Methodology: We crunched data from the Census department & NOAA to show places & census tracts adjacent to the ocean coast line. This is a novel analysis & for the first time these places & census tracts most likely to be impacted by rising sea levels are available to the public for free.
Click here for other states| No | Place | Number of Ocean Adjacent Census Tracts | Total Population Living In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Total Houses In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Census tract GEOID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwick | 9 | 32,755 | 14,814 | 1400000US44003021002, 1400000US44003021903, 1400000US44003021502, 1400000US44003021300, 1400000US44003021501, 1400000US44003022000, 1400000US44003022400, 1400000US44003021600, 1400000US44003021700 |
| 2 | Newport | 6 | 15,946 | 8,755 | 1400000US44005041000, 1400000US44005041100, 1400000US44005040700, 1400000US44005041200, 1400000US44005040900, 1400000US44005040800 |
| 3 | Melville | 3 | 10,960 | 5,458 | 1400000US44005040200, 1400000US44005040303, 1400000US44005040103 |
| 4 | Narragansett Pier | 2 | 8,533 | 6,382 | 1400000US44009051503, 1400000US44009051504 |
| 5 | Tiverton | 2 | 7,407 | 3,630 | 1400000US44005041602, 1400000US44005041601 |
| 6 | Newport East | 1 | 6,294 | 3,012 | 1400000US44005040400 |
| 7 | Quonochontaug | 1 | 5,001 | 2,748 | 1400000US44009051101 |
| 8 | Misquamicut | 1 | 1,553 | 2,391 | 1400000US44009051000 |