The U.S. State of Rhode Island currently has two statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area, which are inclusive of all five of Rhode Island's counties.[1]

The two United States statistical areas and five counties of the State of Rhode Island[a]
Combined statistical area[1]2023 population (est.)[2]Core-based statistical area[1]2023 population (est.)[2]County2023 population (est.)[2]Metropolitan division[1]2023 population (est.)[2]
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA8,345,067
1,095,962 (RI)		Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA4,919,179Middlesex County, Massachusetts1,623,952Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD2,434,041
Essex County, Massachusetts810,089
Suffolk County, Massachusetts768,425Boston, MA MD2,031,206
Norfolk County, Massachusetts727,473
Plymouth County, Massachusetts535,689
Rockingham County, New Hampshire320,689Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD453,932
Strafford County, New Hampshire133,243
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA1,677,803
1,095,962 (RI)		Providence County, Rhode Island660,615none
Bristol County, Massachusetts581,841
Kent County, Rhode Island171,278
Washington County, Rhode Island129,982
Newport County, Rhode Island83,832
Bristol County, Rhode Island50,255
Worcester, MA MSA866,866Worcester County, Massachusetts866,866
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA427,354Hillsborough County, New Hampshire427,354
Barnstable Town, MA MSA231,735Barnstable County, Massachusetts231,735
Concord, NH μSA157,103Merrimack County, New Hampshire157,103
Laconia, NH μSA65,027Belknap County, New Hampshire65,027
State of Rhode Island1,095,962
The one core-based statistical area of the State of Rhode Island[b]
2023 rankCore-based statistical area[1]Population
2023 estimate[2]Change2020 Census[3]Change2010 Census[4]
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA (RI)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
The one combined statistical area of the State of Rhode Island[c]
2023 rankCombined statistical area[1]Population
2023 estimate[2]Change2020 Census[3]Change2010 Census[4]
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA (RI)
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ^ "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01". Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.