U.S. state profile · RI
Rhode Island: area, population and density
Rhode Island has 1,034 sq mi of land and a 2025 population estimate of 1,114,521; calculated population density is 416 people/km².
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 2025.
Rhode Island ranks 50th of 51 by land area, 44th by population and 3rd by calculated population density among the U.S. states and DC. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 1,034 sq miU.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026
- Population
- 1,114,521U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 2025
- Calculated density
- 416 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Rhode Island in the U.S. comparison set
Rhode Island has 1,034 sq mi of land area and a population estimate of 1,114,521 for 2025. In the 51-place state and DC set, it is 50th by land area, 44th by population, and 3rd by calculated density.
Density is not a separately reported value here. It is calculated from the population and land area above, converted to square kilometres, so the result can be compared with supported country figures.
U.S. boundary outline: Census TIGER/Line 2025. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.