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Welcome to Kent County ...

Time Zone: Kent County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Kent County was founded in 1750 and was created by taking area from Providence County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kent had a population of 164,292 people. This is a decrease of 1.05% since the last Census (which gave a population of 166,030 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kent represented 15.77% of the total population of Rhode Island.

Below are some of the communities located in Kent County:

  • Coventry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • East Greenwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Warwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • West Greenwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
  • West Warwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.