Population By Race and Ethnicity in King County, WA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 2,205,001 population of King County, Washington comprised of 213,909 people who identified as Hispanic (9.7%), and 1,991,092 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in King County, Washington with a population of 1,489,973 (67.57%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 408,614 (18.53%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 149,967 (6.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in King County, Washington in 2017, with a population of 1,315,956 (59.68%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 402,982 (18.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 174,017 (7.89%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in King, Washington.

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Population By Race in King , WA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 149,967 6.8%
White Alone 1,489,973 67.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 22,704 1.03%
Asian Alone 408,614 18.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18,305 0.83%
Two Or More Races 115,438 5.24%
Population By Ethnicity in King , WA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,398 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 174,017 7.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9,617 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5,632 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,141 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15,104 0.69%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 141,569 6.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,315,956 59.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13,087 0.59%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 402,982 18.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17,164 0.78%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 100,334 4.55%