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

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Rhode Island counties, in April 2020, among all of Rhode Island's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Providence city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.54%), followed by Pawtucket city (13.01%), and Woonsocket city (7.86%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Rhode Island.

Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Providence
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Central Falls
Newport
Cranston
Newport East
East Providence
Valley Falls
Warwick
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Providence city 13.54
2 Pawtucket city 13.01
3 Woonsocket city 7.86
4 Central Falls city 7.47
5 Newport city 5.93
6 Cranston city 5.65
6 Newport East CDP 5.65
7 East Providence city 5.40
8 Valley Falls CDP 2.98
9 Warwick city 2.11
10 Westerly CDP 1.05