Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.06K people in Washington with Northern European ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with Northern European ancestry (14.10K), followed by Snohomish County (4.01K), and Pierce County (3.25K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
King County
Snohomish County
Pierce County
Clark County
Spokane County
Thurston County
Kitsap County
Whatcom County
Skagit County
Benton County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 14097
2 Snohomish County 4013
3 Pierce County 3246
4 Clark County 2240
5 Spokane County 2068
6 Thurston County 1992
7 Kitsap County 1763
8 Whatcom County 1396
9 Skagit County 933
10 Benton County 893
11 Island County 616
12 Whitman County 577
13 Cowlitz County 461
14 Chelan County 385
15 Clallam County 336
16 San Juan County 312
17 Jefferson County 275
18 Yakima County 252
19 Grant County 241
19 Walla Walla County 241
20 Lewis County 237
21 Pacific County 216
22 Stevens County 173
23 Klickitat County 159
24 Kittitas County 153
25 Grays Harbor County 114
26 Mason County 108
27 Franklin County 106
28 Pend Oreille County 102
29 Douglas County 99
30 Okanogan County 87
31 Lincoln County 33
32 Skamania County 32
32 Wahkiakum County 32
33 Ferry County 29
34 Asotin County 25
35 Adams County 16
36 Garfield County 3
37 Columbia County 2