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This is a list of the five counties in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island is tied with Hawaii for having the second-fewest counties of any U.S. state (only Delaware has fewer, with three counties). [1] Although Rhode Island is divided into counties, it does not have any local government at the county level. [2]
Rhode Island is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Rhode Island is the 8th least populous state with 1,097,379[1] inhabitants and the smallest by land area spanning 1,033.81 square miles (2,677.6 km 2) of land. [2] It is divided into 39 municipalities, including 8 cities and 31 towns ...
1st, 2nd. Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. [1] Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state capital of Rhode Island and the county's (and state's) most populous city, with an estimated ...
The U.S. State of Rhode Island currently has two statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area, which are inclusive of all five of Rhode Island's counties.
Rhode Island. (2020) Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170,363, [ 1 ] making it the second-most populous county in Rhode Island. The county was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County. [ 2 ] It was named after the county of Kent, England. [ 3 ]
Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643. [1] It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703. [2] Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County no longer has any governmental functions (other than as court ...
Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,793, [1] making it the least populous county in Rhode Island. In terms of land area, it is the third-smallest county in the United States, at only 25 square miles (65 km 2). The county was created in 1747 when it was separated from ...
Washington County, known locally as South County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,839. [1] Rhode Island counties have no governmental functions other than as court administrative boundaries, which are part of the state government. [2]