Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 252.31K people in Washington with European ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with European ancestry (83.29K), followed by Pierce County (28.62K), and Snohomish County (28.16K).

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

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

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Related Topics: Washington ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

King County

Pierce County

Snohomish County

Kitsap County

Clark County

Spokane County

Thurston County

Whatcom County

Yakima County

Benton County

Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	County	Population
1	King County	83290
2	Pierce County	28621
3	Snohomish County	28162
4	Kitsap County	14738
5	Clark County	14292
6	Spokane County	12880
7	Thurston County	9363
8	Whatcom County	8703
9	Yakima County	5268
10	Benton County	4557
11	Skagit County	4317
12	Kittitas County	4239
13	Clallam County	3713
14	Island County	2829
15	Cowlitz County	2750
16	Grays Harbor County	2561
17	Mason County	2542
18	Lewis County	2216
19	Chelan County	2064
20	Whitman County	1996
21	Grant County	1613
22	Franklin County	1593
23	Walla Walla County	1493
24	Stevens County	1458
25	Jefferson County	1179
26	Douglas County	906
27	Pacific County	849
28	Okanogan County	773
29	San Juan County	595
30	Klickitat County	585
31	Skamania County	519
32	Asotin County	448
33	Pend Oreille County	314
34	Ferry County	229
35	Adams County	193
36	Columbia County	189
37	Lincoln County	172
38	Wahkiakum County	53
39	Garfield County	51