

The US state Rhode Island (RI) is the 44th largest state by population and 50th biggest state by area. Rhode Island has 5 counties ranking it the 48th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:
Country: | United States |
State: | Rhode Island |
Abbreviation: | RI |
Capital: | Providence |
Largest City: | Providence |
Population: | 1,059,361 |
Population rank in US: | 44th |
Total Area [mi²]: | 1,214 |
Total Area [km²]: | 3,144 |
Area rank in US: | 50th |
Number of Counties: | 5 |
If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Rhode Island Population Density Map per County:
We have prepared this easily with Rhode Island County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.
Below are 5 Rhode Island counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)
Rank | County | Population |
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1 | Providence County | 638,931 |
2 | Kent County | 164,292 |
3 | Washington County | 125,577 |
4 | Newport County | 82,082 |
5 | Bristol County | 48,479 |
Out of the 5 counties in Rhode Island, Providence County is the largest by population. Providence County is the largest by land area.
Bristol County is the smallest Rhode Island county by population. Bristol County is the smallest by size.
In terms of economics and average income level, Newport County is the richest Rhode Island county.
Providence County is the poorest Rhode Island county.
We have prepared Rhode Island county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.
You can download the PDF for free from the link below: Rhode Island County Density Map PDF
Check the video below to see how we use our Rhode Island County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Rhode Island counties.
We have built the easiest Rhode Island Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:
Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Rhode Island state and Rhode Island counties.
Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov
Wikipedia Page for List of Rhode Island Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Rhode_Island
Official Website of the State of Rhode Island:
https://www.ri.gov
Are you looking for Rhode Island Zip Code map?:
Rhode Island Zip Code Heat Map Generator in Excel