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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.04K people in Washington with African ancestry (0.46% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fife city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (4.92%), followed by Lake Stickney CDP (4.45%), and Lynnwood city (2.50%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African 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 African Ancestry in 2021
Fife city
Lake Stickney CDP
Lynnwood city
SeaTac city
Monroe city
Fort Lewis CDP
Kenmore city
Federal Way city
Parkland CDP
Auburn city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fife city 4.92
2 Lake Stickney CDP 4.45
3 Lynnwood city 2.50
3 SeaTac city 2.50
4 Monroe city 2.26
5 Fort Lewis CDP 2.15
6 Kenmore city 2.10
7 Federal Way city 2.00
8 Parkland CDP 1.78
9 Auburn city 1.77
10 Frederickson CDP 1.73
10 Tacoma city 1.73
11 Des Moines city 1.71
12 Minnehaha CDP 1.41
13 Shoreline city 1.12
14 North Lynnwood CDP 0.96
15 Everett city 0.92
16 Mountlake Terrace city 0.91
17 Issaquah city 0.85
18 Kent city 0.75
19 Lakewood city 0.72
20 Alderwood Manor CDP 0.71
21 Mukilteo city 0.69
22 Bellevue city 0.66
23 Spanaway CDP 0.64
24 Port Orchard city 0.62
25 Kennewick city 0.61
25 Martha Lake CDP 0.61
26 Seattle city 0.60
27 University Place city 0.59
28 Camas city 0.53
29 Pullman city 0.51
29 Puyallup city 0.51
30 Enumclaw city 0.50
30 Tumwater city 0.50
30 Yakima city 0.50
31 Artondale CDP 0.49
32 Airway Heights city 0.47
32 Renton city 0.47
33 Tukwila city 0.46
34 South Hill CDP 0.45
34 Walla Walla city 0.45
35 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 0.44
36 Olympia city 0.42
36 Redmond city 0.42
37 Arlington city 0.41
38 Burien city 0.40
38 Cheney city 0.40
39 Centralia city 0.37
40 Lynden city 0.34
41 Newcastle city 0.33
42 Ellensburg city 0.31
43 Covington city 0.30
43 Graham CDP 0.30
43 Salmon Creek CDP 0.30
44 Spokane city 0.28
45 Mill Creek East CDP 0.27
46 Bainbridge Island city 0.26
46 Bellingham city 0.26
46 White Center CDP 0.26
47 Lakeland South CDP 0.25
48 Vancouver city 0.24
49 Poulsbo city 0.23
50 Pasco city 0.21
50 Silver Firs CDP 0.21
51 Mill Creek city 0.20
51 Silverdale CDP 0.20
52 Edmonds city 0.19
53 Sammamish city 0.18
54 Hazel Dell CDP 0.17
54 Lacey city 0.17
54 Spokane Valley city 0.17
55 Mount Vernon city 0.15
56 Bothell East CDP 0.14
56 Kirkland city 0.14
56 Richland city 0.14
57 Eastmont CDP 0.13
57 Lake Forest Park city 0.13
57 Maple Valley city 0.13
58 Edgewood city 0.12
58 Oak Harbor city 0.12
59 Bothell city 0.11
59 Snohomish city 0.11
59 Woodinville city 0.11
60 Maltby CDP 0.10
60 Marysville city 0.10
61 Elk Plain CDP 0.09
61 Kelso city 0.09
62 Port Angeles city 0.08
63 Longview city 0.07
64 Mercer Island city 0.06
65 Bonney Lake city 0.05
65 Orchards CDP 0.05
65 Sunnyside city 0.05
65 Wenatchee city 0.05
66 Sedro-Woolley city 0.04
67 Gig Harbor city 0.03
68 Port Townsend city 0.02
69 East Wenatchee city 0.01
69 West Richland city 0.01