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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.40K people in Rhode Island with Norwegian ancestry (0.31% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (0.88%), followed by Newport city (0.77%), and Westerly CDP (0.69%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Norwegian 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 Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Newport city
Westerly CDP
Newport East CDP
Providence city
Valley Falls CDP
East Providence city
Cranston city
Warwick city
Woonsocket city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.88
2 Newport city 0.77
3 Westerly CDP 0.69
4 Newport East CDP 0.46
5 Providence city 0.32
6 Valley Falls CDP 0.31
7 East Providence city 0.30
8 Cranston city 0.28
9 Warwick city 0.25
10 Woonsocket city 0.13
11 Pawtucket city 0.08