Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence County
County
Providence County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°52′N 71°35′W / 41.87°N 71.58°W / 41.87; -71.58
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Founded	June 22, 1703
Named for	Providence, Rhode Island
Seat	Providence (1703–1842)
Largest city	Providence
Area
• Total	436 sq mi (1,130 km2)
• Land	410 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Water	26 sq mi (70 km2)  6.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	660,741
• Density	1,611/sq mi (622/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd

Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population.^[1] Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state capital of Rhode Island and the county's (and state's) most populous city, with an estimated 190,934 residents in 2020. Providence County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area. As of 2010, the center of population in Rhode Island is located in Providence County, in the city of Cranston.^[2]