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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 68.14K people in Washington with Welsh ancestry (0.90% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Wahkiakum County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (3.38%), followed by Klickitat County (1.86%), and Kittitas County (1.79%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Wahkiakum County
Klickitat County
Kittitas County
Douglas County
Lewis County
Pend Oreille County
San Juan County
Clallam County
Skagit County
Walla Walla County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wahkiakum County 3.38
2 Klickitat County 1.86
3 Kittitas County 1.79
4 Douglas County 1.53
4 Lewis County 1.53
4 Pend Oreille County 1.53
4 San Juan County 1.53
5 Clallam County 1.43
6 Skagit County 1.28
7 Walla Walla County 1.26
8 Jefferson County 1.20
9 Benton County 1.18
10 Kitsap County 1.15
11 Island County 1.12
12 Spokane County 1.10
13 Mason County 0.97
13 Pacific County 0.97
14 Whatcom County 0.93
15 Okanogan County 0.92
16 Skamania County 0.91
16 Whitman County 0.91
17 Clark County 0.90
17 Snohomish County 0.90
18 Stevens County 0.88
19 King County 0.85
20 Chelan County 0.79
20 Thurston County 0.79
21 Grays Harbor County 0.78
22 Pierce County 0.75
23 Cowlitz County 0.62
24 Franklin County 0.55
25 Asotin County 0.51
26 Lincoln County 0.49
27 Grant County 0.48
28 Ferry County 0.29
28 Yakima County 0.29
29 Columbia County 0.28
30 Adams County 0.16