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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.65K people in Rhode Island with Scandinavian ancestry (0.15% of Rhode Island population). Among all Rhode Island cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Valley Falls CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.37%), followed by Newport East CDP (0.30%), and Westerly CDP (0.26%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Valley Falls CDP
Newport East CDP
Westerly CDP
East Providence city
Pawtucket city
Cranston city
Newport city
Woonsocket city
Warwick city
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Ranking of Rhode Island Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Valley Falls CDP 0.37
2 Newport East CDP 0.30
3 Westerly CDP 0.26
4 East Providence city 0.12
5 Pawtucket city 0.10
6 Cranston city 0.08
6 Newport city 0.08
6 Woonsocket city 0.08
7 Warwick city 0.07
8 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 0.06