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Cities in Rhode Island by households

Providence, RI had the highest households of 8 cities in 2023, at 70,313. Central Falls, RI had the lowest, at 7,487. The median was 25,697 and the figure for Rhode Island was 436,902. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70,313Providence, RI
Lowest7,487Central Falls, RI
Median25,6978 cities
Rhode Island436,902History

All cities, 2023

Providence, RI: 70,313 countProvidence, RI70,313Warwick, RI: 36,208 countWarwick, RI36,208Cranston, RI: 32,596 countCranston, RI32,596Pawtucket, RI: 31,036 countPawtucket, RI31,036East Providence, RI: 20,357 countEast Providence, RI20,357Woonsocket, RI: 17,465 countWoonsocket, RI17,465Newport, RI: 10,675 countNewport, RI10,675Central Falls, RI: 7,487 countCentral Falls, RI7,487Providence, RI: 70,313 countProvidence, RI70,313Warwick, RI: 36,208 countWarwick, RI36,208Cranston, RI: 32,596 countCranston, RI32,596Pawtucket, RI: 31,036 countPawtucket, RI31,036East Providence, RI: 20,357 countEast Providence, RI20,357Woonsocket, RI: 17,465 countWoonsocket, RI17,465Newport, RI: 10,675 countNewport, RI10,675Central Falls, RI: 7,487 countCentral Falls, RI7,487
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Providence, RI70,313+1.7%
2Warwick, RI36,208+0.2%
3Cranston, RI32,596+0.5%
4Pawtucket, RI31,036+1.5%
5East Providence, RI20,357-0.3%
6Woonsocket, RI17,465+2.9%
7Newport, RI10,675+0.3%
8Central Falls, RI7,487+1.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Rhode Island by households, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Rhode Island by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/rhode-island-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Rhode Island by households, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/rhode-island-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Rhode Island by households, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/rhode-island-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/rhode-island-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest households?

Providence, RI, with 70,313 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest households?

Central Falls, RI, with 7,487 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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