Population By Race and Ethnicity in Providence County, RI in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 631,397 population of Providence County, Rhode Island comprised of 126,412 people who identified as Hispanic (20.02%), and 504,985 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Providence County, Rhode Island with a population of 507,500 (80.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,252 (11.13%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 26,313 (4.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Providence County, Rhode Island in 2012, with a population of 412,667 (65.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 94,833 (15.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 51,108 (8.09%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Providence County, RI in 2012
Total Population:631,397
79.98%20.02%
Non Hispanic (79.98%)
Hispanic (20.02%)
Race in Providence County, RI in 2012
Total Population:631,397
80.38%11.13%
White Alone (80.38%)
Black or African American Alone (11.13%)
Asian Alone (4.17%)
Two or more races (2.89%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.21%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.23%)
Ethnicity in Providence County, RI in 2012
Total Population:631,397
65.36%15.02%8.09%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.36%)
Hispanic White Alone (15.02%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.09%)
All Other Ethnicities (4.51%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.99%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.03%)
Population By Race in Providence , RI in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 507,500 80.38%
Black or African American Alone 70,252 11.13%
Asian Alone 26,313 4.17%
Two Or More Races 18,218 2.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,651 1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,463 0.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Providence , RI in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 412,667 65.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 94,833 15.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 51,108 8.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 25,197 3.99%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19,144 3.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,871 2.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,347 0.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,997 0.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,654 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,116 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 975 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 488 0.08%