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Rhode Island County Map with Cities — All 5 Counties

All 5 of Rhode Island's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Color the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.

Rhode Island CountiesFIPS 44
Bristol CountyKent CountyNewport CountyProvidence CountyWashington CountyProvidenceCranstonWarwickPawtucketWoonsocketNewport Washington  Kent  Providence  Cranston  Warwick  Pawtucket  Woonsocket  Newport ProvidenceCranstonWarwickPawtucketEast ProvidenceWoonsocketNewport Washington  Providence  Kent  Providence  Cranston  Warwick  Pawtucket  East Providence  Woonsocket  Newport ProvidenceCranstonWarwickPawtucketEast ProvidenceWoonsocketNewportCentral Falls Washington  Kent  Providence  Cranston  Warwick  Pawtucket  East Providence  Woonsocket  Newport  Central Falls ProvidenceCranstonWarwickPawtucketEast ProvidenceWoonsocketNewportCentral Falls Washington  Kent  Providence  Cranston  Warwick  Pawtucket  East Providence  Woonsocket  Newport  Central Falls 
Albers Equal Area ConicDatum WGS 84Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024 · BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary · Census TIGER 2026
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Rhode Island’s 5 counties, projected equal-area. Hover over a county, or tap it, for its seat and key numbers; select it for all its data.
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Rhode Island at a glance

Rhode Island’s 5 counties, by the numbers

The table lists every county’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area. Sort it by any column to find yours or rank them. A few patterns stand out:

Bristol County50,001$113,8672.4%2,072/sq mi24 sq miBristol
Kent County173,495$91,4172.5%1,029/sq mi169 sq miEast Greenwich
Newport County83,051$97,7632.3%811/sq mi102 sq miNewport
Providence County678,179$73,4623.3%1,656/sq mi409 sq miProvidence
Washington County129,795$105,8062.2%394/sq mi329 sq miSouth Kingstown

Click a column heading to sort all 5 counties. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county. Where Wikidata has none, the seat comes from the page cited for that county in the seat file, and where the table names no seat, it says why. See the methodology.

Download & print this Rhode Island map

Map of Rhode Island's 5 counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, with major cities: Providence, Cranston, Warwick, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket

Free, print-ready maps of all 5 Rhode Island counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, with no watermark. They are public domain (CC0).

  • Full map (counties and major cities): PNG · PDF
  • Blank outline to print and label yourself: PNG · PDF
  • Counties only, labeled, for reference: PNG · PDF

Rhode Island maps, colored by the data

Map of Rhode Island counties shaded by population, from official U.S. Census data
Population Map by County · Census PEP V2025
Map of Rhode Island counties shaded by median household income, from official U.S. Census data
Median Household Income Map by County · Census SAIPE 2024
Map of Rhode Island counties shaded by unemployment rate, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data
Unemployment Rate Map by County · BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary

Cities in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 8 incorporated cities. The largest is Providence in Providence County with 191,767 residents. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.

ProvidenceProvidence County191,767
CranstonProvidence County83,250
WarwickKent County83,175
PawtucketProvidence County75,893
East ProvidenceProvidence County47,281
WoonsocketProvidence County43,521
NewportNewport County24,874
Central FallsProvidence County22,701

A city can reach into more than one county. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each city by county part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts.

Which Rhode Island county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers

  • Rhode Island’s highest median household income is in Bristol County ($113,867); the lowest is in Providence County ($73,462). Census SAIPE 2024
  • Rhode Island’s most populous county is Providence County (678,179); the least populous is Bristol County (50,001), a 14× spread. calculated from Census PEP V2025
  • Rhode Island’s largest county by land area is Providence County (409 sq mi); the smallest is Bristol County (24 sq mi). Census TIGER 2026
  • Rhode Island’s highest population density is in Bristol County (2,072/sq mi); the lowest is in Washington County (394/sq mi). calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
  • Rhode Island’s highest poverty rate is in Providence County (14.8%); the lowest is in Bristol County (6.7%). Census SAIPE 2024
  • In Rhode Island, unemployment is highest in Providence County (3.3%) and lowest in Washington County (2.2%), for September 2026 (preliminary). BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary
  • Rhode Island’s highest median age is in Newport County (46.9); the lowest is in Providence County (38.0). Census ACS 2020–2024
  • Rhode Island’s highest share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher is in Newport County (54.1%); the lowest is in Providence County (32.3%). Census ACS 2020–2024

Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named, never a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.

Rhode Island counties: common questions

How many counties are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 5 counties covering 1,034 sq mi and about 1.1M residents. Every one is on the map and in the table above.

What is the largest county in Rhode Island?

It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Providence County (409 sq mi); by population it’s Providence County (678,179 residents).

What county is Providence in?

Providence, population 191,767, is in Providence County. Use the search on the map to find any Rhode Island city’s county.

What is the richest county in Rhode Island?

By median household income, Bristol County is the richest at $113,867; the poorest is Providence County at $73,462. Census SAIPE 2024

What is the most populous county in Rhode Island?

Providence County, with 678,179 residents, about 60.8% of Rhode Island’s people. That is 14× the least populous, Bristol County (50,001).

Sources & vintages

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