Ranking of Washington Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (137.52K), followed by Pierce County (59.15K), and Snohomish County (24.14K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
King
Pierce
Snohomish
Clark
Spokane
Thurston
Kitsap
Benton
Island
Whatcom
Ranking of Washington Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 King County 137521
2 Pierce County 59145
3 Snohomish County 24142
4 Clark County 9112
5 Spokane County 8840
6 Thurston County 8386
7 Kitsap County 7089
8 Benton County 2662
9 Island County 2191
10 Whatcom County 2152
11 Yakima County 1944
12 Franklin County 1867
13 Walla Walla County 1161
14 Whitman County 1097
15 Cowlitz County 853
16 Grays Harbor County 834
17 Grant County 821
18 Skagit County 812
19 Mason County 699
20 Clallam County 625
21 Lewis County 481
22 Kittitas County 438
23 Chelan County 348
24 Jefferson County 290
25 Okanogan County 258
26 Stevens County 195
27 Douglas County 186
28 Pacific County 157
29 Asotin County 119
30 San Juan County 103
31 Adams County 97
32 Pend Oreille County 93
33 Klickitat County 82
34 Skamania County 61
35 Lincoln County 41
36 Ferry County 39
37 Columbia County 29
38 Wahkiakum County 16
39 Garfield County 2