We all love the biggest cities that the Ocean State has to offer. You know the places like Providence and Cranston which make all the headlines.
But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Rhode Island that don't get as much love.
We're going to change that right now.
Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Rhode Island with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.
You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Rhode Island, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.
Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Rhode Island, check out:
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 179,472
Population 2010: 178,286
Growth: 0.7%
More on Providence: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 3 (Up 1)
Population: 81,252
Population 2010: 80,580
Growth: 0.8%
More on Cranston: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 2 (Down 1)
Population: 81,043
Population 2010: 83,676
Growth: -3.1%
More on Warwick: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 71,821
Population 2010: 71,662
Growth: 0.2%
More on Pawtucket: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 47,442
Population 2010: 47,491
Growth: -0.1%
More on East Providence: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 41,616
Population 2010: 41,682
Growth: -0.2%
More on Woonsocket: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 24,697
Population 2010: 24,957
Growth: -1.0%
More on Newport: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 19,437
Population 2010: 19,391
Growth: 0.2%
More on Central Falls: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 17,842
Population 2010: 17,552
Growth: 1.7%
More on Westerly: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data
Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 11,548
Population 2010: 11,518
Growth: 0.3%
More on Valley Falls: Homes For Sale | Data
We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Ocean State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the 2013-2017 American Community Survey.
It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Rhode Island from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Providence.
The smallest? Greene, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.
We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Rhode Island.
Have fun snacking around in the Ocean State!
For more reading on Rhode Island, check out:
Rank | City | Current Population | 2010 | Growth | |||||
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1 | Providence | 179,472 | 178,286 | 0.7% | |||||
2 | Cranston | 81,252 | 80,580 | 0.8% | |||||
3 | Warwick | 81,043 | 83,676 | -3.1% | |||||
4 | Pawtucket | 71,821 | 71,662 | 0.2% | |||||
5 | East Providence | 47,442 | 47,491 | -0.1% | |||||
6 | Woonsocket | 41,616 | 41,682 | -0.2% | |||||
7 | Newport | 24,697 | 24,957 | -1.0% | |||||
8 | Central Falls | 19,437 | 19,391 | 0.2% | |||||
9 | Westerly | 17,842 | 17,552 | 1.7% | |||||
10 | Valley Falls | 11,548 | 11,518 | 0.3% | |||||
11 | Newport East | 11,289 | 11,637 | -3.0% | |||||
12 | Wakefield-Peacedale | 9,504 | 9,021 | 5.4% | |||||
13 | Greenville | 9,114 | 8,767 | 4.0% | |||||
14 | Cumberland Hill | 8,515 | 7,820 | 8.9% | |||||
15 | Tiverton | 7,996 | 7,296 | 9.6% | |||||
16 | Kingston | 6,407 | 6,126 | 4.6% | |||||
17 | Pascoag | 4,911 | 4,234 | 16.0% | |||||
18 | Narragansett Pier | 3,487 | 3,489 | -0.1% | |||||
19 | Hope Valley | 1,888 | 1,588 | 18.9% | |||||
20 | Melville | 1,877 | 2,005 | -6.4% | |||||
21 | Chepachet | 1,673 | 1,483 | 12.8% | |||||
22 | Ashaway | 1,444 | 1,642 | -12.1% | |||||
23 | Harrisville | 1,284 | 2,153 | -40.4% | |||||
24 | Bradford | 1,265 | 1,700 | -25.6% | |||||
25 | Harmony | 1,195 | 1,425 | -16.1% | |||||
26 | Greene | 1,016 | 925 | 9.8% | |||||
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