Providence County, RI Population

Overview

656,672

Total Population

37.5

Median age

51.00%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

47.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

157,516

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Providence County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Providence County is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Providence County's population under 18 was 20.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Providence County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Providence County, 17.07% were under the age of 15, 21.80% aged 15 to 29, 45.88% aged 30 to 64, 13.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13,082 more females than males in Providence County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.00% females and 49.00% males in Providence County, RI.
The Providence County, RI gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 25,523.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 24,956.

Providence County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Providence County population: 68.44% are White, 9.19% are Black or African American, 0.40% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.19% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.20% are some other race and 8.48% are multiracial.
Providence County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 157,516 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 499,156 (76.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Providence County is White with a population of 449,446 (68.44% of the total population).

Providence County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 659,920 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Providence County's population increased by 5,238 (0.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Providence County's population increased by 32,052 (5.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Providence County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 622,630.