RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 16 SHOWN OF 16

Highest Medicaid coverage, Rhode Island cities · 2020

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 (2020 ACS). This list covers the 16 cities in Rhode Island that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 17.5%.

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01Central Falls, RIRI23,12448.2%–

02Woonsocket, RIRI44,58038.4%–

03Providence, RIRI195,31038.3%–

04Pawtucket, RIRI77,06531.7%–

05Newport, RIRI24,25121.1%–

06East Providence, RIRI48,24918.5%–

07Valley Falls, RIRI12,65717.9%–

08Wakefield-Peace Dale, RIRI9,30217.5%–

09Cranston, RIRI84,64717.0%–

10Warwick, RIRI84,18716.6%–

11Newport East, RIRI11,06916.3%–

12Tiverton, RIRI8,09114.0%–

13Westerly, RIRI18,41113.4%–

14Greenville, RIRI8,2969.9%–

15Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,6488.0%–

16Kingston, RIRI7,3325.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS