PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s population is growing, but not from the nursery. The state’s total number of residents rose 1.6% to just over 1.1 million during the past five years. Deaths ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More people left Rhode Island than moved in between the summers of 2024 and 2025, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Mirroring trends throughout the Northeast and Midwest, the population of Rhode Island cities rebounded last year after falling the year before, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates made public ...

(NEXSTAR) — When you think of the heart of Rhode Island, you probably think of Providence, or maybe Narragansett Bay. If you think of the former, you aren’t that far off. Since the first census in ...

CRANSTON – For the first time in more than 15 years, Rhode Island's prison population is rising, and state corrections officials expect it to continue growing over the next decade. After the number of ...