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Highest Portuguese population share, Rhode Island cities · 2020

Rhode Island cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 16 cities in Rhode Island that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 6.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Tiverton, RIRI8,09128.1%−8.7 pts

02East Providence, RIRI48,24926.2%−6.8 pts

03Valley Falls, RIRI12,65716.6%−7.2 pts

04Newport East, RIRI11,06910.7%+0.2 pts

05Warwick, RIRI84,1878.7%+1.0 pts

06Pawtucket, RIRI77,0658.7%−2.7 pts

07Cranston, RIRI84,6476.9%+0.1 pts

08Greenville, RIRI8,2966.8%−0.7 pts

09Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,6485.8%−1.2 pts

10Newport, RIRI24,2515.6%−5.0 pts

11Central Falls, RIRI23,1244.9%−4.0 pts

12Westerly, RIRI18,4114.5%−0.1 pts

13Woonsocket, RIRI44,5803.0%+0.1 pts

14Providence, RIRI195,3102.7%−0.4 pts

15Wakefield-Peace Dale, RIRI9,3022.4%–

16Kingston, RIRI7,3322.1%−4.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS