Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.00K people in Washington with Somali ancestry (0.20% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Tukwila city had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (6.50%), followed by Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP (6.18%), and SeaTac city (4.53%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Somali ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
Tukwila city
Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP
SeaTac city
Kent city
Fairwood CDP (King County)
Lake Forest Park city
Lakeland North CDP
Des Moines city
White Center CDP
Covington city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Tukwila city 6.50
2 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 6.18
3 SeaTac city 4.53
4 Kent city 2.14
5 Fairwood CDP (King County) 1.72
6 Lake Forest Park city 1.49
7 Lakeland North CDP 1.31
8 Des Moines city 1.00
9 White Center CDP 0.95
10 Covington city 0.65
11 Burien city 0.63
12 Auburn city 0.62
13 Renton city 0.60
14 Seattle city 0.58
15 Lynnwood city 0.56
16 Federal Way city 0.33
17 South Hill CDP 0.18
18 Vancouver city 0.08
19 Bothell East CDP 0.06