Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Washington counties, Pierce County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (7.37%), followed by King County (6.69%), and Thurston County (3.33%).

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 2015
Pierce
King
Thurston
Snohomish
Kitsap
Franklin
Island
Whitman
Clark
Walla Walla
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Pierce County 7.37
2 King County 6.69
3 Thurston County 3.33
4 Snohomish County 3.19
5 Kitsap County 2.92
6 Franklin County 2.88
7 Island County 2.86
8 Whitman County 2.42
9 Clark County 2.13
10 Walla Walla County 2.11
11 Spokane County 1.87
12 Grant County 1.72
13 Benton County 1.68
14 Adams County 1.54
15 Yakima County 1.47
16 Grays Harbor County 1.33
17 Mason County 1.26
18 Whatcom County 1.16
19 Kittitas County 1.13
20 Pacific County 1.07
21 Clallam County 1.05
22 Jefferson County 0.98
23 Cowlitz County 0.93
23 Skagit County 0.93
24 Douglas County 0.84
25 Chelan County 0.8
25 Okanogan County 0.8
26 Lewis County 0.74
27 San Juan County 0.69
28 Columbia County 0.68
29 Pend Oreille County 0.66
30 Skamania County 0.56
31 Asotin County 0.54
32 Ferry County 0.53
32 Klickitat County 0.53
33 Stevens County 0.49
34 Wahkiakum County 0.43
35 Lincoln County 0.41
36 Garfield County 0.09