Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.37K people in Rhode Island with African ancestry (0.49% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Pawtucket city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.05%), followed by Woonsocket city (1.18%), and Newport East CDP (1.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Rhode Island.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Pawtucket city
Woonsocket city
Newport East CDP
Providence city
Newport city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Central Falls city
Valley Falls CDP
East Providence city
Cranston city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pawtucket city 2.05
2 Woonsocket city 1.18
3 Newport East CDP 1.04
4 Providence city 0.98
5 Newport city 0.38
6 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.32
7 Central Falls city 0.31
8 Valley Falls CDP 0.21
9 East Providence city 0.16
10 Cranston city 0.14
11 Warwick city 0.08
12 Westerly CDP 0.07