Providence Metro Area Counties
6 counties · 1.7 million people (2025) · 1,587 sq mi
The Providence metro area (officially the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 6 counties in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with 1,708,161 people in 2025. Providence County is the most populous.
The 6 counties of the Providence metro area
Sorted by population.
| County | State | County seat | Population 2025 | Change since 2020 | Land area (sq mi) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence County | Rhode Island | Providence | 678,179 | +2.6% | 410 | Central |
| Bristol County | Massachusetts | Taunton | 593,640 | +2.5% | 553 | Central |
| Kent County | Rhode Island | East Greenwich | 173,495 | +1.8% | 169 | Central |
| Washington County | Rhode Island | South Kingstown | 129,795 | −0% | 329 | Central |
| Newport County | Rhode Island | Newport | 83,051 | −3% | 102 | Central |
| Bristol County | Rhode Island | Bristol | 50,001 | −1.6% | 24 | Central |
The metro area is part of the larger Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area.
Printable map
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County maps of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Other metro areas
- Boston Metro Area Counties 7 counties
- New York City Metro Area Counties 22 counties
- Los Angeles Metro Area Counties 2 counties
- Chicago Metro Area Counties 13 counties
- Dallas–Fort Worth Metro Area Counties 11 counties
- Houston Metro Area Counties 10 counties
- Atlanta Metro Area Counties 29 counties
- Washington, D.C. Metro Area Counties 23 counties
- Miami Metro Area Counties 3 counties
- Philadelphia Metro Area Counties 11 counties
- Phoenix Metro Area Counties 2 counties
- Inland Empire Metro Area Counties 2 counties
- San Francisco–Oakland Metro Area Counties 5 counties
- Detroit Metro Area Counties 6 counties
- Seattle Metro Area Counties 3 counties
- Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area Counties 15 counties
- Tampa Bay Metro Area Counties 4 counties
- Denver Metro Area Counties 10 counties
- Orlando Metro Area Counties 4 counties
- Charlotte Metro Area Counties 11 counties
- Baltimore Metro Area Counties 7 counties
- St. Louis Metro Area Counties 15 counties
- San Antonio Metro Area Counties 8 counties
- Austin Metro Area Counties 5 counties
Sources
- Metro area definition: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Core Based Statistical Areas, July 2023 delineation (published by the Census Bureau).
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundary files. Population: Census Bureau estimates, Vintage 2025.