Why is Rhode Island so densely populated?

Rhode Island is densely populated because it is a small state with a relatively large network of urbanized areas. As a result, urban areas occupy a much larger percentage of Rhode Island's area than in any other state except perhaps New Jersey. read more

This explains why Rhode Island is more densely populated than any other state besides New Jersey. As to why so much of Rhode Island is urban, the state was founded along the Narragansett Bay, with the Blackstone River flowing into the bay. read more

Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ( listen)), officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest in area, the 7th least populous, and the 2nd most densely populated of the 50 states—but its official name is the longest. read more