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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.89K people in Rhode Island with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.45% 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 Scotch Irish ancestry (1.40%), followed by Newport East CDP (1.08%), and Valley Falls CDP (0.85%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Newport city
Newport East CDP
Valley Falls CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
East Providence city
Warwick city
Woonsocket city
Pawtucket city
Providence city
Cranston city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport city 1.40
2 Newport East CDP 1.08
3 Valley Falls CDP 0.85
4 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.45
5 East Providence city 0.44
6 Warwick city 0.41
7 Woonsocket city 0.26
8 Pawtucket city 0.25
9 Providence city 0.24
10 Cranston city 0.17
11 Westerly CDP 0.06