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Rhode Island city and town population change, 1990 to 2000
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2000
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Percentage
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| West Greenwich | 3,492 | 5,085 | 1,593 | 45.6% |
| Richmond | 5,351 | 7,222 | 1,871 | 35.0% |
| Charlestown | 6,478 | 7,859 | 1,381 | 21.3% |
| New Shoreham | 836 | 1,010 | 174 | 20.8% |
| Lincoln | 18,045 | 20,898 | 2,853 | 15.8% |
| Hopkinton | 6,873 | 7,836 | 963 | 14.0% |
| South Kingstown | 24,631 | 27,921 | 3,290 | 13.4% |
| Jamestown | 4,999 | 5,622 | 623 | 12.5% |
| Exeter | 5,461 | 6,045 | 584 | 10.7% |
| North Kingstown | 23,786 | 26,326 | 2,540 | 10.7% |
| Cumberland | 29,038 | 31,840 | 2,802 | 9.6% |
| Narragansett | 14,985 | 16,361 | 1,376 | 9.2% |
| East Greenwich | 11,865 | 12,948 | 1,083 | 9.1% |
| Coventry | 31,083 | 33,668 | 2,585 | 8.3% |
| Providence | 160,728 | 173,618 | 12,890 | 8.0% |
| Glocester | 9,227 | 9,948 | 721 | 7.8% |
| Little Compton | 3,339 | 3,593 | 254 | 7.6% |
| Smithfield | 19,163 | 20,613 | 1,450 | 7.6% |
| Central Falls | 17,637 | 18,928 | 1,291 | 7.3% |
| Tiverton | 14,312 | 15,260 | 948 | 6.6% |
| Westerly | 21,605 | 22,966 | 1,361 | 6.3% |
| Johnston | 26,542 | 28,195 | 1,653 | 6.2% |
| Barrington | 15,849 | 16,819 | 970 | 6.1% |
| Scituate | 9,796 | 10,324 | 528 | 5.4% |
| Cranston | 76,060 | 79,269 | 3,209 | 4.2% |
| Bristol | 21,625 | 22,469 | 844 | 3.9% |
| Portsmouth | 16,857 | 17,149 | 292 | 1.7% |
| North Smithfield | 10,497 | 10,618 | 121 | 1.2% |
| West Warwick | 29,268 | 29,581 | 313 | 1.1% |
| North Providence | 32,090 | 32,411 | 321 | 1.0% |
| Warwick | 85,427 | 85,808 | 381 | 0.4% |
| Pawtucket | 72,644 | 72,958 | 314 | 0.4% |
| Warren | 11,385 | 11,360 | -25 | -0.2% |
| Foster | 4,316 | 4,274 | -42 | -1.0% |
| Woonsocket | 43,877 | 43,224 | -653 | -1.5% |
| Burrillville | 16,230 | 15,796 | -434 | -2.7% |
| East Providence | 50,380 | 48,688 | -1,692 | -3.4% |
| Newport | 28,227 | 26,475 | -1,752 | -6.2% |
| Middletown | 19,460 | 17,334 | -2,126 | -10.9% |
| STATE TOTAL | 1,003,464 | 1,048,319 | 44,855 | 4.5% |
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