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Highest Medicaid coverage, Rhode Island cities

Rhode Island cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 16 cities in Rhode Island that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 19.9%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Central Falls, RIRI23,12445.6%−2.6 pts

02Woonsocket, RIRI44,58040.0%+1.6 pts

03Providence, RIRI195,31037.7%−0.6 pts

04Pawtucket, RIRI77,06533.6%+1.9 pts

05▲2Valley Falls, RIRI12,65724.8%+6.9 pts

06East Providence, RIRI48,24921.4%+2.9 pts

07▼2Newport, RIRI24,25120.9%−0.2 pts

08▲1Cranston, RIRI84,64719.9%+2.9 pts

09▲2Newport East, RIRI11,06919.8%+3.5 pts

10Warwick, RIRI84,18718.4%+1.8 pts

11▼3Wakefield-Peace Dale, RIRI9,30215.2%−2.3 pts

12▲1Westerly, RIRI18,41112.6%−0.8 pts

13▲1Greenville, RIRI8,29611.3%+1.4 pts

14▼2Tiverton, RIRI8,0919.5%−4.5 pts

15▲1Kingston, RIRI7,3326.8%+1.4 pts

16▼1Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,6486.3%−1.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES