Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 49.59K people in Rhode Island with French Canadian ancestry (4.54% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Woonsocket city had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (14.83%), followed by Valley Falls CDP (9.62%), and Warwick city (5.07%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French Canadian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Rhode Island.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Woonsocket city
Valley Falls CDP
Warwick city
Westerly CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Pawtucket city
East Providence city
Cranston city
Central Falls city
Newport East CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Woonsocket city 14.83
2 Valley Falls CDP 9.62
3 Warwick city 5.07
4 Westerly CDP 4.85
5 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 4.84
6 Pawtucket city 4.26
7 East Providence city 3.71
8 Cranston city 2.72
9 Central Falls city 2.32
10 Newport East CDP 1.92
11 Newport city 1.48
12 Providence city 1.20