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Cities in Washington by asian population share

Bellevue, WA had the highest asian population share of 91 cities in 2021, at 38.3%. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Washington was 8.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.3Bellevue, WA
Lowest0Sunnyside, WA
Median5.791 cities
Washington8.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Bellevue, WA: 38.3 %Bellevue, WA38.3Redmond, WA: 37.6 %Redmond, WA37.6Newcastle, WA: 35.5 %Newcastle, WA35.5Sammamish, WA: 33.3 %Sammamish, WA33.3Issaquah, WA: 25.4 %Issaquah, WA25.4Renton, WA: 24.2 %Renton, WA24.2Tukwila, WA: 24 %Tukwila, WA24Kent, WA: 22 %Kent, WA22Mukilteo, WA: 21.3 %Mukilteo, WA21.3Mercer Island, WA: 21.3 %Mercer Island, WA21.3Mill Creek, WA: 20 %Mill Creek, WA20Bothell, WA: 17.8 %Bothell, WA17.8Lynnwood, WA: 17.1 %Lynnwood, WA17.1Seattle, WA: 16.2 %Seattle, WA16.2Kirkland, WA: 16 %Kirkland, WA16Shoreline, WA: 15.6 %Shoreline, WA15.6Kenmore, WA: 14.6 %Kenmore, WA14.6Burien, WA: 14.5 %Burien, WA14.5Fife, WA: 14.4 %Fife, WA14.4Federal Way, WA: 14.2 %Federal Way, WA14.2SeaTac, WA: 13.5 %SeaTac, WA13.5Des Moines, WA: 12.4 %Des Moines, WA12.4Auburn, WA: 12 %Auburn, WA12Pullman, WA: 11.9 %Pullman, WA11.9Woodinville, WA: 11.8 %Woodinville, WA11.8Snoqualmie, WA: 11.7 %Snoqualmie, WA11.7Covington, WA: 10.6 %Covington, WA10.6Camas, WA: 10.6 %Camas, WA10.6University Place, WA: 10.2 %University Place, WA10.2Maple Valley, WA: 10 %Maple Valley, WA10Mountlake Terrace, WA: 9.5 %Mountlake Terrace, WA9.5Edmonds, WA: 9.3 %Edmonds, WA9.3Everett, WA: 9.3 %Everett, WA9.3Lacey, WA: 9 %Lacey, WA9Oak Harbor, WA: 8.7 %Oak Harbor, WA8.7Tacoma, WA: 8.6 %Tacoma, WA8.6Edgewood, WA: 7.9 %Edgewood, WA7.9Lakewood, WA: 7.9 %Lakewood, WA7.9Lake Forest Park, WA: 7.5 %Lake Forest Park, WA7.5Ferndale, WA: 7.5 %Ferndale, WA7.5Bellevue, WA: 38.3 %Bellevue, WA38.3Redmond, WA: 37.6 %Redmond, WA37.6Newcastle, WA: 35.5 %Newcastle, WA35.5Sammamish, WA: 33.3 %Sammamish, WA33.3Issaquah, WA: 25.4 %Issaquah, WA25.4Renton, WA: 24.2 %Renton, WA24.2Tukwila, WA: 24 %Tukwila, WA24Kent, WA: 22 %Kent, WA22Mukilteo, WA: 21.3 %Mukilteo, WA21.3Mercer Island, WA: 21.3 %Mercer Island, WA21.3Mill Creek, WA: 20 %Mill Creek, WA20Bothell, WA: 17.8 %Bothell, WA17.8Lynnwood, WA: 17.1 %Lynnwood, WA17.1Seattle, WA: 16.2 %Seattle, WA16.2Kirkland, WA: 16 %Kirkland, WA16Shoreline, WA: 15.6 %Shoreline, WA15.6Kenmore, WA: 14.6 %Kenmore, WA14.6Burien, WA: 14.5 %Burien, WA14.5Fife, WA: 14.4 %Fife, WA14.4Federal Way, WA: 14.2 %Federal Way, WA14.2SeaTac, WA: 13.5 %SeaTac, WA13.5Des Moines, WA: 12.4 %Des Moines, WA12.4Auburn, WA: 12 %Auburn, WA12Pullman, WA: 11.9 %Pullman, WA11.9Woodinville, WA: 11.8 %Woodinville, WA11.8Snoqualmie, WA: 11.7 %Snoqualmie, WA11.7Covington, WA: 10.6 %Covington, WA10.6Camas, WA: 10.6 %Camas, WA10.6University Place, WA: 10.2 %University Place, WA10.2Maple Valley, WA: 10 %Maple Valley, WA10Mountlake Terrace, WA: 9.5 %Mountlake Terrace, WA9.5Edmonds, WA: 9.3 %Edmonds, WA9.3Everett, WA: 9.3 %Everett, WA9.3Lacey, WA: 9 %Lacey, WA9Oak Harbor, WA: 8.7 %Oak Harbor, WA8.7Tacoma, WA: 8.6 %Tacoma, WA8.6Edgewood, WA: 7.9 %Edgewood, WA7.9Lakewood, WA: 7.9 %Lakewood, WA7.9Lake Forest Park, WA: 7.5 %Lake Forest Park, WA7.5Ferndale, WA: 7.5 %Ferndale, WA7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Bellevue, WA38.3
2Redmond, WA37.6
3Newcastle, WA35.5
4Sammamish, WA33.3
5Issaquah, WA25.4
6Renton, WA24.2
7Tukwila, WA24
8Kent, WA22
9Mukilteo, WA21.3
10Mercer Island, WA21.3
11Mill Creek, WA20
12Bothell, WA17.8
13Lynnwood, WA17.1
14Seattle, WA16.2
15Kirkland, WA16
16Shoreline, WA15.6
17Kenmore, WA14.6
18Burien, WA14.5
19Fife, WA14.4
20Federal Way, WA14.2
21SeaTac, WA13.5
22Des Moines, WA12.4
23Auburn, WA12
24Pullman, WA11.9
25Woodinville, WA11.8
26Snoqualmie, WA11.7
27Covington, WA10.6
28Camas, WA10.6
29University Place, WA10.2
30Maple Valley, WA10
31Mountlake Terrace, WA9.5
32Edmonds, WA9.3
33Everett, WA9.3
34Lacey, WA9
35Oak Harbor, WA8.7
36Tacoma, WA8.6
37Edgewood, WA7.9
38Lakewood, WA7.9
39Lake Forest Park, WA7.5
40Ferndale, WA7.5
41Marysville, WA7
42Olympia, WA7
43Puyallup, WA6.1
44Richland, WA5.7
45Bremerton, WA5.7
46Airway Heights, WA5.7
46Bellingham, WA5.7
48Arlington, WA5.6
49Lake Stevens, WA5.5
50Vancouver, WA5.4
51Port Orchard, WA4.9
52Gig Harbor, WA4.5
53Tumwater, WA3.8
54Monroe, WA3.8
55Mount Vernon, WA3.3
56Bonney Lake, WA3.1
57Poulsbo, WA2.9
58Snohomish, WA2.8
59Bainbridge Island, WA2.8
60Spokane, WA2.8
61Burlington, WA2.7
62Anacortes, WA2.4
63Kennewick, WA2.3
64Washougal, WA2.2
65Cheney, WA2.2
65Walla Walla, WA2.2
67Ellensburg, WA2.2
68Sedro-Woolley, WA2.1
69Pasco, WA2.1
70Enumclaw, WA2
71Liberty Lake, WA1.9
72Longview, WA1.7
73Port Angeles, WA1.6
74Spokane Valley, WA1.4
75Lynden, WA1.4
76Moses Lake, WA1.3
77Port Townsend, WA1.3
78Sumner, WA1.3
79Aberdeen, WA1.3
80Ridgefield, WA1.2
81West Richland, WA1.1
82Yelm, WA1.1
83Battle Ground, WA1
83Yakima, WA1
85Centralia, WA0.9
86Shelton, WA0.8
87Wenatchee, WA0.8
88East Wenatchee, WA0.7
89Kelso, WA0.6
90Grandview, WA0.3
91Sunnyside, WA0

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Asian as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by asian population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by asian population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/washington-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by asian population share, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/washington-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by asian population share, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest asian population share?

Bellevue, WA, with 38.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest asian population share?

Sunnyside, WA, with 0% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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