State 44 · RI

Rhode Island county map

Rhode Island has 5 counties. Providence County is both the largest by land, at 409 square miles, and the most populous, with 675,912 residents.

Population 2024
1,112,308
#44 of 51
Land area
1,034 sq mi
#50 of 51
Density
1,075.8 / sq mi
#3 of 51
Counties
5
Capital: Providence
N
Providence 41.83° N, 71.42° W

Map of all 5 counties in Rhode Island

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Rhode Island map sheets.

BristolKentNewportProvidenceWashingtonRhode Island county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
5 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Rhode Island population and land area

Rhode Island had 1,112,308 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 44th of the 50 states and DC. Its 1,034 square miles of land rank 50th. Rhode Island averages 1,075.8 people per square mile of land, 11.2 times the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 3rd.

Population, 2024
1,112,30844th of 51
Land area
1,034 sq mi50th of 51
Density
1,075.8 per sq mi3rd of 51
Number of counties
5
Capital
Providence41.831° N, 71.415° W
State FIPS code
44

Rhode Island counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Providence.

Bristol County: 2,078Kent County: 1,023Washington County: 396Providence County: 1,651Newport County: 815
Density
  1. < 396
  2. 396+
  3. 815+
  4. 1,023+
  5. 1,651+
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Largest county in Rhode Island by land area

Providence County ranks first at 409 square miles and Bristol County last at 24 square miles. The top value is 17 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Providence County409
  2. 02Washington County329
  3. 03Kent County169
  4. 04Newport County102
  5. 05Bristol County24

Most populous county in Rhode Island

Providence County ranks first at 675,912 residents and Bristol County last at 50,145 residents. The top value is 13 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Providence County675,912
  2. 02Kent County172,450
  3. 03Washington County130,333
  4. 04Newport County83,468
  5. 05Bristol County50,145

Least populous county in Rhode Island

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Bristol County50,145
  2. 02Newport County83,468
  3. 03Washington County130,333
  4. 04Kent County172,450
  5. 05Providence County675,912
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Rhode Island

Bristol County ranks first at 2,078.1 people per square mile and Washington County last at 395.8 people per square mile. The top value is 5.3 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Bristol County2,078.1
  2. 02Providence County1,650.7
  3. 03Kent County1,023.0
  4. 04Newport County814.9
  5. 05Washington County395.8
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Rhode Island

Washington County ranks first at $101,749 and Providence County last at $75,307. The two are within a factor of 1.35.

  1. 01Washington County$101,749
  2. 02Newport County$99,912
  3. 03Bristol County$99,802
  4. 04Kent County$89,914
  5. 05Providence County$75,307

Towns and cities in Rhode Island

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 8 incorporated places in Rhode Island with 1,000 or more residents, holding 579,689 people together, or 52% of the state total. 8 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Woonsocket at 42.002° N and the southernmost is Newport at 41.477° N. Among places of 5,000+, Woonsocket grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 3.1%.

  1. 01Providence194,706
  2. 02Cranston84,448
  3. 03Warwick83,554
  4. 04Pawtucket76,996
  5. 05East Providence47,961
  6. 06Woonsocket44,508
  7. 07Newport24,482
  8. 08Central Falls23,034
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Providence, the capital

100.0% of Rhode Island's place population, 579,689 of 579,689 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Providence. That ranks 7th of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Providence, month by month, are on the Providence daylight page.

States bordering Rhode Island

Rhode Island borders 2 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Boston, 41 miles NNE of Providence in a straight line.

UTM zones in Rhode Island

The internal points of Rhode Island's counties fall in UTM zone 19. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1.

All 5 counties in Rhode Island

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
44007Providence County675,912#14091,650.7$75,307
44003Kent County172,450#21691,023.0$89,914
44009Washington County130,333#3329395.8$101,749
44005Newport County83,468102814.9$99,912
44001Bristol County50,145242,078.1$99,802

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.