Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Washington counties, Pierce County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (7.16%), followed by King County (6.69%), and Snohomish County (3.64%).

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 2020
Pierce
King
Snohomish
Thurston
Island
Kitsap
Clark
Whitman
Franklin
Spokane
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Pierce County 7.16
2 King County 6.69
3 Snohomish County 3.64
4 Thurston County 3.3
5 Island County 3.09
6 Kitsap County 2.89
7 Clark County 2.19
8 Whitman County 2.17
9 Franklin County 2.02
10 Spokane County 1.89
11 Walla Walla County 1.86
12 Benton County 1.36
13 Mason County 1.34
14 Grays Harbor County 1.25
15 Jefferson County 1.06
15 Whatcom County 1.06
16 Grant County 1.02
17 Kittitas County 0.98
18 Skamania County 0.96
19 Clallam County 0.93
19 Cowlitz County 0.93
20 Yakima County 0.86
21 Columbia County 0.84
22 Pacific County 0.83
23 Lewis County 0.77
24 Adams County 0.76
24 Skagit County 0.76
25 Okanogan County 0.73
25 Pend Oreille County 0.73
26 Asotin County 0.7
27 San Juan County 0.67
28 Lincoln County 0.6
29 Ferry County 0.57
30 Stevens County 0.53
31 Chelan County 0.52
32 Douglas County 0.48
33 Klickitat County 0.47
34 Wahkiakum County 0.41
35 Garfield County 0.17