25 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 1 | 190,823 | 190,745 | 0.01% | 10,367 | 18.41 | City |
| Cranston | 2 | 82,509 | 82,823 | -0.08% | 2,911 | 28.34 | City |
| Pawtucket | 3 | 75,213 | 75,482 | -0.07% | 8,678 | 8.67 | City |
| East Providence | 4 | 46,800 | 47,050 | -0.11% | 3,523 | 13.28 | City |
| Woonsocket | 5 | 43,119 | 43,159 | -0.02% | 5,567 | 7.75 | City |
| Cumberland town | 6 | 36,989 | 36,379 | 0.54% | 1,396 | 26.49 | Town |
| North Providence town | 7 | 34,002 | 34,072 | 0.15% | 6,033 | 5.64 | Town |
| Johnston town | 8 | 30,021 | 29,543 | 0.57% | 1,279 | 23.48 | Town |
| Lincoln town | 9 | 23,334 | 22,500 | 1.06% | 1,291 | 18.07 | Town |
| Central Falls | 10 | 22,540 | 22,547 | 0% | 18,878 | 1.19 | City |
| Smithfield town | 11 | 22,276 | 22,113 | 0.42% | 849 | 26.23 | Town |
| Burrillville town | 12 | 16,565 | 16,134 | 0.52% | 302 | 54.91 | Town |
| North Smithfield town | 13 | 12,683 | 12,585 | 0.32% | 531 | 23.90 | Town |
| Valley Falls | 14 | 12,203 | 11,548 | 0.35% | 3,439 | 3.55 | CDP |
| Scituate town | 15 | 10,668 | 10,378 | 0.82% | 222 | 48.13 | Town |
| Glocester town | 16 | 10,380 | 9,984 | 0.87% | 191 | 54.23 | Town |
| Cumberland Hill | 17 | 9,099 | 8,515 | 0.86% | 2,860 | 3.18 | CDP |
| Greenville | 18 | 8,807 | 9,114 | 0.11% | 1,585 | 5.56 | CDP |
| Foster town | 19 | 4,545 | 4,469 | 0.58% | 90 | 50.75 | Town |
| Pascoag | 20 | 4,514 | 4,911 | -0.11% | 891 | 5.07 | CDP |
| Chepachet | 21 | 1,775 | 1,673 | 0.4% | 322 | 5.51 | CDP |
| Harmony | 22 | 1,556 | 1,195 | 2.5% | 529 | 2.94 | CDP |
| Harrisville | 23 | 1,492 | 1,284 | -0.53% | 1,837 | 0.81 | CDP |
| Foster Center | 24 | 340 | 291 | -0.29% | 157 | 2.17 | CDP |
| Clayville | 25 | 52 | 81 | -24.64% | 30 | 1.72 | CDP |
Providence is the largest city in Providence County, with a population of 190,823.
Clayville is the smallest city in Providence County.
There are 25 cities in Providence County, Rhode Island.