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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 257.42K people in Rhode Island with Other Groups ancestry (23.57% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Central Falls city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (57.01%), followed by Providence city (52.50%), and Woonsocket city (31.67%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Central Falls city
Providence city
Woonsocket city
Pawtucket city
Cranston city
Newport city
Newport East CDP
East Providence city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Valley Falls CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Central Falls city 57.01
2 Providence city 52.50
3 Woonsocket city 31.67
4 Pawtucket city 29.39
5 Cranston city 25.09
6 Newport city 20.67
7 Newport East CDP 18.74
8 East Providence city 18.10
9 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 17.32
10 Valley Falls CDP 16.77
11 Warwick city 14.16
12 Westerly CDP 12.20