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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.06K people in Washington with Northern European ancestry (0.50% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, San Juan County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (1.77%), followed by Whitman County (1.20%), and Pacific County (0.94%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
San Juan County
Whitman County
Pacific County
Jefferson County
Pend Oreille County
Skagit County
Wahkiakum County
Island County
Klickitat County
Thurston County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 San Juan County 1.77
2 Whitman County 1.20
3 Pacific County 0.94
4 Jefferson County 0.84
5 Pend Oreille County 0.77
6 Skagit County 0.73
6 Wahkiakum County 0.73
7 Island County 0.72
8 Klickitat County 0.71
9 Thurston County 0.69
10 Kitsap County 0.65
11 King County 0.63
12 Whatcom County 0.62
13 Chelan County 0.49
13 Snohomish County 0.49
14 Clark County 0.45
15 Benton County 0.44
15 Clallam County 0.44
16 Cowlitz County 0.42
17 Ferry County 0.40
18 Spokane County 0.39
18 Walla Walla County 0.39
19 Stevens County 0.38
20 Pierce County 0.36
21 Kittitas County 0.35
22 Lincoln County 0.31
23 Lewis County 0.29
24 Skamania County 0.27
25 Grant County 0.25
26 Douglas County 0.23
27 Okanogan County 0.21
28 Mason County 0.17
29 Grays Harbor County 0.15
30 Garfield County 0.13
31 Asotin County 0.11
31 Franklin County 0.11
32 Yakima County 0.10
33 Adams County 0.08
34 Columbia County 0.05