Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in Rhode Island with household income of less than $40k was 40.79%. Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (71.90%), followed by Westerly CDP (54.17%), and East Providence city (54.16%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Valley Falls CDP (0.00%), Warwick city (19.09%), and Newport East CDP (28.57%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Rhode Island cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Westerly CDP
East Providence city
Newport city
Central Falls city
Providence city
Pawtucket city
Woonsocket city
Cranston city
Newport East CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 71.90
2 Westerly CDP 54.17
3 East Providence city 54.16
4 Newport city 50.50
5 Central Falls city 46.77
6 Providence city 46.31
7 Pawtucket city 38.47
8 Woonsocket city 33.80
9 Cranston city 31.14
10 Newport East CDP 28.57
11 Warwick city 19.09
12 Valley Falls CDP 0.00