Population By Race and Ethnicity in Providence County, RI in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 634,146 population of Providence County, Rhode Island comprised of 137,236 people who identified as Hispanic (21.64%), and 496,910 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Providence County, Rhode Island with a population of 501,797 (79.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 74,643 (11.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 28,250 (4.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Providence County, Rhode Island in 2015, with a population of 399,795 (63.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 102,002 (16.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 53,171 (8.39%).

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 2015
Total Population:634,146
78.36%21.64%
Non Hispanic (78.36%)
Hispanic (21.64%)
Race in Providence County, RI in 2015
Total Population:634,146
79.13%11.77%
White Alone (79.13%)
Black or African American Alone (11.77%)
Asian Alone (4.46%)
Two or more races (3.08%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.32%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.25%)
Ethnicity in Providence County, RI in 2015
Total Population:634,146
63.05%16.09%8.39%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (63.05%)
Hispanic White Alone (16.09%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.39%)
All Other Ethnicities (4.83%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.27%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.39%)
Population By Race in Providence , RI in 2015
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 501,797 79.13%
Black or African American Alone 74,643 11.77%
Asian Alone 28,250 4.46%
Two Or More Races 19,524 3.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,350 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,582 0.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Providence , RI in 2015
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 399,795 63.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 102,002 16.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 53,171 8.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,104 4.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21,472 3.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,678 2.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,846 0.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,687 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,663 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,146 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,083 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 499 0.08%