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Counties of Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 5 counties. Providence County is the largest with 678,179 residents in 2025. 2 of the 5 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.

What counties are in Rhode Island?

Sorted by the 2025 population estimate; sort by any column.

Counties of Rhode Island: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Providence County	678,179	+2.6%	25	145	$78,787	$373,600
Kent County	173,495	+1.8%	6	39	$94,345	$366,100
Washington County	129,795	−0.0%	24	31	$106,638	$510,800
Newport County	83,051	−3.0%	9	24	$103,514	$609,700
Bristol County	50,001	−1.6%	3	11	$114,490	$513,800

Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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