39 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1 | 1.06% | 23,334 | 22,500 |
| Glocester | 2 | 0.88% | 10,380 | 9,984 |
| Scituate | 3 | 0.82% | 10,668 | 10,378 |
| Foster | 4 | 0.57% | 4,545 | 4,469 |
| Johnston | 5 | 0.57% | 30,021 | 29,543 |
| Cumberland | 6 | 0.54% | 36,989 | 36,379 |
| Burrillville | 7 | 0.52% | 16,565 | 16,134 |
| Smithfield | 8 | 0.42% | 22,276 | 22,113 |
| East Greenwich | 9 | 0.41% | 14,746 | 14,304 |
| North Smithfield | 10 | 0.32% | 12,683 | 12,585 |
| West Greenwich | 11 | 0.24% | 6,715 | 6,532 |
| West Warwick | 12 | 0.18% | 31,263 | 30,987 |
| Warren | 13 | 0.15% | 11,159 | 11,144 |
| North Providence | 14 | 0.15% | 34,002 | 34,072 |
| Warwick | 15 | 0.06% | 83,095 | 82,855 |
| Providence | 16 | 0.01% | 190,823 | 190,745 |
| Central Falls | 17 | 0% | 22,540 | 22,547 |
| Woonsocket | 18 | -0.02% | 43,119 | 43,159 |
| Charlestown | 19 | -0.04% | 8,030 | 7,992 |
| North Kingstown | 20 | -0.07% | 27,735 | 27,702 |
| Pawtucket | 21 | -0.07% | 75,213 | 75,482 |
| Cranston | 22 | -0.08% | 82,509 | 82,823 |
| Coventry | 23 | -0.1% | 35,747 | 35,728 |
| East Providence | 24 | -0.11% | 46,800 | 47,050 |
| Richmond | 25 | -0.12% | 8,113 | 8,056 |
| Hopkinton | 26 | -0.13% | 8,378 | 8,398 |
| South Kingstown | 27 | -0.14% | 31,935 | 31,930 |
| Barrington | 28 | -0.18% | 17,001 | 17,154 |
| Bristol | 29 | -0.18% | 21,991 | 22,486 |
| New Shoreham | 30 | -0.29% | 1,396 | 1,403 |
| Westerly | 31 | -0.3% | 23,085 | 23,322 |
| Exeter | 32 | -0.44% | 6,523 | 6,462 |
| Newport | 33 | -0.54% | 24,453 | 25,113 |
| Narragansett | 34 | -0.59% | 14,239 | 14,511 |
| Jamestown | 35 | -0.72% | 5,410 | 5,548 |
| Little Compton | 36 | -0.74% | 3,505 | 3,613 |
| Tiverton | 37 | -0.91% | 15,747 | 16,340 |
| Portsmouth | 38 | -1.06% | 17,081 | 17,839 |
| Middletown | 39 | -1.23% | 16,184 | 17,062 |
Rhode Island's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Lincoln leads with 1.06% annualized growth, followed by Glocester (0.88%) and Scituate (0.82%). The largest population centers are Providence (190,823), Warwick (83,095), and Cranston (82,509). Of the 39 cities over 1,000 population, 16 are growing while 23 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.03% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -0.04% annually.