Ranking of Washington Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (156.15K), followed by Pierce County (68.43K), and Snohomish County (32.41K).

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 2022
King
Pierce
Snohomish
Clark
Spokane
Thurston
Kitsap
Benton
Island
Whatcom
Ranking of Washington Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 King County 156151
2 Pierce County 68425
3 Snohomish County 32410
4 Clark County 12026
5 Spokane County 10967
6 Thurston County 10847
7 Kitsap County 8087
8 Benton County 2956
9 Island County 2518
10 Whatcom County 2502
11 Yakima County 2251
12 Franklin County 1802
13 Whitman County 1105
14 Cowlitz County 1074
14 Skagit County 1074
15 Grant County 1069
16 Walla Walla County 1051
17 Grays Harbor County 997
18 Mason County 922
19 Lewis County 722
20 Clallam County 690
21 Kittitas County 442
22 Chelan County 410
23 Okanogan County 401
24 Jefferson County 346
25 Stevens County 281
26 Douglas County 252
27 Pacific County 218
28 Asotin County 200
29 Adams County 180
30 San Juan County 134
31 Skamania County 124
32 Klickitat County 123
33 Pend Oreille County 94
34 Lincoln County 85
35 Ferry County 62
36 Columbia County 34
37 Wahkiakum County 23
38 Garfield County 4