Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.16M people in Washington with German ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with German ancestry (285.41K), followed by Pierce County (139.61K), and Snohomish County (122.27K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
King County
Pierce County
Snohomish County
Spokane County
Clark County
Thurston County
Kitsap County
Benton County
Whatcom County
Yakima County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 285407
2 Pierce County 139606
3 Snohomish County 122268
4 Spokane County 109774
5 Clark County 83691
6 Thurston County 50595
7 Kitsap County 49308
8 Benton County 35727
9 Whatcom County 34924
10 Yakima County 25478
11 Cowlitz County 19443
12 Skagit County 18847
13 Lewis County 15957
14 Island County 15531
15 Chelan County 13642
16 Clallam County 13570
17 Grant County 11641
18 Mason County 11588
19 Grays Harbor County 11412
20 Walla Walla County 11197
21 Franklin County 9862
22 Whitman County 9603
23 Stevens County 9445
24 Okanogan County 7129
25 Kittitas County 6911
26 Douglas County 6525
27 Jefferson County 6215
28 Klickitat County 5455
29 Asotin County 4221
30 Pacific County 3696
31 Pend Oreille County 3108
31 San Juan County 3108
32 Skamania County 2166
33 Lincoln County 2150
34 Adams County 1799
35 Ferry County 1597
36 Columbia County 710
37 Wahkiakum County 574
38 Garfield County 493