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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 126.40K people in Washington with Polish ancestry (1.66% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Ferry County had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (2.86%), followed by Jefferson County (2.72%), and Columbia County (2.65%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Ferry County
Jefferson County
Columbia County
Island County
Pacific County
Grays Harbor County
Klickitat County
Thurston County
Whatcom County
King County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ferry County 2.86
2 Jefferson County 2.72
3 Columbia County 2.65
4 Island County 2.45
5 Pacific County 2.42
6 Grays Harbor County 2.26
7 Klickitat County 2.14
8 Thurston County 2.10
9 Whatcom County 2.01
10 King County 1.98
11 Kitsap County 1.92
12 San Juan County 1.91
13 Lewis County 1.88
14 Clallam County 1.80
14 Pend Oreille County 1.80
15 Cowlitz County 1.62
15 Spokane County 1.62
16 Snohomish County 1.61
17 Stevens County 1.59
18 Pierce County 1.57
19 Mason County 1.52
20 Kittitas County 1.50
21 Benton County 1.36
22 Clark County 1.35
23 Skamania County 1.33
24 Whitman County 1.31
25 Chelan County 1.26
26 Skagit County 1.19
27 Lincoln County 1.08
28 Walla Walla County 0.97
29 Douglas County 0.92
30 Garfield County 0.66
31 Wahkiakum County 0.57
32 Okanogan County 0.51
33 Grant County 0.49
34 Franklin County 0.46
35 Yakima County 0.44
36 Asotin County 0.37
37 Adams County 0.30