Politics & Government
Newport Population Shrinks in New Census Report
The data for Rhode Island was released Tuesday afternoon.
The City of Newport's population has dropped approximately 7 percent over the past 10 years.
According to the 2010 figures released by the U.S. Census on Tuesday, Newport lost 1,803 residents since the last time the survey was conducted, going from 26,475 residents in 2000 to 24,672 in 2010. It has also dropped from being Rhode Island's 13th most populous city to the 14th.
Newport County as a whole has seen its population decrease by 3 percent — the largest decrease in the state. The county went from having 85,433 residents in 2000 to 82,888 in 2010 — a loss of 2,545 individuals. Portsmouth experienced a small boost of 240 residents, bumping it up to become the 20th most populous town in the state.
Washington County saw the fastest growth in Rhode Island, while Providence County also got a small boost. Kent and Bristol counties each lost under 1000 residents.
In addition to Newport, other cities and towns that had a population decrease over the past ten years include Warwick, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket, North Providence, West Warwick, and Westerly.
Percent change
Rhode Island 1,048,319 1,052,567 4,248 0.4 COUNTY Providence County 621,602 626,667 5,065 0.8 Kent County 167,090 166,158 -932 -0.6 Washington County 123,546 126,979 3,433 2.8 Newport County 85,433 82,888 -2,545 -3.0 Bristol County 50,648 49,875 -773 -1.5 CITY OR TOWN Providence city 173,618 178,042 4,424 2.5 Warwick city 85,808 82,672 -3,136 -3.7 Cranston city 79,269 80,387 1,118 1.4 Pawtucket city 72,958 71,148 -1,810 -2.5 East Providence city 48,688 47,037 -1,651 -3.4 Woonsocket city 43,224 41,186 -2,038 -4.7 Coventry town 33,668 35,014 1,346 4.0 Cumberland town 31,840 33,506 1,666 5.2 North Providence town 32,411 32,078 -333 -1.0 South Kingstown town 27,921 30,639 2,718 9.7 West Warwick town 29,581 29,191 -390 -1.3 Johnston town 28,195 28,769 574 2.0 North Kingstown town 26,326 26,486 160 0.6 Newport city 26,475 24,672 -1,803 -6.8 Bristol town 22,469 22,954 485 2.2 Westerly town 22,966 22,787 -179 -0.8 Smithfield town 20,613 21,430 817 4.0 Lincoln town 20,898 21,105 207 1.0 Central Falls city 18,928 19,376 448 2.4 Portsmouth town 17,149 17,389 240 1.4
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