Nearly 1 in 5 Rhode Islanders is Latino. The voter rolls haven’t caught up.

By: Awilda Reinoso Lopez

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 947

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Almost 1 in 5 Rhode Islanders is Latino now, roughly 220,000 people by the Census Bureau’s most recent count, up from 12.4% of the state in 2010. Central Falls is 69% Latino, and about 7 in 10 people who live there speak a language other than English at home. Pawtucket is roughly a quarter Latino. The voter rolls have not moved at anything close to that speed, and the distance between those two lines is …

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