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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 104.12K people in Washington with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.37% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, SeaTac city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (16.16%), followed by Tukwila city (10.73%), and Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP (8.12%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
SeaTac city
Tukwila city
Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP
Lake Stickney CDP
Lynnwood city
Federal Way city
Alderwood Manor CDP
Kent city
Fife city
Des Moines city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
0 of 0
Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 SeaTac city 16.16
2 Tukwila city 10.73
3 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 8.12
4 Lake Stickney CDP 7.77
5 Lynnwood city 6.45
6 Federal Way city 5.78
7 Alderwood Manor CDP 5.70
8 Kent city 5.38
9 Fife city 5.28
10 Des Moines city 4.99
11 Shoreline city 4.94
12 Lakeland North CDP 4.41
13 Parkland CDP 3.63
14 Burien city 3.26
15 Auburn city 3.22
16 North Lynnwood CDP 3.14
17 Everett city 3.01
18 Seattle city 2.89
19 Renton city 2.75
20 Monroe city 2.62
21 Frederickson CDP 2.59
22 Fairwood CDP (King County) 2.58
23 Fort Lewis CDP 2.51
24 Tacoma city 2.45
25 Covington city 2.44
26 Mountlake Terrace city 2.41
27 Kenmore city 2.39
28 Lake Forest Park city 2.07
29 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 1.58
30 White Center CDP 1.57
31 Minnehaha CDP 1.55
32 South Hill CDP 1.49
33 Edmonds city 1.38
34 Issaquah city 1.36
35 Ellensburg city 1.29
36 Bellevue city 1.27
36 Lakewood city 1.27
37 Pullman city 1.25
38 Camas city 1.21
39 Walla Walla city 1.19
40 Mukilteo city 1.14
41 Kennewick city 1.11
42 Spanaway CDP 1.09
43 Silver Firs CDP 1.08
44 Hazel Dell CDP 1.01
45 Redmond city 1.00
46 Lake Stevens city 0.99
47 Martha Lake CDP 0.92
48 University Place city 0.90
49 Arlington city 0.88
50 Eastmont CDP 0.85
51 Olympia city 0.82
52 Spokane city 0.77
53 Vancouver city 0.74
54 Puyallup city 0.70
55 Camano CDP 0.66
55 Graham CDP 0.66
55 Salmon Creek CDP 0.66
56 Lynden city 0.64
56 Mill Creek East CDP 0.64
56 Tumwater city 0.64
57 Port Orchard city 0.62
58 Airway Heights city 0.61
58 Enumclaw city 0.61
59 Spokane Valley city 0.60
60 Port Townsend city 0.57
61 Yakima city 0.53
62 Maltby CDP 0.52
63 Artondale CDP 0.49
63 Cheney city 0.49
64 Bellingham city 0.48
65 Centralia city 0.47
66 Lakeland South CDP 0.46
67 Marysville city 0.43
67 Yelm city 0.43
68 Kirkland city 0.41
69 Bothell city 0.40
69 Pasco city 0.40
69 Richland city 0.40
70 Sammamish city 0.36
71 Mount Vernon city 0.33
71 Newcastle city 0.33
71 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 0.33
72 Birch Bay CDP 0.31
73 Bremerton city 0.30
74 Longview city 0.29
75 Lacey city 0.28
75 Sedro-Woolley city 0.28
76 Silverdale CDP 0.27
77 Bainbridge Island city 0.26
77 Oak Harbor city 0.26
78 Snohomish city 0.24
79 Poulsbo city 0.23
80 Prairie Ridge CDP 0.22
81 Wenatchee city 0.21
82 Bothell East CDP 0.20
82 Mill Creek city 0.20
83 Anacortes city 0.18
83 Maple Valley city 0.18
84 Kelso city 0.16
85 Bothell West CDP 0.14
85 Port Angeles city 0.14
85 Ridgefield city 0.14
86 Elk Plain CDP 0.13
87 Edgewood city 0.12
88 Mercer Island city 0.11
88 Woodinville city 0.11
89 Sumner city 0.10
90 Ferndale city 0.06
91 Bonney Lake city 0.05
91 Orchards CDP 0.05
91 Sunnyside city 0.05
92 Gig Harbor city 0.03
93 Vashon CDP 0.02
94 East Wenatchee city 0.01
94 West Richland city 0.01