Rhode Island statistical areas explained
The U.S. currently has two statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area, which are inclusive of all five of Rhode Island's counties.[1] __TOC__
Table
The two United States statistical areas and five counties of the State of Rhode Island
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.)[2] | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) | Metropolitan division | 2023 population (est.) |
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| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA | 8,345,067
1,095,962 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA | 4,919,179 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1,623,952 | Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD | 2,434,041 |
| Essex County, Massachusetts | 810,089 |
| Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 768,425 | Boston, MA MD | 2,031,206 |
| Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 727,473 |
| Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 535,689 |
| Rockingham County, New Hampshire | 320,689 | Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD | 453,932 |
| Strafford County, New Hampshire | 133,243 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA | 1,677,803
1,095,962 (RI) | Providence County, Rhode Island | 660,615 | none |
| Bristol County, Massachusetts | 581,841 |
| Kent County, Rhode Island | 171,278 |
| Washington County, Rhode Island | 129,982 |
| Newport County, Rhode Island | 83,832 |
| Bristol County, Rhode Island | 50,255 |
| Worcester, MA MSA | 866,866 | Worcester County, Massachusetts | 866,866 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA | 427,354 | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | 427,354 |
| Barnstable Town, MA MSA | 231,735 | Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 231,735 |
| Concord, NH μSA | 157,103 | Merrimack County, New Hampshire | 157,103 |
| Laconia, NH μSA | 65,027 | Belknap County, New Hampshire | 65,027 |
| State of Rhode Island | 1,095,962 | |
See also
- Geography of Rhode Island
- Demographics of Rhode Island
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01. Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas. Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. November 5, 2023.
- Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
