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1990-2000
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Race & Ethnic Origin

1990
Census
Population

2000
Census
Population

Numeric
Change

Percent
Change

2000 Census

Percent
of State
Percent
of County
Rhode Island

1,003,464

1,048,319

44,855

4.5%

100.0%

N/A

White

896,109

858,433

-37,676

-4.2%

81.9%

N/A

Black

34,283

41,922

7,639

22.3%

4.0%

N/A

Hispanic

45,752

90,820

45,068

98.5%

8.7%

N/A

Asian & Pacific Islander

17,584

23,736

6,152

35.0%

2.3%

N/A

Other

9,736

12,592

2,856

29.3%

1.2%

N/A

2+ Races*

-----

20,816

-----

-----

2.0%

N/A

Bristol County

48,859

50,648

1,789

3.7%

4.8%

100.0%

White

47,640

48,651

1,011

2.1%

4.6%

96.1%

Black

178

331

153

86.0%

0.0%

0.7%

Hispanic

672

572

-100

-14.9%

0.1%

1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander

295

514

219

74.2%

0.0%

1.0%

Other

74

108

34

45.9%

0.0%

0.2%

2+ Races*

-----

472

-----

-----

0.0%

0.9%

Kent County

161,135

167,090

5,955

3.7%

15.9%

100.0%

White

156,759

158,086

1,327

0.8%

15.1%

94.6%

Black

1,010

1,451

441

43.7%

0.1%

0.9%

Hispanic

1,737

2,827

1,090

62.8%

0.3%

1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander

1,262

2,247

985

78.1%

0.2%

1.3%

Other

367

557

190

51.8%

0.1%

0.3%

2+ Races*

-----

1,922

-----

-----

0.2%

1.2%

Newport County

87,194

85,433

-1,761

-2.0%

8.1%

100.0%

White

80,700

76,940

-3,760

-4.7%

7.3%

90.1%

Black

3,272

2,988

-284

-8.7%

0.3%

3.5%

Hispanic

1,712

2,409

697

40.7%

0.2%

2.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander

1,005

1,080

75

7.5%

0.1%

1.3%

Other

505

553

48

9.5%

0.1%

0.6%

2+ Races*

-----

1,463

-----

-----

0.1%

1.7%

Providence County

596,270

621,602

25,332

4.2%

59.3%

100.0%

White

505,558

458,622

-46,936

-9.3%

43.7%

73.8%

Black

28,793

36,078

7,285

25.3%

3.4%

5.8%

Hispanic

40,569

83,232

42,663

105.2%

7.9%

13.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander

13,602

18,022

4,420

32.5%

1.7%

2.9%

Other

7,748

10,167

2,419

31.2%

1.0%

1.6%

2+ Races*

-----

15,481

-----

-----

1.5%

2.5%

Washington County

110,006

123,546

13,540

12.3%

11.8%

100.0%

White

105,452

116,134

10,682

10.1%

11.1%

94.0%

Black

1,030

1,074

44

4.3%

0.1%

0.9%

Hispanic

1,062

1,780

718

67.6%

0.2%

1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander

1,420

1,873

453

31.9%

0.2%

1.5%

Other

1,042

1,207

165

15.8%

0.1%

1.0%

2+ Races*

-----

1,478

-----

-----

0.1%

1.2%

 

*Residents reporting two or more races, available in 2000 Census only

wHispanic includes all of Hispanic origin (any race), all other race categories are non-Hispanic in origin

Source: US Bureau of the Census

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