The largest city in Rhode Island is Providence, with a population of 179,883. Providence is the 143rd largest city in the US. The second largest city is Cranston, with a population of 81,456, and is the 426th largest city in the US.
There is one major city in Rhode Island, which is Providence. A major city is city with a population greater than 100,000.
The capital of Rhode Island is Providence, whose most recent population was 179,883. Providence is also the largest city in the state of Rhode Island.
Among the 100 largest cities in Rhode Island, the fastest growing city is Providence, whose population has grown 3.4% since the year 2000.
Among the 100 largest cities in Rhode Island, the fastest shrinking city is Newport, whose population has declined 8.1% since the year 2000. Newport's peak populuation was 28,462 in the year 1990, and it's current population of 24,334 represents a 14.5% decline from it's peak. Newport was once the 978th largest city in the US, but it's now the 1,575th largest.
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US Population Rank US Pop Rank |
City | 2019 Population |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | Providence | 179,883 |
| 426 | Cranston | 81,456 |
| 431 | Warwick | 81,004 |
| 503 | Pawtucket | 72,117 |
| 825 | East Providence | 47,618 |
| 926 | Woonsocket | 41,751 |
| 1575 | Newport | 24,334 |
| 1880 | Central Falls | 19,568 |
| 1800s | 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 |
| 1900s | 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 |
| 2000s | 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
| 2010s | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
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