Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Washington counties, King County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (149.97K), followed by Pierce County (66.47K), and Snohomish County (28.34K).

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.

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Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 King County 149967
2 Pierce County 66468
3 Snohomish County 28339
4 Clark County 10703
5 Spokane County 9816
6 Thurston County 9539
7 Kitsap County 8070
8 Yakima County 3838
9 Benton County 3382
10 Whatcom County 2755
11 Franklin County 2630
12 Island County 2485
13 Grant County 1662
14 Walla Walla County 1379
15 Skagit County 1279
16 Whitman County 1177
17 Cowlitz County 1132
18 Grays Harbor County 978
19 Mason County 878
20 Clallam County 823
21 Chelan County 661
22 Lewis County 637
23 Kittitas County 511
24 Okanogan County 386
25 Adams County 368
26 Douglas County 338
27 Jefferson County 336
28 Pacific County 258
29 Stevens County 218
30 Asotin County 155
31 Klickitat County 132
32 San Juan County 127
33 Pend Oreille County 87
34 Skamania County 73
35 Ferry County 56
36 Lincoln County 55
37 Columbia County 34
38 Wahkiakum County 24
39 Garfield County 2