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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.00K people in Washington with Somali ancestry (0.20% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (0.63%), followed by Whatcom County (0.09%), and Adams County (0.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Somali 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 Somali Ancestry in 2021
King County
Whatcom County
Adams County
Clark County
Snohomish County
Whitman County
Pierce County
Douglas County
Kittitas County
Spokane County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 King County 0.63
2 Whatcom County 0.09
3 Adams County 0.04
4 Clark County 0.03
4 Snohomish County 0.03
4 Whitman County 0.03
5 Pierce County 0.02
6 Douglas County 0.01
6 Kittitas County 0.01
6 Spokane County 0.01
6 Thurston County 0.01
7 Kitsap County 0.001