Whitest cities in Rhode Island research summary. We analyzed Rhode Island’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Rhode Island based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
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The whitest city in Rhode Island is Warwick based on the most recent Census data.
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Warwick is 85.69% White.
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The least White city in Rhode Island is Central Falls.
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Central Falls is 19.64% White.
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Rhode Island is 70.6% White.
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Rhode Island is the 25th Whitest state in the United States.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Rhode Island. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Rhode Island. In particular, we ranked each place in Rhode Island by the percentage of white people.
So where are the whitest cities you can live in Rhode Island?
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Rhode Island for 2023.
Here are the 10 whites places in Rhode Island for 2023:
What is the whitest city in Rhode Island for 2023? According to the most recent census data Warwick ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Central Falls is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
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The 10 Whitest Cities In Rhode Island For 2023
1. Warwick
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Population: 82,666
% White: 85.69%
More on Warwick: Data | Real Estate
2. East Providence
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Population: 47,171
% White: 78.94%
More on East Providence: Data | Real Estate
3. Newport
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Population: 25,322
% White: 76.6%
More on Newport: Data | Real Estate
4. Cranston
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Population: 82,654
% White: 67.67%
More on Cranston: Data | Real Estate
5. Woonsocket
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Population: 43,044
% White: 58.13%
More on Woonsocket: Data | Real Estate
6. Pawtucket
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Population: 75,200
% White: 46.67%
More on Pawtucket: Data | Real Estate
7. Providence
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Population: 188,812
% White: 34.08%
More on Providence: Data | Real Estate
8. Central Falls
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Population: 22,192
% White: 19.64%
More on Central Falls: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Rhode Island for 2023
To rank the whitest places in Rhode Island, we had to determine what measurable criteria define whiteness.
We had to count how many white people living there per capita. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Rhode Island.
We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 22,000 people. That left us with 8 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 85.7% to 19.6%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Warwick took the distinction of being the most White, while Central Falls was the least White city.
We updated this article for 2023. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Rhode Island.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Rhode Island ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: White Populations Across Rhode Island
We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Rhode Island. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Rhode Island.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Rhode Island:
- Central Falls
- Providence
- Pawtucket
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White Population By City In Rhode Island
| Rank | City | % White |
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| 1 | Warwick | 85.69% |
| 2 | East Providence | 78.94% |
| 3 | Newport | 76.6% |
| 4 | Cranston | 67.67% |
| 5 | Woonsocket | 58.13% |
| 6 | Pawtucket | 46.67% |
| 7 | Providence | 34.08% |
| 8 | Central Falls | 19.64% |
