Rhode Island Population 1900-2022
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Rhode Island from 1900 to 2022.
- The population of Rhode Island in 2022 was 1,093,734, a 0.3% decline from 2021.
- The population of Rhode Island in 2021 was 1,096,985, a 0.06% increase from 2020.
- The population of Rhode Island in 2020 was 1,096,345, a 3.61% increase from 2019.
- The population of Rhode Island in 2019 was 1,058,158, a 0.11% decline from 2018.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
39,029,342 |
| Texas |
30,029,572 |
| Florida |
22,244,823 |
| New York |
19,677,151 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,972,008 |
| Illinois |
12,582,032 |
| Ohio |
11,756,058 |
| Georgia |
10,912,876 |
| North Carolina |
10,698,973 |
| Michigan |
10,034,113 |
| New Jersey |
9,261,699 |
| Virginia |
8,683,619 |
| Washington |
7,785,786 |
| Arizona |
7,359,197 |
| Tennessee |
7,051,339 |
| Massachusetts |
6,981,974 |
| Indiana |
6,833,037 |
| Missouri |
6,177,957 |
| Maryland |
6,164,660 |
| Wisconsin |
5,892,539 |
| Colorado |
5,839,926 |
| Minnesota |
5,717,184 |
| South Carolina |
5,282,634 |
| Alabama |
5,074,296 |
| Louisiana |
4,590,241 |
| Kentucky |
4,512,310 |
| Oregon |
4,240,137 |
| Oklahoma |
4,019,800 |
| Connecticut |
3,626,205 |
| Utah |
3,380,800 |
| Iowa |
3,200,517 |
| Nevada |
3,177,772 |
| Arkansas |
3,045,637 |
| Mississippi |
2,940,057 |
| Kansas |
2,937,150 |
| New Mexico |
2,113,344 |
| Nebraska |
1,967,923 |
| Idaho |
1,939,033 |
| West Virginia |
1,775,156 |
| Hawaii |
1,440,196 |
| New Hampshire |
1,395,231 |
| Maine |
1,385,340 |
| Montana |
1,122,867 |
| Rhode Island |
1,093,734 |
| Delaware |
1,018,396 |
| North Dakota |
779,261 |
| Alaska |
733,583 |
| Wyoming |
581,381 |
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Rhode Island - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
1,093,734 |
-0.30% |
| 2021 |
1,096,985 |
0.06% |
| 2020 |
1,096,345 |
3.61% |
| 2019 |
1,058,158 |
-0.11% |
| 2018 |
1,059,338 |
0.26% |
| 2017 |
1,056,554 |
-0.12% |
| 2016 |
1,057,816 |
0.09% |
| 2015 |
1,056,886 |
0.04% |
| 2014 |
1,056,511 |
0.09% |
| 2013 |
1,055,560 |
0.06% |
| 2012 |
1,054,893 |
0.10% |
| 2011 |
1,053,829 |
-0.02% |
| 2010 |
1,053,994 |
0.03% |
| 2009 |
1,053,646 |
-0.13% |
| 2008 |
1,055,003 |
-0.22% |
| 2007 |
1,057,315 |
-0.54% |
| 2006 |
1,063,096 |
-0.45% |
| 2005 |
1,067,916 |
-0.62% |
| 2004 |
1,074,579 |
0.30% |
| 2003 |
1,071,342 |
0.50% |
| 2002 |
1,065,995 |
0.84% |
| 2001 |
1,057,142 |
0.65% |
| 2000 |
1,050,268 |
6.00% |
| 1999 |
990,819 |
0.32% |
| 1998 |
987,704 |
0.07% |
| 1997 |
986,966 |
-0.09% |
| 1996 |
987,858 |
-0.14% |
| 1995 |
989,203 |
-0.42% |
| 1994 |
993,412 |
-0.44% |
| 1993 |
997,852 |
-0.27% |
| 1992 |
1,000,571 |
-0.34% |
| 1991 |
1,003,990 |
-0.07% |
| 1990 |
1,004,649 |
0.40% |
| 1989 |
1,000,666 |
0.43% |
| 1988 |
996,408 |
0.69% |
| 1987 |
989,604 |
1.25% |
| 1986 |
977,341 |
0.87% |
| 1985 |
968,955 |
0.73% |
| 1984 |
961,894 |
0.58% |
| 1983 |
956,382 |
0.23% |
| 1982 |
954,170 |
0.12% |
| 1981 |
953,013 |
0.45% |
| 1980 |
948,773 |
-0.17% |
| 1979 |
950,382 |
-0.15% |
| 1978 |
951,816 |
0.17% |
| 1977 |
950,230 |
0.44% |
| 1976 |
946,089 |
0.35% |
| 1975 |
942,788 |
-0.82% |
| 1974 |
950,615 |
-2.57% |
| 1973 |
975,738 |
0.10% |
| 1972 |
974,790 |
1.21% |
| 1971 |
963,107 |
1.41% |
| 1970 |
949,723 |
1.90% |
| 1969 |
932,000 |
1.08% |
| 1968 |
922,000 |
1.43% |
| 1967 |
909,000 |
1.11% |
| 1966 |
899,000 |
0.67% |
| 1965 |
893,000 |
0.90% |
| 1964 |
885,000 |
1.03% |
| 1963 |
876,000 |
0.57% |
| 1962 |
871,000 |
1.52% |
| 1961 |
858,000 |
0.35% |
| 1960 |
855,000 |
-0.23% |
| 1959 |
857,000 |
-0.12% |
| 1958 |
858,000 |
0.82% |
| 1957 |
851,000 |
1.31% |
| 1956 |
840,000 |
2.07% |
| 1955 |
823,000 |
0.86% |
| 1954 |
816,000 |
0.12% |
| 1953 |
815,000 |
1.62% |
| 1952 |
802,000 |
2.30% |
| 1951 |
784,000 |
-0.25% |
| 1950 |
786,000 |
-1.87% |
| 1949 |
801,000 |
1.78% |
| 1948 |
787,000 |
1.42% |
| 1947 |
776,000 |
0.78% |
| 1946 |
770,000 |
-0.77% |
| 1945 |
776,000 |
-2.39% |
| 1944 |
795,000 |
4.61% |
| 1943 |
760,000 |
1.60% |
| 1942 |
748,000 |
2.33% |
| 1941 |
731,000 |
1.67% |
| 1940 |
719,000 |
2.57% |
| 1939 |
701,000 |
1.01% |
| 1938 |
694,000 |
0.00% |
| 1937 |
694,000 |
1.17% |
| 1936 |
686,000 |
1.18% |
| 1935 |
678,000 |
0.44% |
| 1934 |
675,000 |
0.00% |
| 1933 |
675,000 |
-0.30% |
| 1932 |
677,000 |
-0.59% |
| 1931 |
681,000 |
-0.73% |
| 1930 |
686,000 |
0.29% |
| 1929 |
684,000 |
0.88% |
| 1928 |
678,000 |
0.15% |
| 1927 |
677,000 |
-0.59% |
| 1926 |
681,000 |
0.15% |
| 1925 |
680,000 |
1.64% |
| 1924 |
669,000 |
1.98% |
| 1923 |
656,000 |
1.86% |
| 1922 |
644,000 |
2.38% |
| 1921 |
629,000 |
2.61% |
| 1920 |
613,000 |
1.66% |
| 1919 |
603,000 |
-0.17% |
| 1918 |
604,000 |
-0.33% |
| 1917 |
606,000 |
1.34% |
| 1916 |
598,000 |
0.17% |
| 1915 |
597,000 |
1.36% |
| 1914 |
589,000 |
1.90% |
| 1913 |
578,000 |
1.94% |
| 1912 |
567,000 |
1.98% |
| 1911 |
556,000 |
2.02% |
| 1910 |
545,000 |
2.44% |
| 1909 |
532,000 |
2.50% |
| 1908 |
519,000 |
2.77% |
| 1907 |
505,000 |
2.64% |
| 1906 |
492,000 |
2.29% |
| 1905 |
481,000 |
2.12% |
| 1904 |
471,000 |
2.39% |
| 1903 |
460,000 |
2.22% |
| 1902 |
450,000 |
2.04% |
| 1901 |
441,000 |
2.56% |
| 1900 |
430,000 |
0.00% |
