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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 252.30K people in Washington with Italian ancestry (3.31% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (4.58%), followed by Spokane County (4.42%), and Whitman County (4.22%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Spokane County
Whitman County
Kitsap County
San Juan County
Pierce County
Mason County
Thurston County
King County
Clark County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jefferson County 4.58
2 Spokane County 4.42
3 Whitman County 4.22
4 Kitsap County 3.81
5 San Juan County 3.69
6 Pierce County 3.64
7 Mason County 3.61
8 Thurston County 3.58
9 King County 3.54
10 Clark County 3.27
11 Snohomish County 3.22
12 Whatcom County 3.18
13 Cowlitz County 3.12
13 Island County 3.12
14 Walla Walla County 3.10
15 Okanogan County 3.08
16 Clallam County 3.03
17 Asotin County 2.99
18 Kittitas County 2.95
19 Skagit County 2.89
20 Pend Oreille County 2.79
21 Stevens County 2.73
22 Benton County 2.65
22 Wahkiakum County 2.65
23 Skamania County 2.64
24 Douglas County 2.58
25 Lewis County 2.39
26 Chelan County 2.23
27 Grays Harbor County 2.18
28 Pacific County 2.12
29 Klickitat County 2.06
30 Lincoln County 1.97
31 Ferry County 1.93
32 Columbia County 1.81
33 Franklin County 1.76
34 Adams County 1.43
35 Yakima County 1.40
36 Garfield County 1.32
37 Grant County 1.04