Ranking of Washington Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Washington counties, King County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (1.28M), followed by Pierce County (567.28K), and Snohomish County (536.46K).

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 White Population in 2012
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Pierce
Snohomish
Spokane
Clark
Thurston
Kitsap
Whatcom
Benton
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Ranking of Washington Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 King County 1279935
2 Pierce County 567281
3 Snohomish County 536460
4 Spokane County 410363
5 Clark County 354019
6 Thurston County 201013
7 Kitsap County 199372
8 Whatcom County 166037
9 Benton County 134534
10 Yakima County 114146
11 Skagit County 89880
12 Cowlitz County 86754
13 Island County 64781
14 Lewis County 64333
15 Clallam County 60426
16 Grays Harbor County 57943
17 Grant County 51510
18 Chelan County 51136
19 Mason County 50027
20 Walla Walla County 43518
21 Stevens County 38091
22 Whitman County 37756
23 Franklin County 36867
24 Kittitas County 35422
25 Okanogan County 27714
26 Jefferson County 26565
27 Douglas County 26183
28 Asotin County 20198
29 Pacific County 17219
30 Klickitat County 17095
31 San Juan County 14230
32 Pend Oreille County 11623
33 Skamania County 9977
34 Lincoln County 9657
35 Adams County 7026
36 Ferry County 5678
37 Wahkiakum County 3655
38 Columbia County 3550
39 Garfield County 2029