Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 89.63K people in Rhode Island with French (except Basque) ancestry (8.21% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Woonsocket city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (12.65%), followed by Valley Falls CDP (12.04%), and Warwick city (8.89%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Woonsocket city
Valley Falls CDP
Warwick city
Pawtucket city
East Providence city
Cranston city
Westerly CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Newport East CDP
Newport city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Woonsocket city 12.65
2 Valley Falls CDP 12.04
3 Warwick city 8.89
4 Pawtucket city 8.08
5 East Providence city 6.95
6 Cranston city 5.75
7 Westerly CDP 4.76
8 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 4.61
9 Newport East CDP 4.33
10 Newport city 4.02
11 Central Falls city 3.33
12 Providence city 2.94