Rhode Island Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Rhode Island citizen voting-age population was 784.49K. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (639.72K) and constituted 81.55% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (73.83K) and constituted 9.41% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (38.29K), constituting 4.88% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Rhode Island Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Rhode Island Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Rhode Island Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	639715	81.55
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	73835	9.41
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	38290	4.88
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	17645	2.25
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	11450	1.46
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2965	0.38
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	600	0.08