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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 26.98K people in Washington with Canadian ancestry (0.35% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Whatcom County had the highest percentage of its population with Canadian ancestry (0.82%), followed by Klickitat County (0.73%), and Garfield County (0.70%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Canadian 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 Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Whatcom County
Klickitat County
Garfield County
San Juan County
Stevens County
Lewis County
Douglas County
Kittitas County
Skagit County
King County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Whatcom County 0.82
2 Klickitat County 0.73
3 Garfield County 0.70
4 San Juan County 0.69
5 Stevens County 0.54
6 Lewis County 0.51
7 Douglas County 0.50
8 Kittitas County 0.48
9 Skagit County 0.45
10 King County 0.42
11 Jefferson County 0.41
12 Pend Oreille County 0.38
13 Mason County 0.37
14 Spokane County 0.35
15 Clark County 0.34
15 Grays Harbor County 0.34
15 Snohomish County 0.34
15 Walla Walla County 0.34
16 Cowlitz County 0.32
17 Lincoln County 0.31
18 Kitsap County 0.30
19 Thurston County 0.29
20 Clallam County 0.28
20 Island County 0.28
21 Pierce County 0.26
21 Whitman County 0.26
22 Adams County 0.25
23 Benton County 0.24
23 Yakima County 0.24
24 Asotin County 0.22
25 Franklin County 0.20
26 Okanogan County 0.14
27 Grant County 0.11
28 Chelan County 0.10
29 Pacific County 0.04
30 Skamania County 0.02