| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glocester | 1 | 1.13% | 10,732 | 9,984 |
| Lincoln | 2 | 1.05% | 23,962 | 22,497 |
| North Smithfield | 3 | 0.92% | 13,109 | 12,584 |
| Burrillville | 4 | 0.76% | 17,056 | 16,143 |
| Woonsocket | 5 | 0.7% | 44,892 | 43,160 |
| West Warwick | 6 | 0.67% | 31,699 | 30,992 |
| Foster | 7 | 0.61% | 4,656 | 4,466 |
| Portsmouth | 8 | 0.53% | 17,566 | 17,837 |
| Coventry | 9 | 0.5% | 36,461 | 35,730 |
| Smithfield | 10 | 0.49% | 22,736 | 22,116 |
| Scituate | 11 | 0.48% | 10,819 | 10,363 |
| Central Falls | 12 | 0.48% | 23,234 | 22,552 |
| Providence | 13 | 0.45% | 196,192 | 190,713 |
| Cranston | 14 | 0.45% | 85,026 | 82,792 |
| Cumberland | 15 | 0.44% | 37,780 | 36,377 |
| Pawtucket | 16 | 0.44% | 77,403 | 75,514 |
| Johnston | 17 | 0.43% | 30,626 | 29,588 |
| East Providence | 18 | 0.42% | 48,452 | 47,046 |
| North Providence | 19 | 0.32% | 34,946 | 34,119 |
| West Greenwich | 20 | 0.3% | 6,770 | 6,532 |
| East Greenwich | 21 | 0.27% | 14,830 | 14,305 |
| Warwick | 22 | 0.17% | 84,327 | 82,860 |
| North Kingstown | 23 | 0.14% | 27,925 | 27,702 |
| New Shoreham | 24 | 0.14% | 1,410 | 1,404 |
| Richmond | 25 | 0.06% | 8,133 | 8,053 |
| South Kingstown | 26 | 0% | 32,009 | 31,928 |
| Hopkinton | 27 | -0.01% | 8,392 | 8,392 |
| Jamestown | 28 | -0.11% | 5,474 | 5,551 |
| Bristol | 29 | -0.24% | 21,918 | 22,475 |
| Warren | 30 | -0.33% | 11,033 | 11,155 |
| Westerly | 31 | -0.34% | 23,061 | 23,327 |
| Barrington | 32 | -0.34% | 16,903 | 17,151 |
| Exeter | 33 | -0.37% | 6,516 | 6,463 |
| Charlestown | 34 | -0.37% | 7,972 | 7,995 |
| Little Compton | 35 | -0.42% | 3,520 | 3,613 |
| Narragansett | 36 | -0.54% | 14,214 | 14,511 |
| Middletown | 37 | -0.59% | 16,405 | 17,059 |
| Newport | 38 | -0.71% | 24,078 | 25,103 |
| Tiverton | 39 | -0.75% | 15,690 | 16,335 |
Rhode Island's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Glocester leads with 1.13% annualized growth, followed by Lincoln (1.05%) and North Smithfield (0.92%). The largest population centers are Providence (196,192), Cranston (85,026), and Warwick (84,327). Of the 39 cities over 1,000 population, 26 are growing while 13 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.18% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 1.96% annually.