Ranking of Washington Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

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
1.27M
Pierce
595.45K
Snohomish
546.86K
Spokane
442.95K
Clark
379.83K
Thurston
215.80K
Kitsap
206.40K
Whatcom
175.95K
Benton
146.09K
Yakima
124.45K
Ranking of Washington Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
White Alone Population
1 King County 1,273,054
2 Pierce County 595,446
3 Snohomish County 546,855
4 Spokane County 442,952
5 Clark County 379,827
6 Thurston County 215,798
7 Kitsap County 206,398
8 Whatcom County 175,946
9 Benton County 146,087
10 Yakima County 124,445
11 Skagit County 96,540
12 Cowlitz County 90,812
13 Island County 67,928
14 Lewis County 67,825
15 Clallam County 62,450
16 Grays Harbor County 59,052
17 Grant County 57,433
18 Chelan County 55,289
19 Mason County 51,023
20 Franklin County 45,837
21 Walla Walla County 45,471
22 Stevens County 39,313
23 Whitman County 36,586
24 Kittitas County 36,479
25 Jefferson County 28,588
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