Washington Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the Washington citizen population was 6.95M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen population (5.00M) and constituted 72.01% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen population (754.46K) and constituted 10.86% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (462.17K), constituting 6.65% of the total citizen population.

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

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Percentage of Washington Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races
Non-Hispanic Black Alone
Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Washington Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of Citizen Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 5001615 72.01
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 754460 10.86
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone 462165 6.65
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races 358890 5.17
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone 251595 3.62
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 75810 1.09
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 40870 0.59