Ancestry in the Providence Area (Metro Area)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Rhode Island and the Providence Area
Providence Area
Rhode Island
0%5%10%15%20%CountOther1IrishPortugueseItalianUnclassified2EnglishFrenchFrench CanadianGermanPolishAmericanSubsaharan AfricanCape VerdeanScottishSwedishArabRussianWest IndianGreekLebanese20.333996%23.516654%20.333996%20.3%327,247327k18.319965%18.170188%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k15.448884%9.144981%15.448884%15.4%248,628249k14.798749%17.745908%14.798749%14.8%238,165238k10.671951%10.268556%10.671951%10.7%171,750172k10.501200%10.353811%10.501200%10.5%169,002169k10.368973%9.938444%10.368973%10.4%166,874167k4.970053%4.945988%4.970053%5.0%79,98680.0k4.929292%5.415030%4.929292%4.9%79,33079.3k4.092747%4.019380%4.092747%4.1%65,86765.9k3.510280%3.700363%3.510280%3.5%56,49356.5k3.135410%3.096850%3.135410%3.1%50,46050.5k2.249281%1.985887%2.249281%2.2%36,19936.2k1.727209%1.814525%1.727209%1.7%27,79727.8k1.549375%1.690199%1.549375%1.5%24,93524.9k0.931116%0.862501%0.931116%0.9%14,98515.0k0.885881%1.018501%0.885881%0.9%14,25714.3k0.801624%0.801619%0.801624%0.8%12,90112.9k0.729110%0.716839%0.729110%0.7%11,73411.7k0.514304%0.360079%0.514304%0.5%8,277
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Rhode Island and the Providence Area
Providence Area
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%Count%Puerto RicanDominicanCentral AmericanGuatemalanSouth AmericanMexicanColombianOther HispanicSalvadoranBolivianCubanPeruvianEcuadorianSpaniardHonduran32.621974%25.341870%32.621974%32.6%61,09961.1k3.796%3.80%26.941600%31.863858%26.941600%26.9%50,46050.5k3.135%3.14%18.756607%20.049874%18.756607%18.8%35,13035.1k2.183%2.18%14.090147%15.776243%14.090147%14.1%26,39026.4k1.640%1.64%9.627110%10.693850%9.627110%9.6%18,03118.0k1.120%1.12%7.034929%7.180455%7.034929%7.0%13,17613.2k0.819%0.82%4.925411%5.908003%4.925411%4.9%9,2250.573%0.57%3.649343%3.568660%3.649343%3.6%6,8350.425%0.42%3.015580%2.803033%3.015580%3.0%5,6480.351%0.35%1.617243%1.932940%1.617243%1.6%3,0290.188%0.19%1.368437%1.301432%1.368437%1.4%2,5630.159%0.16%1.050754%0.985341%1.050754%1.1%1,9680.122%0.12%0.990421%0.810783%0.990421%1.0%1,8550.115%0.12%0.956251%0.866049%0.956251%1.0%1,7910.111%0.11%0.927419%0.694861%0.927419%0.9%1,7370.108%0.11%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Rhode Island and the Providence Area
Providence Area
Rhode Island
0%5%10%15%20%Count%ChineseIndianCambodianFilipinoVietnameseLaotianKoreanJapanesePakistaniMixedNot SpecifiedNepaleseHmongBurmeseThaiTaiwaneseBangladeshi24.726679%24.102549%24.726679%24.7%11,51211.5k0.715%0.72%19.608222%17.258223%19.608222%19.6%9,1290.567%0.57%14.833430%14.521071%14.833430%14.8%6,9060.429%0.43%7.988058%8.546737%7.988058%8.0%3,7190.231%0.23%6.748717%6.552402%6.748717%6.7%3,1420.195%0.20%5.956140%7.691196%5.956140%6.0%2,7730.172%0.17%4.626587%4.985837%4.626587%4.6%2,1540.134%0.13%2.379878%2.818082%2.379878%2.4%1,1080.069%0.07%2.313293%1.835366%2.313293%2.3%1,0770.067%0.07%2.270335%2.141742%2.270335%2.3%1,0570.066%0.07%1.789205%1.338228%1.789205%1.8%8330.052%0.05%1.237193%1.442280%1.237193%1.2%5760.036%0.04%1.164164%1.497196%1.164164%1.2%5420.034%0.03%1.007367%1.355570%1.007367%1.0%4690.029%0.03%0.908564%1.101220%0.908564%0.9%4230.026%0.03%0.899972%1.026071%0.899972%0.9%4190.026%0.03%0.766802%0.774611%0.766802%0.8%3570.022%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in the Providence Area

Irish Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
14.2%16.4%18.6%20.7%22.9%25.1%

Portuguese Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
4.1%8.8%13.5%18.1%22.8%27.5%

Italian Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
9.1%11.6%14.0%16.3%18.7%21.1%

English Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
7.1%9.2%11.2%13.2%15.2%17.3%

French Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
7.2%8.4%9.7%10.9%12.1%13.4%

French Canadian Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
3.83%4.19%4.53%4.88%5.22%5.57%

German Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3.5%4.7%5.9%7.1%8.2%9.5%

Polish Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
3.59%3.92%4.24%4.56%4.88%5.21%

American Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
3.14%3.49%3.84%4.18%4.53%4.87%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.2%2.1%3.0%3.9%4.8%

Cape Verdean Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cape Verdean' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Scottish Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.21%1.57%1.93%2.28%2.64%3.00%

Swedish Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.05%1.45%1.84%2.24%2.64%3.04%

Arab Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.57%0.67%0.77%0.87%0.96%1.07%

Russian Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.63%0.88%1.13%1.38%1.63%1.88%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.6%1.6%2.5%3.4%4.3%5.3%

Dominican Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.5%2.9%4.3%5.7%7.2%

Central American Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.0%1.8%2.7%3.5%4.4%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

South American Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.32%0.68%1.05%1.41%1.77%2.14%

Chinese Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.36%0.49%0.62%0.74%0.87%1.00%

Indian Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.17%0.29%0.40%0.51%0.62%0.74%

Cambodian Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.02%0.16%0.29%0.43%0.56%0.70%

Filipino Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.13%0.25%0.35%0.46%0.57%0.68%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.02%0.09%0.15%0.21%0.27%0.33%
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Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
3%10%17%23%30%37%

Portuguese Ancestry by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
2%11%19%27%36%44%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
2%11%20%28%37%46%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1%9%16%22%29%37%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
2.8%7.3%11.7%16.1%20.5%24.9%

French Canadian Ancestry by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
1.3%4.7%8.0%11.4%14.7%18.1%

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.5%4.1%7.7%11.3%14.8%18.5%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.4%2.7%4.0%5.2%6.5%7.7%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.1%3.9%6.7%9.5%12.3%15.2%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.4%6.8%10.2%13.5%17.0%

Cape Verdean Ancestry by County Subdivision#39

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cape Verdean' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.5%2.5%3.5%4.5%5.5%

Swedish Ancestry by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%3.9%5.0%

Arab Ancestry by County Subdivision#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%

Russian Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.3%12.5%15.6%

Dominican Ancestry by County Subdivision#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.0%14.7%18.4%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.3%21.6%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.7%15.6%19.6%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.7%9.7%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.3%4.1%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.2%

Cambodian Ancestry by County Subdivision#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.63%0.95%1.27%1.59%

Filipino Ancestry by County Subdivision#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.39%0.58%0.78%0.98%
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Ancestry by Place in the Providence Area

There are 50 places in the Providence Area. This section compares all 50 of those to each other, the Providence Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area.

Irish Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Providence Area, selected places in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HarmonyMansfield CenterMansfield CtrCharlestownWatch HillMisquamicutWeekapaugQuonochontaugNorton CenterRaynham CenterRaynham CtrNarragansett PierWarwickNewportAttleboroPascoagGreenvilleValley FallsWakefield-PeacedaleAshawayNewport EastHarrisvilleOcean GroveFoster CenterGreeneWesterlyTauntonMassachusettsChepachetCumberland HillCumberland HlNew EnglandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceSomersetRhode IslandCarolinaHopkintonTivertonCranstonNorth SeekonkNortheastKingstonNorth WestportN WestportHope ValleyWoonsocketPawtucketAcushnet CenterAcushnet CtrFall RiverSmith MillsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMelvilleBliss CornerNew BedfordProvidenceBradfordWyomingClayvilleCentral Falls44.994499%44.994499%45.0%409140.074713%40.074713%40.1%3,111234.059946%34.059946%34.1%375332.335329%32.335329%32.3%54430.769231%30.769231%30.8%128529.601990%29.601990%29.6%119629.577465%29.577465%29.6%189729.538799%29.538799%29.5%807829.332109%29.332109%29.3%1,278927.535059%27.535059%27.5%1,0211026.713157%26.713157%26.7%21,87321.9k1126.699227%26.699227%26.7%6,5601226.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k1325.432350%25.432350%25.4%1,2501425.020772%25.020772%25.0%2,1081524.669858%24.669858%24.7%2,9891624.202606%24.202606%24.2%2,1551724.122412%24.122412%24.1%2681823.935881%23.935881%23.9%2,6431923.756906%23.756906%23.8%3872023.379543%23.379543%23.4%6242122.699387%22.699387%22.7%742222.252747%22.252747%22.3%1622321.931715%21.931715%21.9%3,8672421.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k2521.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.719270%20.719270%20.7%3862619.615673%19.615673%19.6%1,5722719.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.319965%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k18.307237%18.307237%18.3%8,6522818.299688%18.299688%18.3%3,3452918.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k17.904509%17.904509%17.9%1353017.555556%17.555556%17.6%793117.192092%17.192092%17.2%1,2873216.563636%16.563636%16.6%13,39713.4k3316.062544%16.062544%16.1%4523415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M15.048614%15.048614%15.0%1,0373514.294844%14.294844%14.3%6713614.149888%14.149888%14.1%2533712.989436%12.989436%13.0%5,3613812.969785%12.969785%13.0%9,2593911.997202%11.997202%12.0%3434011.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k4110.967878%10.967878%11.0%5194210.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.072993%10.072993%10.1%138439.039119%9.039119%9.0%476448.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048458.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k466.957251%6.957251%7.0%83476.122449%6.122449%6.1%12485.732484%5.732484%5.7%9493.883094%3.883094%3.9%75250
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the Providence Area

There are 6 counties in the Providence Area. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, the Providence Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area.

Irish Ancestry by County#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Providence Area, selected counties in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Kent CountyKentNewport CountyNewportWashington CountyWashingtonMassachusettsBristol CountyBristolNew EnglandBristol CountyBristolProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceRhode IslandNortheastProvidence CountyProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited States25.018498%25.018498%25.0%41,25241.3k124.504921%24.504921%24.5%20,26920.3k223.838061%23.838061%23.8%30,11230.1k321.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.736735%19.736735%19.7%9,716419.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.604605%18.604605%18.6%103,231103k518.319965%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k18.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.295535%14.295535%14.3%90,25490.3k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county out of 6 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

There are 61 county subdivisions in the Providence Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Providence Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,776.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Providence Area, selected county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of MansfieldMansfieldTown of NortonNortonTown of EastonEastonTown of North KingstownN KingstownTown of CharlestownCharlestownTown of East GreenwichE GreenwichTown of RaynhamRaynhamTown of NarragansettNarragansettTown of North AttleboroughN AttleboroughWarwickNewportAttleboroTown of PortsmouthPortsmouthTown of MiddletownMiddletownTown of GlocesterGlocesterTown of ScituateScituateTown of CoventryCoventryTown of CumberlandCumberlandTown of BarringtonBarringtonTown of South KingstownS KingstownTauntonTown of LincolnLincolnTown of WesterlyWesterlyTown of SmithfieldSmithfieldTown of SeekonkSeekonkMassachusettsTown of BurrillvilleBurrillvilleTown of West WarwickW WarwickTown of RehobothRehobothNew EnglandTown of SwanseaSwanseaTown of BristolBristolTown of TivertonTivertonTown of North ProvidenceN ProvidenceProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceTown of SomersetSomersetRhode IslandTown of WarrenWarrenTown of HopkintonHopkintonTown of FairhavenFairhavenCranstonNortheastTown of JohnstonJohnstonTown of FreetownFreetownTown of AcushnetAcushnetTown of DartmouthDartmouthTown of North SmithfieldN SmithfieldTown of WestportWestportWoonsocketPawtucketFall RiverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew BedfordProvidenceCentral Falls36.447173%36.447173%36.4%8,607132.562213%32.562213%32.6%6,320231.649138%31.649138%31.6%7,523328.629155%28.629155%28.6%7,510427.674897%27.674897%27.7%2,152527.579365%27.579365%27.6%3,614627.264764%27.264764%27.3%3,735726.978050%26.978050%27.0%4,228826.830195%26.830195%26.8%7,766926.713157%26.713157%26.7%21,87321.9k1026.699227%26.699227%26.7%6,5601126.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k1225.854418%25.854418%25.9%4,4861325.327266%25.327266%25.3%4,0631424.934568%24.934568%24.9%2,4771524.568266%24.568266%24.6%2,5751624.129545%24.129545%24.1%8,4341723.132565%23.132565%23.1%7,9311822.565015%22.565015%22.6%3,6791922.332061%22.332061%22.3%6,8452021.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k2121.595458%21.595458%21.6%4,6402221.544913%21.544913%21.5%4,8812321.334817%21.334817%21.3%4,6002421.258445%21.258445%21.3%3,1152521.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.463797%20.463797%20.5%3,3182620.283673%20.283673%20.3%5,8492719.321806%19.321806%19.3%2,3022819.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.751923%18.751923%18.8%3,0472918.712013%18.712013%18.7%4,1873018.689459%18.689459%18.7%2,9523118.457922%18.457922%18.5%5,9683218.319965%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k18.307237%18.307237%18.3%8,6523318.299688%18.299688%18.3%3,3453418.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k17.538870%17.538870%17.5%1,8503517.391840%17.391840%17.4%1,4113616.811793%16.811793%16.8%2,7033716.563636%16.563636%16.6%13,39713.4k3815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M15.117078%15.117078%15.1%4,4033915.113599%15.113599%15.1%1,3774014.278855%14.278855%14.3%1,4874114.168717%14.168717%14.2%4,8964214.116300%14.116300%14.1%1,7264314.041770%14.041770%14.0%2,2124412.989436%12.989436%13.0%5,3614512.969785%12.969785%13.0%9,2594611.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k4710.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M8.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048488.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k493.883094%3.883094%3.9%75250
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in Rhode Island

There is 1 metro area in Rhode Island. This section compares the Providence Area to all of the metro areas in Rhode Island and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area.

Irish Ancestry by Metro Area#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Providence Area, selected other metro areas in Rhode Island, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MassachusettsNew EnglandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceRhode IslandNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.319965%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k118.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k15.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M10.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 1 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Providence Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Irish Ancestry by Metro Area#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Providence Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Barnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonNew EnglandWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceRhode IslandBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNortheastYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgState College Metro AreaState CollegeVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLancaster Metro AreaLancasterNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaLebanon Metro AreaLebanon Area26.200845%26.200845%26.2%56,25456.3k122.413285%22.413285%22.4%197,078197k222.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M321.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M21.136998%21.136998%21.1%139,642140k420.834921%20.834921%20.8%26,78626.8k520.793884%20.793884%20.8%37,53437.5k620.769855%20.769855%20.8%116,290116k720.694509%20.694509%20.7%83,80283.8k820.393952%20.393952%20.4%25,97726.0k919.522061%19.522061%19.5%102,271102k1019.406404%19.406404%19.4%180,609181k1119.185078%19.185078%19.2%1,160,2601.16M1219.119927%19.119927%19.1%28,24328.2k1319.096796%19.096796%19.1%35,35635.4k1419.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.759643%18.759643%18.8%22,13022.1k1518.365333%18.365333%18.4%432,490432k1618.319965%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k1718.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k18.119215%18.119215%18.1%39,15239.2k1818.065822%18.065822%18.1%44,62844.6k1918.026432%18.026432%18.0%26,22926.2k2017.731305%17.731305%17.7%24,42724.4k2117.647859%17.647859%17.6%48,00848.0k2217.286146%17.286146%17.3%26,44426.4k2317.185239%17.185239%17.2%37,29337.3k2417.176887%17.176887%17.2%108,061108k2516.656143%16.656143%16.7%189,131189k2616.643132%16.643132%16.6%27,81527.8k2716.566766%16.566766%16.6%20,03820.0k2816.546970%16.546970%16.5%45,34345.3k2916.541055%16.541055%16.5%20,82820.8k3016.522948%16.522948%16.5%46,12146.1k3116.072007%16.072007%16.1%47,64047.6k3215.958589%15.958589%16.0%172,708173k3315.595226%15.595226%15.6%188,987189k3415.325355%15.325355%15.3%131,932132k3515.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.742969%14.742969%14.7%81,45881.5k3614.549637%14.549637%14.5%137,002137k3714.389592%14.389592%14.4%18,95819.0k3813.780919%13.780919%13.8%16,02916.0k3913.647159%13.647159%13.6%113,372113k4013.322899%13.322899%13.3%20,34520.3k4113.046409%13.046409%13.0%57,48357.5k4212.537248%12.537248%12.5%70,39070.4k4311.884808%11.884808%11.9%18,91818.9k4411.515050%11.515050%11.5%17,93417.9k4511.513577%11.513577%11.5%42,72742.7k4611.347824%11.347824%11.3%46,99147.0k4710.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.295999%10.295999%10.3%54,88954.9k4810.046475%10.046475%10.0%2,012,4542.01M499.551661%9.551661%9.6%13,08113.1k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Providence Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Providence Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Irish Ancestry by Metro Area#179

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Providence Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Providence Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Boston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew EnglandPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceRhode IslandBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaNortheastCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos Angeles22.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M121.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.185078%19.185078%19.2%1,160,2601.16M219.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.365333%18.365333%18.4%432,490432k318.319965%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k418.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k16.656143%16.656143%16.7%189,131189k515.595226%15.595226%15.6%188,987189k615.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073961%14.073961%14.1%290,153290k714.028867%14.028867%14.0%301,117301k813.525787%13.525787%13.5%269,840270k913.498658%13.498658%13.5%378,428378k1012.983909%12.983909%13.0%268,786269k1112.683499%12.683499%12.7%352,712353k1212.529794%12.529794%12.5%159,072159k1311.437475%11.437475%11.4%398,989399k1411.282111%11.282111%11.3%310,490310k1511.242847%11.242847%11.2%1,071,2631.07M1611.233865%11.233865%11.2%264,144264k1711.221332%11.221332%11.2%220,922221k1811.156930%11.156930%11.2%326,643327k1910.434756%10.434756%10.4%187,259187k2010.393393%10.393393%10.4%148,012148k2110.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.343862%10.343862%10.3%379,733380k2210.338762%10.338762%10.3%138,237138k2310.046475%10.046475%10.0%2,012,4542.01M249.925242%9.925242%9.9%155,998156k259.913405%9.913405%9.9%123,295123k269.898688%9.898688%9.9%425,320425k279.561915%9.561915%9.6%109,131109k289.217308%9.217308%9.2%206,702207k299.194962%9.194962%9.2%157,641158k309.067376%9.067376%9.1%215,908216k318.986299%8.986299%9.0%540,234540k328.863608%8.863608%8.9%397,635398k338.270344%8.270344%8.3%104,054104k348.236734%8.236734%8.2%191,793192k358.224769%8.224769%8.2%267,581268k367.998085%7.998085%8.0%155,372155k377.900839%7.900839%7.9%98,78098.8k387.826137%7.826137%7.8%162,013162k397.702385%7.702385%7.7%352,579353k407.585894%7.585894%7.6%527,760528k417.375547%7.375547%7.4%413,973414k427.120870%7.120870%7.1%95,51595.5k435.939247%5.939247%5.9%263,147263k445.903834%5.903834%5.9%68,16068.2k455.812012%5.812012%5.8%376,769377k465.763384%5.763384%5.8%134,422134k475.283446%5.283446%5.3%102,663103k484.655038%4.655038%4.7%275,902276k494.573457%4.573457%4.6%603,210603k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Providence Area. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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States:
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Counties:
Providence, Bristol, Kent, Washington, Newport, Bristol
Principal Cities:
Providence, New Bedford, Warwick
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Westerly
Cities:
Attleboro, Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Fall River, New Bedford, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, Taunton, Warwick, Woonsocket
Towns:
Acushnet, Barrington, Berkley, Bristol, Burrillville, Charlestown, Coventry, Cumberland, Dartmouth, Dighton, East Greenwich, Easton, Exeter, Fairhaven, Foster, Freetown, Glocester, Hopkinton, Jamestown, Johnston, Lincoln, Little Compton, Mansfield, Middletown, Narragansett, New Shoreham, North Attleborough, North Kingstown, North Providence, North Smithfield, Norton, Portsmouth, Raynham, Rehoboth, Richmond, Scituate, Seekonk, Smithfield, Somerset, South Kingstown, Swansea, Tiverton, Warren, West Greenwich, West Warwick, Westerly, Westport
Unincorporated Places:
Acushnet Center, Ashaway, Bliss Corner, Bradford, Carolina, Charlestown, Chepachet, Clayville, Cumberland Hill, Foster Center, Greene, Greenville, Harmony, Harrisville, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Kingston, Mansfield Center, Melville, Misquamicut, Narragansett Pier, Newport East, North Seekonk, North Westport, Norton Center, Ocean Grove, Pascoag, Quonochontaug, Raynham Center, Smith Mills, Somerset, Tiverton, Valley Falls, Wakefield-Peacedale, Watch Hill, Weekapaug, Westerly, Wyoming
ZIP Codes:
01504, 02019, 02048, 02356, 02357, 02375, 02702, 02703, 02715, 02717, 02718, 02719, 02720, 02721, 02723, 02724, 02725, 02726, 02740, 02743, 02744, 02745, 02746, 02747, 02748, 02760, 02763, 02764, 02766, 02767, 02769, 02771, 02777, 02779, 02780, 02790, 02791, 02802, 02804, 02806, 02807, 02808, 02809, 02812, 02813, 02814, 02815, 02816, 02817, 02818, 02822, 02825, 02826, 02827, 02828, 02830, 02831, 02832, 02833, 02835, 02836, 02837, 02838, 02839, 02840, 02841, 02842, 02852, 02857, 02858, 02859, 02860, 02861, 02863, 02864, 02865, 02871, 02872, 02873, 02874, 02875, 02876, 02878, 02879, 02881, 02882, 02885, 02886, 02888, 02889, 02891, 02892, 02893, 02894, 02895, 02896, 02898, 02903, 02904, 02905, 02906, 02907, 02908, 02909, 02910, 02911, 02912, 02914, 02915, 02916, 02917, 02919, 02920, 02921
Unified School Districts:
Attleboro, Barrington, Bridgewater-Raynham, Bristol-Warren, Burrillville, Central Falls, Chariho, Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, Dartmouth, Dighton-Rehoboth, East Greenwich, East Providence, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown-Lakeville, Johnston, Lincoln, Mansfield, Middletown, Narragansett, New Bedford, New Shoreham, Newport, North Attleborough, North Kingstown, North Providence, North Smithfield, Norton, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Providence, Scituate, Seekonk, Smithfield, South Kingstown, Swansea, Taunton, Tiverton, Warwick, West Warwick, Westerly, Westport, Woonsocket
Elementary School Districts:
Acushnet, Berkley, Exeter-West Greenwich, Foster, Glocester, Jamestown, Little Compton, Somerset
Secondary School Districts:
Foster-Glocester, Somerset-Berkley
Congressional Districts:
MA-4, MA-8, MA-9, RI-1, RI-2
State Senate Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-8, RI-9, RI-10, RI-11, RI-12, RI-13, RI-14, RI-15, RI-16, RI-17, RI-18, RI-19, RI-20, RI-21, RI-22, RI-23, RI-24, RI-25, RI-26, RI-27, RI-28, RI-29, RI-30, RI-31, RI-32, RI-33, RI-34, RI-35, RI-36, RI-37, RI-38
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Bristol and Norfolk, MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-2nd Bristol, MA-3rd Bristol, MA-4th Bristol, MA-5th Bristol, MA-6th Bristol, MA-7th Bristol, MA-8th Bristol, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-9th Bristol, MA-10th Bristol, MA-11th Bristol, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-12th Bristol, MA-13th Bristol, MA-14th Bristol
State House Districts:
RI-1, RI-2, RI-3, RI-4, RI-5, RI-6, RI-7, RI-8, RI-9, RI-10, RI-11, RI-12, RI-13, RI-14, RI-15, RI-16, RI-17, RI-18, RI-19, RI-20, RI-21, RI-22, RI-23, RI-24, RI-25, RI-26, RI-27, RI-28, RI-29, RI-30, RI-31, RI-32, RI-33, RI-34, RI-35, RI-36, RI-37, RI-38, RI-39, RI-40, RI-41, RI-42, RI-43, RI-44, RI-45, RI-46, RI-47, RI-48, RI-49, RI-50, RI-51, RI-52, RI-53, RI-54, RI-55, RI-56, RI-57, RI-58, RI-59, RI-60, RI-61, RI-62, RI-63, RI-64, RI-65, RI-66, RI-67, RI-68, RI-69, RI-70, RI-71, RI-72, RI-73, RI-74, RI-75
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Barnstable Town Area, Boston Area, New York Area, Norwich Area, Vineyard Haven Area, Worcester Area