US Census Data

Most densely populated in Rhode Island

Rhode Island counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Rhode Island by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among cities & places, Central Falls leads at 18,828/sq mi.

Cities & places

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Central Falls18,828/sq mi
2Providence10,334/sq mi
3Pawtucket8,686/sq mi
4Woonsocket5,561/sq mi
5Kingston4,467/sq mi
6East Providence3,536/sq mi
7Valley Falls3,487/sq mi
8Newport3,269/sq mi
9Cranston2,915/sq mi
10Cumberland Hill2,716/sq mi
11Warwick2,368/sq mi
12Harrisville2,236/sq mi
13Wakefield-Peace Dale1,990/sq mi
14Newport East1,957/sq mi
15Tiverton1,950/sq mi
16Greenville1,545/sq mi
17Westerly1,170/sq mi
18Melville877/sq mi
19Narragansett Pier864/sq mi
20Pascoag805/sq mi
21Bradford791/sq mi
22Charlestown728/sq mi
23Ashaway708/sq mi
24Hope Valley646/sq mi
25Carolina503/sq mi
26Quonochontaug429/sq mi
27Wyoming407/sq mi
28Weekapaug405/sq mi
29Harmony372/sq mi
30Chepachet330/sq mi
31Misquamicut303/sq mi
32Watch Hill279/sq mi
33Greene166/sq mi
34Foster Center151/sq mi
35Hopkinton122/sq mi
36Clayville107/sq mi

Nationwide

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