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

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 counties, Providence County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.50%), followed by Kent County (0.91%), and Newport County (0.79%).

The chart and table below shows the top 5 counties 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.