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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 17.66K people in Rhode Island with Cape Verdean ancestry (1.62% 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 Cape Verdean ancestry (10.37%), followed by Central Falls city (3.76%), and East Providence city (3.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Cape Verdean 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 Cape Verdean Ancestry in 2021
Pawtucket city
Central Falls city
East Providence city
Providence city
Westerly CDP
Cranston city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Woonsocket city
Warwick city
Newport city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Cape Verdean Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pawtucket city 10.37
2 Central Falls city 3.76
3 East Providence city 3.29
4 Providence city 1.48
5 Westerly CDP 1.37
6 Cranston city 1.18
7 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 1.09
8 Woonsocket city 0.82
9 Warwick city 0.56
10 Newport city 0.52
11 Newport East CDP 0.18
12 Valley Falls CDP 0.15