The Rhode Island Census 2020 Fund is making $425,000 available in small grants to local groups to bolster efforts in hard-to-count communities.

Political observers were stunned last year when the Census Bureau announced Rhode Island’s population had grown to 1,097,379 in 2020, giving the state more than enough residents to avoid losing ...

From 2021 to 2022, all eight of RI's cities lost population, according to the bureau's estimates. But, from 2022 to 2023, 7 of those cities saw gains.

RI NEWS R.I. Latino population grew by nearly 40 percent in the past decade, census shows Hispanic or Latino residents now make up 16.6 percent of the state population, up from 12.4 percent in 2010 ...

Over the last five years, Rhode Island home growth looks even more anemic. The state added 4,562 homes from 2020 through 2024, the Census said, 51st out of all states and the District of Columbia.

The Census Bureau estimates Rhode Island’s population topped 1.1 million for the first time in 2023, and has increased by about 15,000 people since the start of this decade.

The Census Bureau estimates Rhode Island’s population topped 1.1 million for the first time in 2023, and has increased by about 15,000 people since the start of this decade.