Ranking of Rhode Island Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Rhode Island counties, in April 2020, Providence County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (53.80K), followed by Kent County (3.22K), and Newport County (2.84K).

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

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

Ranking of Rhode Island Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Providence
53.80K
Kent
3.22K
Newport
2.84K
Washington
1.53K
Bristol
0.77K
Ranking of Rhode Island Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Providence County 53,803
2 Kent County 3,220
3 Newport County 2,840
4 Washington County 1,532
5 Bristol County 773
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