Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Rhode Island's cities and places (towns and villages), Providence city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (25.86K), followed by Pawtucket city (9.84K), and Cranston city (4.68K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Rhode Island cities and places based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Rhode Island.

Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Providence
Pawtucket
Cranston
Woonsocket
East Providence
Warwick
Central Falls
Newport
Newport East
Kingston
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Black Alone Population
1 Providence city 25860
2 Pawtucket city 9836
3 Cranston city 4683
4 Woonsocket city 3399
5 East Providence city 2547
6 Warwick city 1751
7 Central Falls city 1687
8 Newport city 1492
9 Newport East CDP 697
10 Kingston CDP 391
11 Valley Falls CDP 360
12 Westerly CDP 194
13 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 187
14 Melville CDP 147
15 Cumberland Hill CDP 139
16 Tiverton CDP 92
17 Greenville CDP 66
18 Narragansett Pier CDP 34
19 Pascoag CDP 32
20 Bradford CDP 23
21 Harmony CDP 19
22 Hope Valley CDP 12
23 Chepachet CDP 10
24 Charlestown CDP 9
25 Carolina CDP 8
25 Harrisville CDP 8
26 Greene CDP 6
27 Ashaway CDP 5
28 Hopkinton CDP 4
29 Clayville CDP 3
30 Quonochontaug CDP 2
30 Weekapaug CDP 2
31 Foster Center CDP 1
32 Misquamicut CDP 0
32 Watch Hill CDP 0
32 Wyoming CDP 0