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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.04K people in Washington with African ancestry (0.46% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Pierce County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.93%), followed by King County (0.65%), and Snohomish County (0.58%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Pierce County

King County

Snohomish County

Benton County

Whitman County

Mason County

Thurston County

Yakima County

Kittitas County

Walla Walla County

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

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Rank	County	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Pierce County	0.93
2	King County	0.65
3	Snohomish County	0.58
4	Benton County	0.46
5	Whitman County	0.38
6	Mason County	0.36
7	Thurston County	0.32
7	Yakima County	0.32
8	Kittitas County	0.27
9	Walla Walla County	0.25
10	Franklin County	0.23
11	Kitsap County	0.21
12	Clark County	0.19
12	Spokane County	0.19
13	Whatcom County	0.17
14	Lewis County	0.15
15	Skagit County	0.14
16	Grays Harbor County	0.11
17	Island County	0.09
18	Cowlitz County	0.06
19	Okanogan County	0.05
19	San Juan County	0.05
20	Ferry County	0.04
20	Lincoln County	0.04
21	Adams County	0.03
21	Chelan County	0.03
21	Clallam County	0.03
21	Columbia County	0.03
21	Pacific County	0.03
22	Grant County	0.02
23	Jefferson County	0.01
23	Klickitat County	0.01
23	Stevens County	0.01
24	Douglas County	0.002