Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Washington counties, King County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (145.64K), followed by Pierce County (64.59K), and Snohomish County (26.30K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
King
Pierce
Snohomish
Clark
Spokane
Thurston
Kitsap
Yakima
Benton
Whatcom
Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 King County 145643
2 Pierce County 64591
3 Snohomish County 26303
4 Clark County 10190
5 Spokane County 9504
6 Thurston County 9332
7 Kitsap County 7800
8 Yakima County 3741
9 Benton County 3278
10 Whatcom County 2602
11 Franklin County 2536
12 Island County 2433
13 Grant County 1665
14 Walla Walla County 1341
15 Whitman County 1179
16 Skagit County 1175
17 Cowlitz County 1040
18 Grays Harbor County 947
19 Mason County 793
20 Clallam County 786
21 Chelan County 633
22 Lewis County 597
23 Kittitas County 510
24 Okanogan County 365
25 Douglas County 333
26 Adams County 324
27 Jefferson County 311
28 Pacific County 236
29 Stevens County 209
30 Asotin County 132
31 San Juan County 122
32 Klickitat County 118
33 Pend Oreille County 95
34 Skamania County 70
35 Ferry County 47
36 Lincoln County 45
37 Columbia County 33
38 Wahkiakum County 25
39 Garfield County 2