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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 62.51K people in Washington with Danish ancestry (0.82% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (1.71%), followed by Pend Oreille County (1.39%), and Kittitas County (1.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Pend Oreille County
Kittitas County
Klickitat County
Benton County
Walla Walla County
San Juan County
Island County
Skagit County
Columbia County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jefferson County 1.71
2 Pend Oreille County 1.39
3 Kittitas County 1.32
4 Klickitat County 1.29
5 Benton County 1.12
6 Walla Walla County 1.09
7 San Juan County 1.07
8 Island County 1.05
9 Skagit County 1.02
10 Columbia County 0.96
10 Lincoln County 0.96
11 Snohomish County 0.92
12 Kitsap County 0.89
13 Grant County 0.86
14 Cowlitz County 0.85
14 Spokane County 0.85
14 Whitman County 0.85
15 Asotin County 0.84
15 Clark County 0.84
16 Stevens County 0.83
17 King County 0.81
17 Whatcom County 0.81
18 Pierce County 0.80
19 Douglas County 0.78
20 Grays Harbor County 0.73
20 Pacific County 0.73
20 Thurston County 0.73
21 Mason County 0.72
22 Chelan County 0.68
23 Clallam County 0.67
23 Okanogan County 0.67
24 Ferry County 0.65
25 Lewis County 0.64
26 Wahkiakum County 0.57
27 Franklin County 0.46
28 Skamania County 0.36
29 Yakima County 0.31
30 Garfield County 0.26
31 Adams County 0.22