Counties in Rhode Island by population

Name: Counties in Rhode Island by population, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Providence County had the highest population of 5 counties in 2021, at 659,048. Bristol County had the lowest, at 50,785. The median was 130,855 and the figure for Rhode Island was 1.1 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest659,048Providence County

Lowest50,785Bristol County

Median130,8555 counties

Rhode Island1,097,381History

All counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Providence County	659,048	-0.1%
2	Kent County	171,132	+0.4%
3	Washington County	130,855	+0.8%
4	Newport County	85,561	+0.1%
5	Bristol County	50,785	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

Providence County, with 659,048 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Bristol County, with 50,785 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.