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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 32.78K people in Rhode Island with Subsaharan African ancestry (3.00% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Pawtucket city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (15.40%), followed by Providence city (4.92%), and Central Falls city (3.97%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Pawtucket city
Providence city
Central Falls city
East Providence city
Woonsocket city
Cranston city
Newport East CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Westerly CDP
Warwick city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pawtucket city 15.40
2 Providence city 4.92
3 Central Falls city 3.97
4 East Providence city 3.52
5 Woonsocket city 2.88
6 Cranston city 2.62
7 Newport East CDP 1.53
8 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 1.51
9 Westerly CDP 1.44
10 Warwick city 0.92
11 Newport city 0.90
12 Valley Falls CDP 0.46