| | | |  | Rhode Island Population By County 2005 Estimate |
| | | Rhode Island Counties | Estimated Growth Rate % | Estimated Population 2005 | Actual Census 2000 | | | Rhode Island | 2.42% | 1,076,189 | 1,050,742 | | | | | | | Bristol County | 3.96% | 52,743 | 50,736 | | Kent County | 2.43% | 171,590 | 167,516 | | Newport County | -2.24% | 83,740 | 85,657 | | Providence County | 2.73% | 639,653 | 622,814 | | Washington County | 3.58% | 128,463 | 124,019 |
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U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2003, Rhode Island, Washington, DC,2005 |
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