Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Washington counties, Pierce County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (7.13%), followed by King County (6.52%), and Thurston County (2.94%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Pierce
King
Thurston
Kitsap
Snohomish
Franklin
Island
Clark
Walla Walla
Whitman
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Pierce County 7.13
2 King County 6.52
3 Thurston County 2.94
4 Kitsap County 2.88
5 Snohomish County 2.78
6 Franklin County 2.51
7 Island County 2.38
8 Clark County 2.11
9 Walla Walla County 2.01
10 Whitman County 1.88
11 Spokane County 1.78
12 Grant County 1.67
13 Benton County 1.49
14 Yakima County 1.37
15 Mason County 1.25
16 Grays Harbor County 1.22
17 Adams County 1.17
18 Whatcom County 1.1
19 Kittitas County 1.07
20 Jefferson County 1
21 Clallam County 0.95
22 Skagit County 0.83
23 Cowlitz County 0.75
24 Pacific County 0.71
25 Douglas County 0.63
25 Lewis County 0.63
26 Chelan County 0.62
27 San Juan County 0.6
28 Okanogan County 0.52
29 Asotin County 0.49
29 Pend Oreille County 0.49
30 Skamania County 0.44
31 Klickitat County 0.43
32 Columbia County 0.4
33 Ferry County 0.38
33 Stevens County 0.38
34 Wahkiakum County 0.3
35 Lincoln County 0.27
36 Garfield County 0.05