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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 36.41K people in Rhode Island with Polish ancestry (3.33% 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 Polish ancestry (4.15%), followed by Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP (4.11%), and Westerly CDP (3.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Newport city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Westerly CDP
Valley Falls CDP
East Providence city
Warwick city
Woonsocket city
Newport East CDP
Pawtucket city
Cranston city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport city 4.15
2 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 4.11
3 Westerly CDP 3.83
4 Valley Falls CDP 3.69
5 East Providence city 3.57
6 Warwick city 3.50
7 Woonsocket city 3.37
8 Newport East CDP 3.08
9 Pawtucket city 2.75
10 Cranston city 2.61
11 Central Falls city 1.42
12 Providence city 1.41