Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Washington counties, King County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (166.22K), followed by Pierce County (75.25K), and Snohomish County (35.61K).

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 2022
King
Pierce
Snohomish
Clark
Thurston
Spokane
Kitsap
Yakima
Benton
Whatcom
Ranking of Washington Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 King County 166218
2 Pierce County 75250
3 Snohomish County 35607
4 Clark County 13704
5 Thurston County 12147
6 Spokane County 12002
7 Kitsap County 9010
8 Yakima County 4260
9 Benton County 3888
10 Whatcom County 3064
11 Island County 2828
12 Franklin County 2687
13 Grant County 2157
14 Skagit County 1504
15 Cowlitz County 1363
16 Walla Walla County 1246
17 Whitman County 1188
18 Grays Harbor County 1171
19 Mason County 1079
20 Lewis County 913
21 Clallam County 867
22 Chelan County 797
23 Adams County 525
24 Kittitas County 523
25 Okanogan County 512
26 Douglas County 467
27 Jefferson County 376
28 Stevens County 306
29 Pacific County 296
30 Asotin County 243
31 Klickitat County 165
32 San Juan County 163
33 Skamania County 139
34 Pend Oreille County 100
35 Lincoln County 99
36 Ferry County 67
37 Columbia County 46
38 Wahkiakum County 28
39 Garfield County 4