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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.22K people in Rhode Island with Danish ancestry (0.11% 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 Danish ancestry (0.23%), followed by East Providence city (0.17%), and Westerly CDP (0.16%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 cities with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Newport city
East Providence city
Westerly CDP
Providence city
Newport East CDP
Central Falls city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Warwick city
Valley Falls CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport city 0.23
2 East Providence city 0.17
3 Westerly CDP 0.16
4 Providence city 0.13
5 Newport East CDP 0.11
6 Central Falls city 0.10
7 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.09
8 Warwick city 0.08
9 Valley Falls CDP 0.05