List of all Rhode Island (RI) counties in alphabetical order Skip to main content

List of all Rhode Island (RI) counties in alphabetical order

List of all Rhode Island counties in alphabetical order

Find out about the list of all Rhode Island counties in alphabetical order, including their size, seats and numbers.

Rhode Island is one of the states in the United States with just five counties. Here’s the full alphabetical list of Rhode Island’s counties: 


B

Bristol County (RI)

K

Kent County (RI)


N

Newport County (RI)


P

Providence County (RI)


W

Washington County (RI)


List of all Rhode Island counties and their county size 

Bristol County, RI — 25 square miles

Kent County, RI — 170 square miles

Newport County, RI — 102 square miles

Providence County, RI — 409–429 square miles

Washington County, RI — 330 square miles


List of all Rhode Island counties and their county seats 

Bristol County, RI — Bristol

Kent County, RI — East Greenwich

Newport County, RI — Newport

Providence County, RI — Providence

Washington County, RI — South Kingstown


Rhode Island counties by region 

Northern Rhode Island  

Providence County


Eastern Rhode Island  

Bristol County


Newport County

Central Rhode Island

Kent County

Southern Rhode Island  

Washington County


Unique attractions in Rhode Island 

Providence Athenaeum 

Musée Patamécanique (Bristol)

Block Island

Beavertail Lighthouse Museum (Jamestown)  

RISD Museum (Providence) 

WaterFire (Providence)  

H.P. Lovecraft House (Providence)

Green Animals Topiary Garden (Portsmouth)

The White Horse Tavern (Newport) 

Slater Mill Historic Site (Pawtucket)

Fort Adams State Park (Newport)

Touro Synagogue (Newport)

Roger Williams Park & Zoo (Providence) 

Narragansett Towers (Narragansett)

Smith’s Castle (North Kingstown)

Arcade Providence

Museum of Natural History and Planetarium (Providence)

Mohegan Bluffs (Block Island)

Newport Mansions (Newport)

Colt State Park (Bristol)