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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Klickitat County
Pend Oreille County
Ferry County
Garfield County
Spokane County
Stevens County
Whitman County
Lincoln County
Lewis County
Jefferson County
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