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Rhode Island and Delaware, compared

Rhode Island had 1,114,521 people on July 1, 2025, and Delaware 1,059,952, in the Census Bureau’s estimates.

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Rhode Island and Delaware: population and change, July 2020 to July 2025
MeasureRhode IslandDelaware
Population, July 2025The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate.1,114,5211,059,952
Change since July 2020As a share of the first July.+1.6%+6.9%
Births less deathsOver the five full years to July 2025.−3,088−2,761
Moves from abroadNet international migration, as the Bureau estimates it.+30,850+19,623
Moves from other statesNet domestic migration.−9,756+50,977
Median ageAmerican Community Survey, 2020–2024.40.6±0.241.6±0.2
Median household incomeIn the dollars of the survey’s last year.$87,796±$1,209$84,954±$1,251
Below the poverty lineShare of the people whose poverty status is determined.11.2%±0.4%10.4%±0.4%
Born abroadShare of residents born outside the United States.15.3%±0.4%10.7%±0.3%

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