Population By Race and Ethnicity in Providence County, RI in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 637,298 population of Providence County, Rhode Island comprised of 149,421 people who identified as Hispanic (23.45%), and 487,877 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Providence County, Rhode Island with a population of 497,601 (78.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 79,049 (12.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 28,981 (4.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Providence County, Rhode Island in 2018, with a population of 387,276 (60.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 110,325 (17.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 55,300 (8.68%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 79,049 12.4%
White Alone 497,601 78.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,108 1.43%
Asian Alone 28,981 4.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,749 0.27%
Two Or More Races 20,810 3.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Providence , RI in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23,749 3.73%
White Alone - Hispanic 110,325 17.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,478 1.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,290 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,237 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,342 1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 55,300 8.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 387,276 60.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,630 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,691 4.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 512 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,468 2.27%