Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (6.77%), followed by King County (6.32%), and Thurston County (2.98%).

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.

You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.

See this for other years:
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
Pierce
King
Thurston
Snohomish
Kitsap
Island
Whitman
Franklin
Clark
Walla Walla
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
0 of 0
Rank County % of County Population
1 Pierce County 6.77
2 King County 6.32
3 Thurston County 2.98
4 Snohomish County 2.92
5 Kitsap County 2.67
6 Island County 2.58
7 Whitman County 2.28
8 Franklin County 2.13
9 Clark County 1.92
10 Walla Walla County 1.81
11 Spokane County 1.74
12 Benton County 1.36
13 Grays Harbor County 1.18
14 Mason County 1.11
15 Kittitas County 0.96
16 Whatcom County 0.95
17 Jefferson County 0.94
18 Clallam County 0.84
19 Grant County 0.83
20 Cowlitz County 0.77
20 Yakima County 0.77
21 Pacific County 0.69
22 Pend Oreille County 0.63
22 Skagit County 0.63
23 Lewis County 0.6
24 Columbia County 0.58
25 Okanogan County 0.57
26 San Juan County 0.56
27 Skamania County 0.51
28 Asotin County 0.48
29 Adams County 0.47
30 Stevens County 0.46
31 Chelan County 0.45
32 Ferry County 0.43
33 Douglas County 0.42
34 Lincoln County 0.36
35 Klickitat County 0.33
35 Wahkiakum County 0.33
36 Garfield County 0.09