Rhode Island
Rhode Island: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · population 1,110,000 (registry) · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Rhode Island at a glance
Rolled up from the 6 regions inside Rhode Island on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Rhode Island, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-10 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
- Population
- 1,114,521 persons (2025) ↗
- GDP
- 88,240.6 USD millions (current dollars, annual) (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 3.6 percent (preliminary) (2026-09) ↗
- Median household income
- 96,880 USD (current dollars) (2025) ↗
- Home ownership
- 65.1 percent (2025) ↗
- Debt per person with a credit report
- 60,100 USD (average debt per resident with a credit score; mortgages, student loans, cards, auto) (2025) ↗
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island (statewide) ↗ | 534,000 USD | median sale (single-family) | 2026-09 |
| Providence (excludes East Side) ↗ | 420,000 USD | median sale (single-family) | 2026-09 |
| Warwick ↗ | 490,000 USD | median sale (single-family) | 2026-09 |
| Cranston ↗ | 500,000 USD | median sale (single-family) | 2026-09 |
| Pawtucket ↗ | 417,500 USD | median sale (single-family) | 2026-09 |
| East Providence ↗ | 439,950 USD | median sale (single-family) | 2026-09 |
| Woonsocket ↗ | 436,500 USD | median sale (single-family) | 2026-09 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
| Language | Share | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language other than English (age 5+) ↗ | 23.6% | most often at home (ACS: speaks a language other than English at home) | 2024 |
| Spanish ↗ | 150,100 people | most often at home (ACS) | 2024 |
| Portuguese ↗ | 33,100 people | most often at home (ACS) | 2024 |
| French (incl. Cajun) ↗ | 6,900 people | most often at home (ACS) | 2024 |
Largest companies in Rhode Island
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVS Health (Woonsocket) ↗ | revenue | 402.1 USD billions | FY2025 |
| United Natural Foods (Providence) ↗ | revenue | 31.8 USD billions | FY2025 |
| Textron (Providence) ↗ | revenue | 13.7 USD billions | 2024 |
| Citizens Financial Group (Providence) ↗ | revenue | 8.224 USD billions | 2023 |
| Hasbro (Pawtucket) ↗ | revenue | 4.7 USD billions | 2025 |
Worth knowing
- 2026-11Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive, won the governorship on Nov 3, 2026 with 57.57% (205,117 votes), ahead of independent Ken Block (27.86%) and Republican Aaron Guckian (13.22%), with 98% reporting. ↗
- 2026-09Gov. Dan McKee lost the Sept 9, 2026 Democratic primary to Foulkes 37.5% to 62.5%. It was the first time since 1994 that a sitting Rhode Island governor lost renomination, and the race turned largely on the long closure of the Washington Bridge. ↗
- 2026-11Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos (D) won a second full term on Nov 3, 2026, defeating Republican John Loughlin. ↗
- 2026-10Single-family home sales fell 11.7% year on year in September 2026, while the statewide median rose 0.75% to $534,000. Supply stood at 2.9 months, about half of what counts as a balanced market. ↗
- 2025Rhode Island is the second most densely populated US state, after New Jersey. ↗
- 2026-11Republicans have not won a statewide election in Rhode Island since 2006. ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- Spanish135,886 · 12.4%
- Other Indo-European languages42,197 · 3.9%
- French, Haitian, or Cajun17,611 · 1.6%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages11,554 · 1.1%
- Other and unspecified languages7,758 · 0.7%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)7,218 · 0.7%
- Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages5,614 · 0.5%
- Arabic2,674 · 0.2%
Largest places in Rhode Island
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Providence, Rhode Island full190,934
- 2.Warwick, RI full82,823
- 3.Cranston, RI full82,632
- 4.Newport, Rhode Island full25,163
Inside Rhode Island
6 regions have Rhode Island as their parent.
Companies based in Rhode Island
1 in the Research Upon company directory list their headquarters here, and 20 across Rhode Island and the places inside it — search them all below.
| Company | Industry | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Dave's Coffee | Beverage | 2009 |
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Rhode Island are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.