Rhode Island Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Rhode Island ranks 44th nationally with 217,771 companies — 0.3% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• Providence is the state’s largest business hub, with 48,378 companies — 22.2% of every company in Rhode Island.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: Providence, Warwick and Cranston together hold 38.7% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 59,493 companies (27.3%), across 4 tracked sectors.

How Rhode Island ranks nationally

Rhode Island and its closest neighbours by total company count. Select a state to open its own study.

Top Rhode Island cities by number of companies

These 7 cities account for 52.2% of all companies in Rhode Island. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Rhode Island companies by industry

Every company is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Select a sector to see those Rhode Island companies.

What the numbers show

Rhode Island’s 217,771 companies place it 44th nationally, 0.3% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Providence, Warwick and Cranston alone account for 38.7% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 27.3%. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers and manufacturers sit in a handful of cities and one or two sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.

Methodology

Figures reflect companies listed in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of 2026, classified by headquarters city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. “Companies” includes manufacturers, suppliers, and B2B businesses of all sizes; counts are directory totals, not official census figures, and percentages are computed against the Rhode Island directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.