Rhode Island Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 2, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of Rhode Island was 155,580, which was 14.25% of the population of Rhode Island.
The highest percentage of the Rhode Island foreign-born population where born in Dominican Republic (19.85%), followed by Guatemala (10.89%), and Portugal (10.63%).
The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Rhode Island Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total Rhode Island foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Rhode Island foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.
You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.
Related Topics: Rhode Island ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Rhode Island Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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| Country of Birth | Number of People | Percentage of Foreign-Born (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 30883 | 19.85 |
| Guatemala | 16948 | 10.89 |
| Portugal | 16536 | 10.63 |
| Cabo Verde | 7341 | 4.72 |
| India | 6803 | 4.37 |
| Colombia | 6171 | 3.97 |
| China | 6085 | 3.91 |
| Azores Islands | 3821 | 2.46 |
| Mexico | 3444 | 2.21 |
| Haiti | 3371 | 2.17 |
| Liberia | 3300 | 2.12 |
| Nigeria | 3228 | 2.08 |
| El Salvador | 2604 | 1.67 |
| Philippines | 2518 | 1.62 |
| Brazil | 2333 | 1.50 |
| Italy | 2327 | 1.50 |
| Canada | 2325 | 1.49 |
| Laos | 2211 | 1.42 |
| Cambodia | 2140 | 1.38 |
| Germany | 1292 | 0.83 |
| Russia | 1226 | 0.79 |
| Korea | 1200 | 0.77 |
| Vietnam | 1177 | 0.76 |
| England | 1159 | 0.75 |
| Poland | 1058 | 0.68 |
| Jamaica | 1031 | 0.66 |
| Thailand | 860 | 0.55 |
| Senegal | 859 | 0.55 |
| Ukraine | 836 | 0.54 |
| Syria | 784 | 0.50 |
| Lebanon | 771 | 0.50 |
| Honduras | 770 | 0.50 |
| Ecuador | 709 | 0.46 |
| France | 691 | 0.44 |
| Japan | 685 | 0.44 |
| Peru | 651 | 0.42 |
| Venezuela | 633 | 0.41 |
| Ireland | 590 | 0.38 |
| Greece | 581 | 0.37 |
| Pakistan | 552 | 0.36 |
| Cuba | 545 | 0.35 |
| Romania | 534 | 0.34 |
| Taiwan | 527 | 0.34 |
| Hong Kong | 509 | 0.33 |
| Turkey | 496 | 0.32 |
| Egypt | 479 | 0.31 |
| Spain | 449 | 0.29 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 432 | 0.28 |
| Albania | 431 | 0.28 |
| Netherlands | 413 | 0.27 |
| Dominica | 404 | 0.26 |
| Panama | 393 | 0.25 |
| Iraq | 315 | 0.20 |
| Ghana | 307 | 0.20 |
| Scotland | 306 | 0.20 |
| Burma | 266 | 0.17 |
| Morocco | 223 | 0.14 |
| Hungary | 214 | 0.14 |
| Iran | 211 | 0.14 |
| Armenia | 202 | 0.13 |
| Australia | 191 | 0.12 |
| Denmark | 184 | 0.12 |
| Argentina | 184 | 0.12 |
| Bulgaria | 178 | 0.11 |
| Indonesia | 172 | 0.11 |
| Belarus | 170 | 0.11 |
| Saudi Arabia | 170 | 0.11 |
| Sierra Leone | 170 | 0.11 |
| Jordan | 169 | 0.11 |
| Israel | 165 | 0.11 |
| Switzerland | 162 | 0.10 |
| Nicaragua | 154 | 0.10 |
| Uzbekistan | 152 | 0.10 |
| Chile | 144 | 0.09 |
| Barbados | 124 | 0.08 |
| Sweden | 117 | 0.08 |
| North Macedonia | 114 | 0.07 |
| Norway | 109 | 0.07 |
| Singapore | 105 | 0.07 |
| Kenya | 99 | 0.06 |
| Guyana | 97 | 0.06 |
| Malaysia | 96 | 0.06 |
| Sri Lanka | 95 | 0.06 |
| Belgium | 91 | 0.06 |
| Ethiopia | 91 | 0.06 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 80 | 0.05 |
| Bangladesh | 79 | 0.05 |
| Austria | 77 | 0.05 |
| Kazakhstan | 71 | 0.05 |
| Moldova | 64 | 0.04 |
| Czechoslovakia | 63 | 0.04 |
| Lithuania | 62 | 0.04 |
| Serbia | 61 | 0.04 |
| Latvia | 60 | 0.04 |
| Nepal | 60 | 0.04 |
| Fiji | 48 | 0.03 |
| Costa Rica | 46 | 0.03 |
| Croatia | 34 | 0.02 |
| Kuwait | 34 | 0.02 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 0.02 |
| Eritrea | 26 | 0.02 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 0.01 |
| Belize | 21 | 0.01 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 19 | 0.01 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 0.01 |