Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.16M people in Washington with German ancestry (15.29% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Klickitat County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (24.27%), followed by Pend Oreille County (23.37%), and Ferry County (22.19%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Washington.
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Related Topics: Washington ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klickitat County | 24.27 |
| 2 | Pend Oreille County | 23.37 |
| 3 | Ferry County | 22.19 |
| 4 | Garfield County | 21.64 |
| 5 | Spokane County | 20.66 |
| 6 | Stevens County | 20.51 |
| 7 | Whitman County | 19.92 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 19.91 |
| 9 | Lewis County | 19.65 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 19.07 |
| 11 | Asotin County | 18.94 |
| 12 | Skamania County | 18.09 |
| 13 | Island County | 18.07 |
| 14 | Kitsap County | 18.06 |
| 15 | Walla Walla County | 18.01 |
| 16 | Columbia County | 17.89 |
| 17 | Mason County | 17.84 |
| 18 | Cowlitz County | 17.76 |
| 19 | Clallam County | 17.69 |
| 20 | San Juan County | 17.63 |
| 21 | Benton County | 17.47 |
| 22 | Thurston County | 17.41 |
| 23 | Chelan County | 17.38 |
| 24 | Okanogan County | 16.99 |
| 25 | Clark County | 16.86 |
| 26 | Pacific County | 16.09 |
| 27 | Kittitas County | 15.66 |
| 28 | Whatcom County | 15.55 |
| 29 | Pierce County | 15.34 |
| 30 | Douglas County | 15.31 |
| 31 | Grays Harbor County | 15.27 |
| 32 | Snohomish County | 14.91 |
| 33 | Skagit County | 14.70 |
| 34 | Wahkiakum County | 13.13 |
| 35 | King County | 12.74 |
| 36 | Grant County | 11.89 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 10.35 |
| 38 | Yakima County | 9.99 |
| 39 | Adams County | 8.84 |