Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pierce County, WA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 894,951 population of Pierce County, Washington comprised of 100,542 people who identified as Hispanic (11.23%), and 794,409 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pierce County, Washington with a population of 666,846 (74.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 68,406 (7.64%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 66,474 (7.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pierce County, Washington in 2018, with a population of 591,289 (66.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 75,557 (8.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,706 (7.01%).

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 2018

Total Population:894,951

Non Hispanic (88.77%)

Hispanic (11.23%)

Race in Pierce County, WA in 2018

Total Population:894,951

White Alone (74.51%)

Black or African American Alone (7.64%)

Two or more races (7.43%)

Asian Alone (6.94%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.78%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (1.7%)

Ethnicity in Pierce County, WA in 2018

Total Population:894,951

Non-Hispanic White Alone (66.07%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.44%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.01%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (6.64%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (6.34%)

All Other Ethnicities (5.50%)

Population By Race in Pierce , WA in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	666,846	74.51%
Black or African American Alone	68,406	7.64%
Two Or More Races	66,474	7.43%
Asian Alone	62,105	6.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	15,903	1.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	15,217	1.7%

Population By Ethnicity in Pierce , WA in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	591,289	66.07%
White Alone - Hispanic	75,557	8.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	62,706	7.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	59,439	6.64%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	56,760	6.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	14,016	1.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	10,199	1.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	9,714	1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5,704	0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,700	0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2,666	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1,201	0.13%