39 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glocester | 1 | 2.01% | 10,723 | 9,981 |
| Lincoln | 2 | 1.84% | 23,939 | 22,503 |
| Foster | 3 | 1.5% | 4,677 | 4,469 |
| Burrillville | 4 | 1.45% | 17,038 | 16,128 |
| Cumberland | 5 | 1.44% | 38,051 | 36,381 |
| Scituate | 6 | 1.36% | 10,887 | 10,376 |
| North Smithfield | 7 | 1.28% | 13,064 | 12,590 |
| Johnston | 8 | 1.27% | 30,749 | 29,544 |
| North Providence | 9 | 1.18% | 35,202 | 34,133 |
| Smithfield | 10 | 1.14% | 22,791 | 22,114 |
| Woonsocket | 11 | 0.75% | 44,844 | 43,161 |
| East Greenwich | 12 | 0.7% | 14,872 | 14,308 |
| Central Falls | 13 | 0.53% | 23,155 | 22,549 |
| Providence | 14 | 0.5% | 195,681 | 190,803 |
| Cranston | 15 | 0.5% | 84,867 | 82,772 |
| Pawtucket | 16 | 0.49% | 77,373 | 75,488 |
| East Providence | 17 | 0.47% | 48,188 | 47,052 |
| Coventry | 18 | 0.44% | 36,238 | 35,726 |
| West Greenwich | 19 | 0.36% | 6,744 | 6,532 |
| North Kingstown | 20 | 0.35% | 28,035 | 27,708 |
| West Warwick | 21 | 0.25% | 31,405 | 30,995 |
| New Shoreham | 22 | 0.21% | 1,416 | 1,406 |
| Warwick | 23 | 0.21% | 83,727 | 82,862 |
| Hopkinton | 24 | 0.14% | 8,443 | 8,399 |
| South Kingstown | 25 | 0.08% | 32,121 | 31,925 |
| Westerly | 26 | 0.06% | 23,301 | 23,321 |
| Middletown | 27 | 0% | 16,610 | 17,056 |
| Charlestown | 28 | 0% | 8,052 | 7,992 |
| Richmond | 29 | -0.04% | 8,139 | 8,054 |
| Jamestown | 30 | -0.13% | 5,487 | 5,552 |
| Narragansett | 31 | -0.2% | 14,378 | 14,504 |
| Little Compton | 32 | -0.31% | 3,542 | 3,614 |
| Bristol | 33 | -0.39% | 21,938 | 22,482 |
| Exeter | 34 | -0.4% | 6,542 | 6,460 |
| Barrington | 35 | -0.44% | 16,952 | 17,156 |
| Warren | 36 | -0.48% | 11,042 | 11,145 |
| Portsmouth | 37 | -0.51% | 17,303 | 17,839 |
| Newport | 38 | -0.65% | 24,324 | 25,114 |
| Tiverton | 39 | -0.75% | 15,818 | 16,336 |
Rhode Island's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Glocester leads with 2.01% annualized growth, followed by Lincoln (1.84%) and Foster (1.5%). The largest population centers are Providence (195,681), Cranston (84,867), and Warwick (83,727). Of the 39 cities over 1,000 population, 28 are growing while 11 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.42% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 1.93% annually.