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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 14.34K people in Rhode Island with Swedish ancestry (1.31% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Warwick city had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (2.37%), followed by East Providence city (2.14%), and Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP (1.85%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Warwick city
East Providence city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Newport city
Valley Falls CDP
Newport East CDP
Cranston city
Central Falls city
Woonsocket city
Westerly CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Warwick city 2.37
2 East Providence city 2.14
3 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 1.85
4 Newport city 1.66
5 Valley Falls CDP 1.46
6 Newport East CDP 1.40
7 Cranston city 1.37
8 Central Falls city 1.04
9 Woonsocket city 0.81
10 Westerly CDP 0.61
11 Providence city 0.56
12 Pawtucket city 0.43