Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.04K people in Washington with African ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with African ancestry (14.63K), followed by Pierce County (8.47K), and Snohomish County (4.79K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
King County
Pierce County
Snohomish County
Spokane County
Clark County
Benton County
Thurston County
Yakima County
Kitsap County
Whatcom County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 14632
2 Pierce County 8474
3 Snohomish County 4788
4 Spokane County 1011
5 Clark County 962
6 Benton County 938
7 Thurston County 927
8 Yakima County 811
9 Kitsap County 571
10 Whatcom County 376
11 Mason County 231
12 Franklin County 218
13 Skagit County 184
14 Whitman County 181
15 Walla Walla County 153
16 Kittitas County 120
16 Lewis County 120
17 Grays Harbor County 81
18 Island County 77
19 Cowlitz County 65
20 Chelan County 23
21 Okanogan County 21
22 Clallam County 20
23 Grant County 17
24 San Juan County 9
25 Adams County 7
25 Pacific County 7
26 Lincoln County 4
27 Ferry County 3
27 Stevens County 3
28 Jefferson County 2
28 Klickitat County 2
29 Columbia County 1
29 Douglas County 1