Ranking of Washington Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Washington counties, in April 2020, King County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (1.27M), followed by Pierce County (595.45K), and Snohomish County (546.86K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties based on White Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Washington.

Ranking of Washington Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
King
Pierce
Snohomish
Spokane
Clark
Thurston
Kitsap
Whatcom
Benton
Yakima
Ranking of Washington Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 King County 1273054
2 Pierce County 595446
3 Snohomish County 546855
4 Spokane County 442952
5 Clark County 379827
6 Thurston County 215798
7 Kitsap County 206398
8 Whatcom County 175946
9 Benton County 146087
10 Yakima County 124445
11 Skagit County 96540
12 Cowlitz County 90812
13 Island County 67928
14 Lewis County 67825
15 Clallam County 62450
16 Grays Harbor County 59052
17 Grant County 57433
18 Chelan County 55289
19 Mason County 51023
20 Franklin County 45837
21 Walla Walla County 45471
22 Stevens County 39313
23 Whitman County 36586
24 Kittitas County 36479
25 Jefferson County 28588
26 Douglas County 27842
27 Okanogan County 27606
28 Asotin County 19858
29 Pacific County 19104
30 Klickitat County 18271
31 San Juan County 15276
32 Pend Oreille County 11811
33 Skamania County 10308
34 Lincoln County 9704
35 Adams County 9164
36 Ferry County 5118
37 Wahkiakum County 3884
38 Columbia County 3442
39 Garfield County 2098