Ranking of Rhode Island Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.37K people in Rhode Island with African ancestry. Among all Rhode Island counties, Providence County had the highest population with African ancestry (4.42K), followed by Kent County (449), and Newport County (358).

The chart and table below shows the top 4 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Rhode Island.