What are the fastest-growing counties in Rhode Island?
Providence County is the fastest-growing county in Rhode Island: its population grew 0.54% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 678,179 residents (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Kent County (0.36%) and Washington County (0.00%) follow. Rhode Island as a whole grew 0.33% a year to 1,114,521 residents.
Data as of 2026-09-23. Population, growth and migration: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. Income migration: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag).
Top 5 counties in Rhode Island by population growth, 2020 to 2025
| Rank | County | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence County | 678,179 | 0.54% | -13,198 | +27,205 | -$95.0M |
| 2 | Kent County | 173,495 | 0.36% | +3,849 | +1,791 | +$9.4M |
| 3 | Washington County | 129,795 | 0.00% | +1,609 | +904 | +$47.6M |
| 4 | Bristol County | 50,001 | -0.31% | +128 | +137 | +$35.0M |
| 5 | Newport County | 83,051 | -0.58% | -2,144 | +813 | +$40.6M |
Where are people moving in Rhode Island?
Kent County gained the most people from elsewhere in the United States: net domestic migration of +3,849 from 2020 to 2025 (Census PEP Vintage 2025). The table ranks every Rhode Island place with 10,000 or more residents by that figure; the IRS column shows net adjusted gross income migration for 2022 to 2023.
| Rank | County | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County | 173,495 | 0.36% | +3,849 | +1,791 | +$9.4M |
| 2 | Washington County | 129,795 | 0.00% | +1,609 | +904 | +$47.6M |
| 3 | Bristol County | 50,001 | -0.31% | +128 | +137 | +$35.0M |
| 4 | Newport County | 83,051 | -0.58% | -2,144 | +813 | +$40.6M |
| 5 | Providence County | 678,179 | 0.54% | -13,198 | +27,205 | -$95.0M |
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Get the Demographics Report for Providence CountyFrequently asked questions
- What are the fastest-growing counties in Rhode Island?
- By population growth from 2020 to 2025, the fastest are Providence County (0.54% a year), Kent County (0.36% a year), Washington County (0.00% a year), Bristol County (-0.31% a year) and Newport County (-0.58% a year) (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Only places with 10,000 or more residents are ranked.
- Where are people moving in Rhode Island?
- By net domestic migration from 2020 to 2025, the largest gains are Kent County (+3,849), Washington County (+1,609) and Bristol County (+128) (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- How fast is Rhode Island growing overall?
- Rhode Island grew 0.33% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 1,114,521 residents, with net migration of +21,094 people (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- Where does this Rhode Island data come from, and how current is it?
- Population, growth and migration come from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025). Income migration comes from IRS Statistics of Income (IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag)). Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are not ranked. Data last loaded 2026-09-23.
Data as of 2026-09-23: sources and periods
- Population, growth and migration
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. census.gov/programs-surveys/popest
- Income migration (net AGI)
- Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income migration data: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag). irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
How to read the table
- Population is the Census July 1 estimate of the latest vintage.
- Growth is the compound annual rate over 2020 to 2025.
- Net domestic and international migration are cumulative people over 2020 to 2025.
- IRS net AGI migration is adjusted gross income that moved in, less what moved out, for 2022 to 2023. A plus sign means a net inflow.
- Places with fewer than 10,000 residents are left out of the rankings.