopkinton 8,431
32 Richmond 8,142
33 Charlestown 8,052
34 West Greenwich 6,720
35 Exeter 6,568
36 Jamestown 5,494
37 Foster 4,608
38 Little Compton 3,553
39 New Shoreham 1,413

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, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.
  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 12 December 2024. http://www.census.gov/.

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