Sri Lankan Population in Kent County, RI by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights
The Sri Lankan population in Kent County, RI is currently recorded as zero, according to the latest Census estimates. None of its five incorporated cities - Coventry town, East Greenwich town, Warwick, West Greenwich town, or West Warwick town - report any residents of Sri Lankan ancestry. The analysis below explores how this absence fits into broader demographic trends across Rhode Island.
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Top 5 cities with the largest Sri Lankan population in Kent County
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1Coventry townSri Lankan population in Coventry town is 0- of Coventry town population is Sri Lankan
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2East Greenwich townSri Lankan population in East Greenwich town is 0- of East Greenwich town population is Sri Lankan
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3WarwickSri Lankan population in Warwick is 0- of Warwick population is Sri Lankan
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4West Greenwich townSri Lankan population in West Greenwich town is 0- of West Greenwich town population is Sri Lankan
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5West Warwick townSri Lankan population in West Warwick town is 0- of West Warwick town population is Sri Lankan
Overview of Sri Lankan population in Kent County
- Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data documents Kent County with zero Sri Lankan residents among its 170,658 total population (0.0%), placing the county at the lowest percentile nationally and within Rhode Island, where state demographic data shows 0.027% of residents are Americans of Sri Lankan birth or descent.
- Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS records document Kent County with zero Sri Lankan residents, contrasting with Rhode Island's statewide Sri Lankan demographic representation of 0.027%, and the national average of 0.023%.
- Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data shows Kent County with zero Sri Lankan residents, while Rhode Island maintains over 295 Sri Lankan Americans statewide, placing the county among few jurisdictions without representation of this significant state demographic group.
- Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data documents Kent County with zero Sri Lankan residents per square mile, placing the county among jurisdictions without Sri Lankan demographic communities, while Rhode Island's state averages maintain 0.29 residents per square mile.
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Kent County Cities Ranked by Sri Lankan Population
ACS demographic data [1] document zero 0 Sri Lankan residents across the five cities in Kent County, RI included in this analysis* — Coventry town, East Greenwich town, Warwick, West Greenwich town and West Warwick town. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data.
Methodology
This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Kent County, RI by their Sri Lankan population, using the most recent ACS data available.
How the Census defines Sri Lankan population
The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Sri Lankan ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
- Some people identify as Sri Lankan alone, while others identify as Sri Lankan along with another race (such as Sri Lankan and German).
- We’ve used the “Sri Lankan alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Sri Lankan population in each area.
How We Ranked the Data
This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Sri Lankan alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
- % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Sri Lankan .
- % of Total Kent County Sri Lankan Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Sri Lankan population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.
Things to Keep in Mind
Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
- In places with very small Sri Lankan populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
- Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
- City that don’t have any reported Sri Lankan population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Sri Lankan populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2023.
