Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pierce County, WA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 905,719 population of Pierce County, Washington comprised of 104,670 people who identified as Hispanic (11.56%), and 801,049 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pierce County, Washington with a population of 670,691 (74.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,042 (7.73%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 68,935 (7.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pierce County, Washington in 2019, with a population of 592,153 (65.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 78,538 (8.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,062 (7.07%).

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

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Population By Race in Pierce , WA in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 70,042 7.73%
White Alone 670,691 74.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 16,088 1.78%
Asian Alone 64,156 7.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15,807 1.75%
Two Or More Races 68,935 7.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Pierce , WA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,980 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 78,538 8.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,810 0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,797 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,291 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,254 1.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,062 7.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 592,153 65.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 10,278 1.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61,359 6.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14,516 1.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 58,681 6.48%