Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.62K people in Washington with Afghan ancestry (0.07% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest percentage of its population with Afghan ancestry (0.20%), followed by Whatcom County (0.12%), and Thurston County (0.06%).

The chart and table below shows the top 7 counties with high percentage of its population having Afghan 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 Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
King County
Whatcom County
Thurston County
Pierce County
Spokane County
Clark County
Snohomish County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 King County 0.20
2 Whatcom County 0.12
3 Thurston County 0.06
4 Pierce County 0.05
5 Spokane County 0.03
6 Clark County 0.01
6 Snohomish County 0.01