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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Rhode Island Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Portugal
Cabo Verde
India
Colombia
China
Azores Islands
Mexico
Haiti
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