We all love the biggest cities that the Ocean State has to offer. You know the places like Providence and Warwick 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: 188,812
Population 2010: 178,286
Growth: 5.9%
More on Providence: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 3 (Up 1)
Population: 82,666
Population 2010: 83,676
Growth: -1.2%
More on Warwick: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 2 (Down 1)
Population: 82,654
Population 2010: 80,580
Growth: 2.6%
More on Cranston: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 75,200
Population 2010: 71,662
Growth: 4.9%
More on Pawtucket: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 47,171
Population 2010: 47,491
Growth: -0.7%
More on East Providence: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 43,044
Population 2010: 41,682
Growth: 3.3%
More on Woonsocket: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 25,322
Population 2010: 24,957
Growth: 1.5%
More on Newport: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 22,192
Population 2010: 19,391
Growth: 14.4%
More on Central Falls: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 18,241
Population 2010: 17,552
Growth: 3.9%
More on Westerly: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 12,064
Population 2010: 11,518
Growth: 4.7%
More on Valley Falls: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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 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 | 188,812 | 178,286 | 5.9% | |||||
2 | Warwick | 82,666 | 83,676 | -1.2% | |||||
3 | Cranston | 82,654 | 80,580 | 2.6% | |||||
4 | Pawtucket | 75,200 | 71,662 | 4.9% | |||||
5 | East Providence | 47,171 | 47,491 | -0.7% | |||||
6 | Woonsocket | 43,044 | 41,682 | 3.3% | |||||
7 | Newport | 25,322 | 24,957 | 1.5% | |||||
8 | Central Falls | 22,192 | 19,391 | 14.4% | |||||
9 | Westerly | 18,241 | 17,552 | 3.9% | |||||
10 | Valley Falls | 12,064 | 11,518 | 4.7% | |||||
11 | Newport East | 11,903 | 11,637 | 2.3% | |||||
12 | Greenville | 8,955 | 8,767 | 2.1% | |||||
13 | Cumberland Hill | 8,925 | 7,820 | 14.1% | |||||
14 | Tiverton | 8,240 | 7,296 | 12.9% | |||||
15 | Kingston | 6,496 | 6,126 | 6.0% | |||||
16 | Pascoag | 4,471 | 4,234 | 5.6% | |||||
17 | Narragansett Pier | 3,265 | 3,489 | -6.4% | |||||
18 | Melville | 1,838 | 2,005 | -8.3% | |||||
19 | Hope Valley | 1,717 | 1,588 | 8.1% | |||||
20 | Chepachet | 1,691 | 1,483 | 14.0% | |||||
21 | Ashaway | 1,539 | 1,642 | -6.3% | |||||
22 | Harmony | 1,493 | 1,425 | 4.8% | |||||
23 | Harrisville | 1,459 | 2,153 | -32.2% | |||||
24 | Bradford | 1,315 | 1,700 | -22.6% | |||||
25 | Greene | 1,032 | 925 | 11.6% | |||||
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