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