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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.04K people in Rhode Island with Welsh ancestry (0.28% 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 Welsh ancestry (1.22%), followed by Westerly CDP (0.83%), and Newport city (0.75%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Newport East CDP
Westerly CDP
Newport city
Cranston city
Warwick city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
East Providence city
Providence city
Pawtucket city
Central Falls city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newport East CDP 1.22
2 Westerly CDP 0.83
3 Newport city 0.75
4 Cranston city 0.36
5 Warwick city 0.29
6 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.28
7 East Providence city 0.27
8 Providence city 0.22
9 Pawtucket city 0.13
10 Central Falls city 0.10
11 Woonsocket city 0.07