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.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
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
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%