Ranking of Rhode Island Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Rhode Island counties, Providence County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (76.97K), followed by Newport County (3.67K), and Kent County (3.57K).

The chart below shows the top 5 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Rhode Island counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Rhode Island Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Providence County 76973
2 Newport County 3669
3 Kent County 3569
4 Washington County 1817
5 Bristol County 637