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Highest Medicare coverage, Rhode Island cities

Rhode Island cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 16 cities in Rhode Island that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 22.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI, up 5 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Greenville, RIRI8,29631.3%+1.9 pts

02▲5Wakefield-Peace Dale, RIRI9,30226.4%+5.1 pts

03▲1Westerly, RIRI18,41126.0%+2.6 pts

04▼1Newport East, RIRI11,06925.2%+1.6 pts

05▼3Tiverton, RIRI8,09125.0%+0.1 pts

06Newport, RIRI24,25124.2%+2.2 pts

07▼2Warwick, RIRI84,18723.1%+0.4 pts

08East Providence, RIRI48,24922.9%+1.8 pts

09▲2Woonsocket, RIRI44,58019.6%+1.5 pts

10▲2Cranston, RIRI84,64718.1%+0.4 pts

11▲2Pawtucket, RIRI77,06516.2%+0.7 pts

12▼2Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,64815.7%−3.0 pts

13▼4Valley Falls, RIRI12,65715.4%−4.8 pts

14▲1Central Falls, RIRI23,12413.0%+0.9 pts

15▼1Providence, RIRI195,31012.9%−0.5 pts

16Kingston, RIRI7,3323.8%−0.3 pts

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