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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 73.65K people in Washington with British ancestry (0.97% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Columbia County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (2.39%), followed by Ferry County (1.99%), and Jefferson County (1.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Columbia County
Ferry County
Jefferson County
San Juan County
Island County
Clallam County
Skamania County
Whatcom County
Kitsap County
Thurston County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Columbia County 2.39
2 Ferry County 1.99
3 Jefferson County 1.76
4 San Juan County 1.68
5 Island County 1.40
6 Clallam County 1.32
7 Skamania County 1.28
8 Whatcom County 1.27
9 Kitsap County 1.18
9 Thurston County 1.18
10 Skagit County 1.17
11 Chelan County 1.10
11 King County 1.10
11 Klickitat County 1.10
12 Lewis County 1.02
13 Whitman County 1.01
14 Pend Oreille County 0.99
15 Clark County 0.98
16 Mason County 0.97
17 Kittitas County 0.94
18 Benton County 0.90
19 Snohomish County 0.87
20 Grays Harbor County 0.84
21 Okanogan County 0.83
21 Pierce County 0.83
22 Stevens County 0.82
23 Spokane County 0.81
24 Lincoln County 0.70
24 Yakima County 0.70
25 Douglas County 0.69
26 Walla Walla County 0.56
27 Cowlitz County 0.48
27 Pacific County 0.48
28 Wahkiakum County 0.43
29 Franklin County 0.39
30 Grant County 0.37
31 Asotin County 0.29
32 Garfield County 0.13
33 Adams County 0.08