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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 257,019 population of Yakima County, Washington comprised of 134,603 people who identified as Hispanic (52.37%), and 122,416 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (47.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yakima County, Washington with a population of 222,180 (86.45%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,739 (6.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,789 (3.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yakima County, Washington in 2022, with a population of 118,646 (46.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 103,534 (40.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,981 (3.49%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Yakima County, WA in 2022
Total Population:257,019
52.37%47.63%
Hispanic (52.37%)
Non Hispanic (47.63%)
Race in Yakima County, WA in 2022
Total Population:257,019
86.45%
White Alone (86.45%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (6.9%)
Two or more races (3.03%)
Black or African American Alone (1.66%)
Asian Alone (1.64%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.32%)
Ethnicity in Yakima County, WA in 2022
Total Population:257,019
46.16%40.28%
Hispanic White Alone (46.16%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (40.28%)
All Other Ethnicities (4.86%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.49%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.41%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.8%)
Population By Race in Yakima , WA in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 222,180 86.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 17,739 6.9%
Two Or More Races 7,789 3.03%
Black or African American Alone 4,260 1.66%
Asian Alone 4,220 1.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 831 0.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Yakima , WA in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic 118,646 46.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 103,534 40.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8,981 3.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,758 3.41%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,614 1.8%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,175 1.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,033 1.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,251 0.88%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,009 0.78%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,187 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 605 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 226 0.09%