SNAP-authorized stores in Rhode Island
899 stores were authorized to accept SNAP benefits in Rhode Island on Dec 31, 2025, the last day of the USDA file.
Leasing, buying or supplying a store? A dated SNAP authorization report ($19) — or a whole territory, with the stores that opened and closed.
By store type
Stores that joined and left the program
| Year | Authorizations started | Authorizations ended |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 120 |
| 2024 | 84 | 68 |
| 2023 | 81 | 86 |
| 2022 | 90 | 81 |
| 2021 | 82 | 80 |
Counted from the authorization periods in the file. An ended authorization is not a penalty: the file gives no reason.
By city
- Bristol — 13
- Central Falls — 23
- Coventry — 22
- Cranston — 69
- Cumberland — 23
- East Providence — 22
- Johnston — 38
- Middletown — 14
- Narragansett — 10
- Newport — 15
- North Kingstown — 12
- North Providence — 27
- North Smithfield — 10
- Pawtucket — 76
- Providence — 221
- Smithfield — 11
- Tiverton — 10
- Warren — 11
- Warwick — 72
- West Warwick — 22
- Westerly — 17
- Woonsocket — 47
Smaller places of Rhode Island — 114 stores.