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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 880,745 population of Pierce County, Washington comprised of 96,803 people who identified as Hispanic (10.99%), and 783,942 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pierce County, Washington with a population of 660,075 (74.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 66,468 (7.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 64,321 (7.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pierce County, Washington in 2017, with a population of 587,404 (66.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 72,671 (8.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 60,805 (6.9%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pierce County, WA in 2017

Total Population:880,745

Non Hispanic (89.01%)

Hispanic (10.99%)

Race in Pierce County, WA in 2017

Total Population:880,745

White Alone (74.94%)

Black or African American Alone (7.55%)

Two or more races (7.3%)

Asian Alone (6.79%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.77%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (1.64%)

Ethnicity in Pierce County, WA in 2017

Total Population:880,745

Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.69%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.25%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.9%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (6.51%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (6.24%)

All Other Ethnicities (5.40%)

Population By Race in Pierce , WA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	660,075	74.94%
Black or African American Alone	66,468	7.55%
Two Or More Races	64,321	7.3%
Asian Alone	59,816	6.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	15,618	1.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	14,447	1.64%

Population By Ethnicity in Pierce , WA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	587,404	66.69%
White Alone - Hispanic	72,671	8.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	60,805	6.9%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	57,296	6.51%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	54,997	6.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	13,305	1.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	10,135	1.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	9,324	1.06%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,663	0.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5,483	0.62%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2,520	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1,142	0.13%