Population of Rhode Island

Analysis# Rhode Island Population Analysis Rhode Island's population of 1,100,541 in 2024 reflects modest growth of 4.56% over the past decade, positioning it as the 44th most populous state. The state's growth trajectory has significantly contracted since its peak decade in the 1910s, when it experienced substantially higher population expansion, indicating a shift toward slower demographic change in recent decades. With 124 years of available data, Rhode Island demonstrates a pattern typical of northeastern industrial states—rapid early-20th-century growth followed by plateauing expansion rates in the modern era.