Population
1,114,521
2025
+1.6% since 2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. Resident population, July 1 estimate.
What are the fastest-growing counties in Rhode Island?
Providence County (+2.8%), Kent County (+1.8%) and Washington County (+0.0%) grew fastest in Rhode Island between 2020 and 2025.
Rhode Island as a whole grew 1.6% between 2020 and 2025, to 1,114,521 residents.
Data as of 2025 · updated
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All 5 Rhode Island counties ranked
| Rank | County | Residents 2025 | Change 2020–25 | Net migration per 1,000, 2025 | New homes per 1,000, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence County | 678,179 | +2.8% | −4.1 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Kent County | 173,495 | +1.8% | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| 3 | Washington County | 129,795 | +0.0% | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Bristol County | 50,001 | −1.5% | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Newport County | 83,051 | −2.9% | −2.8 | 1.6 |
Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.
Statewide totals
Net domestic migration
−1,551
2025
−1.4 per 1,000 residents
−9,756 in total, 2021–2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. People moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out.
New homes permitted
1,738
2025
+24.9% since 2021
1.6 per 1,000 residents
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.
Private-sector employment
436,246
2023
−0.2% since 2018
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Paid employees of private employers in mid-March (County Business Patterns).
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Questions
Is Rhode Island growing?
Rhode Island as a whole grew 1.6% between 2020 and 2025, to 1,114,521 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.
What is the fastest-growing county in Rhode Island?
Providence County, which grew 2.8% between 2020 and 2025 to 678,179 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Kent County (+1.8%) and Washington County (+0.0%) came next.
Which Rhode Island counties are losing population?
2 of the 5 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Newport County (−2.9%), Bristol County (−1.5%).
Where are people moving in Rhode Island?
For their size, Kent County (7.1 per 1,000 residents), Washington County (1.5 per 1,000 residents) and Bristol County (0.4 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.
Fastest-growing counties in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Sources and method
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025)
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
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