Population By Race and Ethnicity in Newport County, RI in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 84,721 population of Newport County, Rhode Island comprised of 5,609 people who identified as Hispanic (6.62%), and 79,112 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Newport County, Rhode Island with a population of 76,072 (89.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,719 (4.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,518 (2.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Newport County, Rhode Island in 2022, with a population of 71,845 (84.8%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,227 (4.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,079 (3.63%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Newport County, RI in 2022
Total Population:84,721
93.38%
Non Hispanic (93.38%)
Hispanic (6.62%)
Race in Newport County, RI in 2022
Total Population:84,721
89.79%
White Alone (89.79%)
Black or African American Alone (4.39%)
Two or more races (2.97%)
Asian Alone (2.07%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.66%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Newport County, RI in 2022
Total Population:84,721
84.8%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.8%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.99%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.63%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.55%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.09%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.94%)
Population By Race in Newport , RI in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 76,072 89.79%
Black or African American Alone 3,719 4.39%
Two Or More Races 2,518 2.97%
Asian Alone 1,755 2.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 555 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 102 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Newport , RI in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 71,845 84.8%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,227 4.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,079 3.63%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,159 2.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,642 1.94%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 640 0.76%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 359 0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 341 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 214 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 113 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 56 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.05%