Population

How many immigrants are in Rhode Island?

Data updated September 19, 2024
About 161K immigrants in 2023. This translates to approximately 14.7% of the population, or roughly 1 in 7 residents in Rhode Island. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents. This includes people who became US citizens, those authorized to come to the US (e.g., for work), and undocumented residents.
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In 2023

161K

Rhode Island residents were foreign-born
In 2023

1 in 7

Rhode Island residents were foreign-born
The number of foreign-born residents in Rhode Island grew from 136K in 2013 to 161K in 2023. This increase occurred alongside changes in the native-born population due to births, deaths, and people moving. Analyzing the foreign-born share of the total population provides a better view of these demographics. In Rhode Island, the foreign-born share of the population was 14.7% in 2023, higher than the US overall at 14.3%, and up from 12.9% in the state since 2013.

In Rhode Island, 14.7% of the population was foreign-born in 2023.

Variations in immigrant populations illustrate a changing population landscape in both local areas and the nation as a whole. The largest immigration populations are concentrated in big metro areas. Metro areas in California, Texas, Florida, and parts of the Northeast typically have a higher share of residents that are foreign-born.

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From 2018 to 2022, the metro areas (with data) in the US with the highest and lowest foreign-born population share were: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL at 41.5% foreign-born (highest) and Beckley, WV at 0.9% foreign-born (lowest). The only metro area in or connected to Rhode Island was Providence-Warwick, RI-MA with a foreign-born population share of 14.1%. This data highlights the variation in foreign-born population shares across different metro areas in the United States.

On average, 8.3% of the population in metro areas was foreign-born from 2018 to 2022

Foreign-born share of the population

Average foreign-born share of the population from 2018 to 2022

Foreign-born share of the population

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