Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 819.72K people in Washington with English ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with English ancestry (224.09K), followed by Pierce County (88.11K), and Snohomish County (87.38K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
King County
Pierce County
Snohomish County
Spokane County
Clark County
Kitsap County
Thurston County
Benton County
Whatcom County
Skagit County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 224089
2 Pierce County 88114
3 Snohomish County 87381
4 Spokane County 66777
5 Clark County 57652
6 Kitsap County 34935
7 Thurston County 34228
8 Benton County 27309
9 Whatcom County 26283
10 Skagit County 15988
11 Yakima County 15586
12 Cowlitz County 13822
13 Clallam County 11778
14 Island County 11666
15 Lewis County 11155
16 Mason County 8212
17 Chelan County 8148
18 Grant County 7723
19 Grays Harbor County 7287
20 Walla Walla County 7094
21 Franklin County 6154
22 Stevens County 5437
23 Kittitas County 5385
24 Jefferson County 5368
25 Whitman County 5002
26 Douglas County 4554
27 Okanogan County 3913
28 San Juan County 2961
29 Klickitat County 2727
30 Pacific County 2689
31 Asotin County 2681
32 Pend Oreille County 1806
33 Skamania County 1586
34 Adams County 1069
35 Lincoln County 863
36 Ferry County 779
37 Wahkiakum County 753
38 Columbia County 519
39 Garfield County 247