Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 104.12K people in Washington with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.37% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (2.77%), followed by Snohomish County (1.70%), and Pierce County (1.44%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
King County
Snohomish County
Pierce County
Whitman County
Benton County
Kittitas County
Walla Walla County
Spokane County
Wahkiakum County
Clark County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 King County 2.77
2 Snohomish County 1.70
3 Pierce County 1.44
4 Whitman County 0.88
5 Benton County 0.75
6 Kittitas County 0.70
7 Walla Walla County 0.66
8 Spokane County 0.58
9 Wahkiakum County 0.57
10 Clark County 0.56
11 Thurston County 0.49
12 Whatcom County 0.41
13 Franklin County 0.38
14 Yakima County 0.37
15 Mason County 0.36
16 Kitsap County 0.34
17 Island County 0.26
17 Skagit County 0.26
18 Asotin County 0.24
19 Jefferson County 0.22
19 San Juan County 0.22
20 Grays Harbor County 0.21
21 Lewis County 0.19
22 Cowlitz County 0.16
23 Okanogan County 0.13
24 Klickitat County 0.12
25 Chelan County 0.10
25 Clallam County 0.10
26 Adams County 0.08
27 Ferry County 0.07
27 Stevens County 0.07
28 Grant County 0.06
29 Douglas County 0.04
29 Lincoln County 0.04
30 Columbia County 0.03
30 Pacific County 0.03
31 Pend Oreille County 0.01