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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 181.60K people in Rhode Island with Unclassified ancestry (16.63% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Central Falls city had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (21.14%), followed by Newport city (19.63%), and Woonsocket city (19.53%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Central Falls city
Newport city
Woonsocket city
Pawtucket city
Warwick city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Valley Falls CDP
Westerly CDP
Providence city
East Providence city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Central Falls city 21.14
2 Newport city 19.63
3 Woonsocket city 19.53
4 Pawtucket city 18.20
5 Warwick city 16.87
6 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 16.39
7 Valley Falls CDP 15.52
8 Westerly CDP 15.24
9 Providence city 15.00
10 East Providence city 14.98
11 Cranston city 13.50
12 Newport East CDP 10.83