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Rhode Island population 2026

Q: What is the population of Rhode Island in 2026?

The latest official figure is 1,114,521, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Rhode Island would have about 1.1 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Rhode Island has 1,114,521 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2025, 4,106 more than a year earlier (+0.37%). It is 44th of the US’s 50 states and DC by population, home to 0.3% of the US’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.1 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Rhode Island in numbers

Population: 1.1 million 1 July 2025
Change in a year: +0.37% +4,106 people
Change since 2020: +1.65% from 1.1 million
Share of the US: 0.3% 44th of 50 states and DC
Population density: 416per km² 2,678 km²
Births in the year: 10 thousand deaths: 10 thousand
International migration: +6 thousand net arrivals from abroad
Moves within the US: −2 thousand more people left than moved in

In the latest year deaths outnumbered births by 304, 5,923 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 1,551 more people moved to the rest of the US than moved in.

That is about as many people as Djibouti (1.2 million).

Population of Rhode Island by year

1.1M

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Year	Population
2010	1,053,994
2011	1,053,829
2012	1,054,893
2013	1,055,560
2014	1,056,511
2015	1,056,886
2016	1,057,816
2017	1,056,554
2018	1,059,338
2019	1,058,158
2020	1,096,487
2021	1,097,381
2022	1,098,275
2023	1,101,183
2024	1,110,415
2025	1,114,521

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	1,114,521	+4,106	+0.37%
2024	1,110,415	+9,232	+0.84%
2023	1,101,183	+2,908	+0.26%
2022	1,098,275	+894	+0.08%
2021	1,097,381	+894	+0.08%
2020	1,096,487	+38,329	+3.62%
2019	1,058,158	−1,180	−0.11%
2018	1,059,338	+2,784	+0.26%
2017	1,056,554	−1,262	−0.12%
2016	1,057,816	+930	+0.09%
2015	1,056,886	+375	+0.04%
2014	1,056,511	+951	+0.09%
2013	1,055,560	+667	+0.06%
2012	1,054,893	+1,064	+0.10%
2011	1,053,829	−165	−0.02%

2010–2019 are Vintage 2020 estimates and 2020–2025 are Vintage 2025, so the step between 2019 and 2020 is partly a change of base.

Rhode Island among the US’s states

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States of the US by population
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1	California	39,355,309	−0.02%	11.5%	98
2	Texas	31,709,821	+1.25%	9.3%	47
3	Florida	23,462,518	+0.84%	6.9%	169
4	New York State	20,002,427	+0.01%	5.9%	164
5	Pennsylvania	13,059,432	+0.10%	3.8%	113
6	Illinois	12,719,141	+0.13%	3.7%	89
7	Ohio	11,900,510	+0.34%	3.5%	113
8	Georgia (US State)	11,302,748	+0.88%	3.3%	76
9	North Carolina	11,197,968	+1.32%	3.3%	89
10	Michigan	10,127,884	+0.28%	3.0%	69
11	New Jersey	9,548,215	+0.44%	2.8%	501
12	Virginia	8,880,107	+0.69%	2.6%	87
13	Washington State	8,001,020	+0.92%	2.3%	47
14	Arizona	7,623,818	+0.89%	2.2%	26
15	Tennessee	7,315,076	+0.88%	2.1%	69
16	Massachusetts	7,154,084	+0.22%	2.1%	354
17	Indiana	6,973,333	+0.56%	2.0%	75
18	Missouri	6,270,541	+0.43%	1.8%	35
19	Maryland	6,265,347	+0.32%	1.8%	249
20	Colorado	6,012,561	+0.40%	1.8%	22
21	Wisconsin	5,972,787	+0.26%	1.7%	43
22	Minnesota	5,830,405	+0.57%	1.7%	28
23	South Carolina	5,570,274	+1.46%	1.6%	72
24	Alabama	5,193,088	+0.58%	1.5%	40
25	Louisiana	4,618,189	+0.07%	1.4%	41
26	Kentucky	4,606,864	+0.50%	1.3%	45
27	Oregon	4,273,586	+0.19%	1.3%	17
28	Oklahoma	4,123,288	+0.62%	1.2%	23
29	Connecticut	3,688,496	+0.38%	1.1%	294
30	Utah	3,538,904	+1.02%	1.0%	17
31	Nevada	3,282,188	+0.88%	1.0%	12
32	Iowa	3,238,387	+0.25%	0.9%	22
33	Arkansas	3,114,791	+0.60%	0.9%	23
34	Kansas	2,977,220	+0.40%	0.9%	14
35	Mississippi	2,954,160	+0.14%	0.9%	24
36	New Mexico	2,125,498	−0.06%	0.6%	7
37	Idaho	2,029,733	+1.44%	0.6%	10
38	Nebraska	2,018,006	+0.62%	0.6%	10
39	West Virginia	1,766,147	−0.07%	0.5%	28
40	Hawaii	1,432,820	−0.15%	0.4%	86
41	New Hampshire	1,415,342	+0.48%	0.4%	61
42	Maine	1,414,874	+0.46%	0.4%	18
43	Montana	1,144,694	+0.63%	0.3%	3
44	Rhode Island	1,114,521	+0.37%	0.3%	416
45	Delaware	1,059,952	+0.94%	0.3%	210
46	South Dakota	935,094	+0.86%	0.3%	5
47	North Dakota	799,358	+0.75%	0.2%	5
48	Alaska	737,270	+0.10%	0.2%	1
49	District of Columbia	693,645	+0.34%	0.2%	4,381
50	Vermont	644,663	−0.29%	0.2%	27
51	Wyoming	588,753	+0.35%	0.2%	2

Largest cities in Rhode Island

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

Providence190,934
Warwick81,699
Cranston81,073
Pawtucket71,591
East Providence47,408
Woonsocket41,475

Questions

What is the population of Rhode Island in 2026?

The latest official figure is 1,114,521, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Rhode Island would have about 1.1 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Is Rhode Island’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 4,106 people (+0.37%) in the latest year, and has changed +1.65% since 2020. In the latest year deaths outnumbered births by 304, 5,923 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 1,551 more people moved to the rest of the US than moved in.

How does Rhode Island rank in the US?

Rhode Island is 44th of the US’s 50 states and DC, with 0.3% of the people. California is the largest, with 39.4 million.

What is the population density of Rhode Island?

About 416 people per km², on 2,678 km². Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer.

What is the largest city in Rhode Island?

Providence, with about 191 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. US government work, public domain. Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the US, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Rhode Island population, US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/united-states/rhode-island/

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