Population By Race and Ethnicity in King County, WA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 2,265,311 population of King County, Washington comprised of 249,110 people who identified as Hispanic (11%), and 2,016,201 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in King County, Washington with a population of 1,439,190 (63.53%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 489,089 (21.59%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 166,218 (7.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in King County, Washington in 2022, with a population of 1,237,462 (54.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 482,130 (21.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 201,728 (8.9%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 166,218 7.34%
White Alone 1,439,190 63.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24,108 1.06%
Asian Alone 489,089 21.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19,531 0.86%
Two Or More Races 127,175 5.61%
Population By Ethnicity in King , WA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10,067 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 201,728 8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11,396 0.5%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6,959 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,338 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17,622 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 156,151 6.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,237,462 54.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 12,712 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 482,130 21.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18,193 0.8%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 109,553 4.84%