Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yakima County, WA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 245,899 population of Yakima County, Washington comprised of 112,787 people who identified as Hispanic (45.87%), and 133,112 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (54.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yakima County, Washington with a population of 217,691 (88.53%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,493 (5.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,548 (2.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yakima County, Washington in 2011, with a population of 115,537 (46.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 102,154 (41.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,166 (3.73%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Yakima County, WA in 2011

Total Population:245,899

Non Hispanic (54.13%)

Hispanic (45.87%)

Race in Yakima County, WA in 2011

Total Population:245,899

White Alone (88.53%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.89%)

Two or more races (2.66%)

Black or African American Alone (1.37%)

Asian Alone (1.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.2%)

Ethnicity in Yakima County, WA in 2011

Total Population:245,899

Non-Hispanic White Alone (46.99%)

Hispanic White Alone (41.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.95%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.73%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.17%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.63%)

Population By Race in Yakima , WA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	217,691	88.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	14,493	5.89%
Two Or More Races	6,548	2.66%
Black or African American Alone	3,378	1.37%
Asian Alone	3,289	1.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	500	0.2%

Population By Ethnicity in Yakima , WA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	115,537	46.99%
White Alone - Hispanic	102,154	41.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	9,166	3.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5,327	2.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,005	1.63%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,543	1.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,423	0.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,820	0.74%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,558	0.63%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	866	0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	339	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	161	0.07%