Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Washington counties, King County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (162.85K), followed by Pierce County (73.88K), and Snohomish County (34.35K).

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 2021
King
Pierce
Snohomish
Clark
Thurston
Spokane
Kitsap
Yakima
Benton
Whatcom
Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 King County 162849
2 Pierce County 73884
3 Snohomish County 34354
4 Clark County 13299
5 Thurston County 11562
6 Spokane County 11530
7 Kitsap County 8690
8 Yakima County 4192
9 Benton County 3816
10 Whatcom County 2948
11 Island County 2910
12 Franklin County 2753
13 Grant County 2116
14 Skagit County 1449
15 Walla Walla County 1312
16 Cowlitz County 1308
17 Grays Harbor County 1125
18 Whitman County 1092
19 Mason County 994
20 Clallam County 955
21 Lewis County 879
22 Chelan County 743
23 Adams County 499
24 Kittitas County 482
25 Douglas County 430
26 Okanogan County 419
27 Jefferson County 390
28 Pacific County 293
29 Stevens County 292
30 Asotin County 212
31 San Juan County 163
32 Klickitat County 161
33 Skamania County 140
34 Pend Oreille County 100
35 Lincoln County 84
36 Ferry County 59
37 Columbia County 42
38 Wahkiakum County 29
39 Garfield County 5