Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Washington counties, Pierce County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (6.9%), followed by King County (6.42%), and Snohomish County (3.23%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
Pierce
King
Snohomish
Thurston
Kitsap
Island
Whitman
Franklin
Clark
Walla Walla
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Pierce County 6.9
2 King County 6.42
3 Snohomish County 3.23
4 Thurston County 3.04
5 Kitsap County 2.74
6 Island County 2.67
7 Whitman County 2.2
8 Franklin County 2.07
9 Clark County 2.01
10 Walla Walla County 1.98
11 Spokane County 1.8
12 Benton County 1.38
13 Mason County 1.2
14 Grays Harbor County 1.19
15 Whatcom County 1.03
16 Jefferson County 1
17 Kittitas County 0.96
18 Grant County 0.88
19 Clallam County 0.87
19 Cowlitz County 0.87
20 Pacific County 0.83
21 Yakima County 0.81
22 Columbia County 0.75
23 Skagit County 0.72
24 Okanogan County 0.67
25 Lewis County 0.66
26 Pend Oreille County 0.64
26 San Juan County 0.64
27 Asotin County 0.63
28 Ferry County 0.62
29 Skamania County 0.53
30 Adams County 0.52
31 Chelan County 0.48
32 Douglas County 0.45
32 Klickitat County 0.45
32 Lincoln County 0.45
32 Stevens County 0.45
33 Wahkiakum County 0.36
34 Garfield County 0.09