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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 185.95K people in Rhode Island with Irish ancestry (17.03% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (30.81%), followed by Westerly CDP (25.63%), and Warwick city (25.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Westerly CDP
Warwick city
Newport East CDP
Newport city
East Providence city
Cranston city
Valley Falls CDP
Woonsocket city
Pawtucket city
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 30.81
2 Westerly CDP 25.63
3 Warwick city 25.15
4 Newport East CDP 25.07
5 Newport city 24.26
6 East Providence city 17.83
7 Cranston city 15.99
8 Valley Falls CDP 13.69
9 Woonsocket city 10.45
10 Pawtucket city 9.78
11 Providence city 7.95
12 Central Falls city 3.97