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Population per Square Mile in Rhode Island, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Rhode Island, ranked. The highest is Bristol County at 2,092.4 and the lowest is Washington County at 395.8.

Rhode Island: 1,065.7 · United States: n/a · median county in Rhode Island: 1,017.1

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Bristol County2,092.4
2Providence County1,623.7
3Kent County1,017.1
4Newport County826.5
5Washington County395.8

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Rhode Island ranks 3rd of 52 states for population per square mile.

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