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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.47K people in Rhode Island with European ancestry (0.78% 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 European ancestry (1.67%), followed by Newport East CDP (1.10%), and Warwick city (1.03%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Newport city
Newport East CDP
Warwick city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Providence city
Westerly CDP
East Providence city
Woonsocket city
Pawtucket city
Cranston city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport city 1.67
2 Newport East CDP 1.10
3 Warwick city 1.03
4 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.87
5 Providence city 0.67
6 Westerly CDP 0.66
7 East Providence city 0.46
8 Woonsocket city 0.45
9 Pawtucket city 0.39
10 Cranston city 0.38
11 Valley Falls CDP 0.08
12 Central Falls city 0.06