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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 252.31K people in Washington with European ancestry (3.31% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Kittitas County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (9.60%), followed by Kitsap County (5.40%), and Clallam County (4.84%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Kittitas County
Kitsap County
Clallam County
Columbia County
Skamania County
Whitman County
Mason County
Whatcom County
King County
Pacific County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kittitas County 9.60
2 Kitsap County 5.40
3 Clallam County 4.84
4 Columbia County 4.76
5 Skamania County 4.34
6 Whitman County 4.14
7 Mason County 3.91
8 Whatcom County 3.88
9 King County 3.72
10 Pacific County 3.70
11 Jefferson County 3.62
12 Grays Harbor County 3.43
12 Snohomish County 3.43
13 San Juan County 3.38
14 Skagit County 3.37
15 Island County 3.29
16 Thurston County 3.22
17 Ferry County 3.18
18 Stevens County 3.17
19 Pierce County 3.14
20 Clark County 2.88
21 Lewis County 2.73
22 Chelan County 2.63
23 Klickitat County 2.60
24 Cowlitz County 2.51
25 Spokane County 2.42
26 Walla Walla County 2.40
27 Pend Oreille County 2.36
28 Garfield County 2.24
29 Benton County 2.23
30 Douglas County 2.13
31 Yakima County 2.07
32 Asotin County 2.01
33 Okanogan County 1.84
34 Franklin County 1.67
35 Grant County 1.65
36 Lincoln County 1.59
37 Wahkiakum County 1.21
38 Adams County 0.95