Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.62K people in Washington with Afghan ancestry (0.07% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kent city had the highest percentage of its population with Afghan ancestry (1.95%), followed by Frederickson CDP (1.80%), and Ferndale city (1.77%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Afghan ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Kent city
Frederickson CDP
Ferndale city
Auburn city
Des Moines city
SeaTac city
Tukwila city
Federal Way city
Olympia city
Cottage Lake CDP
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kent city 1.95
2 Frederickson CDP 1.80
3 Ferndale city 1.77
4 Auburn city 0.74
5 Des Moines city 0.66
6 SeaTac city 0.55
7 Tukwila city 0.36
8 Federal Way city 0.35
9 Olympia city 0.22
10 Cottage Lake CDP 0.18
11 Burien city 0.17
11 Kenmore city 0.17
12 Mountlake Terrace city 0.15
13 Lacey city 0.10
14 Arlington city 0.08
15 Monroe city 0.05
16 Graham CDP 0.04