Washington Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Washington citizen voting-age population was 5.01M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (3.96M) and constituted 79.08% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (328.21K) and constituted 6.55% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (300.95K), constituting 6.01% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Percentage of Washington Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone
Non-Hispanic Black Alone
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races
Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Washington Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3960205 79.08
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 328205 6.55
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone 300945 6.01
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone 168440 3.36
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races 165095 3.30
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 59400 1.19
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25745 0.51