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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.26K people in Rhode Island with British ancestry (0.48% 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 British ancestry (1.13%), followed by Westerly CDP (0.89%), and Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP (0.61%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Newport city
Westerly CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Warwick city
Cranston city
East Providence city
Providence city
Valley Falls CDP
Pawtucket city
Newport East CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport city 1.13
2 Westerly CDP 0.89
3 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.61
4 Warwick city 0.60
5 Cranston city 0.44
6 East Providence city 0.37
7 Providence city 0.29
8 Valley Falls CDP 0.27
9 Pawtucket city 0.26
10 Newport East CDP 0.22
11 Central Falls city 0.16
12 Woonsocket city 0.11