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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 83.00K people in Rhode Island with Portuguese ancestry (7.60% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, East Providence city had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (24.13%), followed by Valley Falls CDP (16.95%), and Newport East CDP (11.01%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
East Providence city
Valley Falls CDP
Newport East CDP
Pawtucket city
Warwick city
Cranston city
Newport city
Central Falls city
Woonsocket city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 East Providence city 24.13
2 Valley Falls CDP 16.95
3 Newport East CDP 11.01
4 Pawtucket city 9.05
5 Warwick city 8.25
6 Cranston city 6.05
7 Newport city 5.73
8 Central Falls city 5.01
9 Woonsocket city 2.87
10 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 2.77
11 Providence city 2.43
12 Westerly CDP 2.26