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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.26K people in Rhode Island with American ancestry (3.41% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Newport city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (4.38%), followed by Newport East CDP (3.97%), and Warwick city (3.96%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American 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 American Ancestry in 2021
Newport city
Newport East CDP
Warwick city
Valley Falls CDP
Woonsocket city
Cranston city
Central Falls city
Pawtucket city
Westerly CDP
East Providence city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport city 4.38
2 Newport East CDP 3.97
3 Warwick city 3.96
4 Valley Falls CDP 3.61
5 Woonsocket city 3.48
6 Cranston city 3.19
7 Central Falls city 2.95
7 Pawtucket city 2.95
8 Westerly CDP 2.65
9 East Providence city 2.36
10 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 2.28
11 Providence city 2.08