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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 17.48K people in Rhode Island with Scottish ancestry (1.60% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Newport East CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (2.73%), followed by Valley Falls CDP (2.52%), and Westerly CDP (2.49%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Newport East CDP
Valley Falls CDP
Westerly CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Newport city
Warwick city
East Providence city
Cranston city
Woonsocket city
Pawtucket city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport East CDP 2.73
2 Valley Falls CDP 2.52
3 Westerly CDP 2.49
4 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 2.36
5 Newport city 2.29
6 Warwick city 1.85
7 East Providence city 1.43
8 Cranston city 1.32
9 Woonsocket city 1.15
10 Pawtucket city 0.92
11 Providence city 0.85
12 Central Falls city 0.24