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Cities in Washington by black or African American population share

SeaTac, WA had the highest black or African American population share of 91 cities in 2021, at 22.1%. Battle Ground, WA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Washington was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.1SeaTac, WA
Lowest0Battle Ground, WA
Median1.991 cities
Washington3.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

SeaTac, WA: 22.1 %SeaTac, WA22.1Tukwila, WA: 18.9 %Tukwila, WA18.9Federal Way, WA: 16.6 %Federal Way, WA16.6Lakewood, WA: 13.1 %Lakewood, WA13.1Kent, WA: 11.9 %Kent, WA11.9Des Moines, WA: 10.7 %Des Moines, WA10.7Fife, WA: 10.6 %Fife, WA10.6Tacoma, WA: 10.3 %Tacoma, WA10.3Burien, WA: 8.8 %Burien, WA8.8Lynnwood, WA: 8.5 %Lynnwood, WA8.5Renton, WA: 7.8 %Renton, WA7.8Auburn, WA: 7.1 %Auburn, WA7.1University Place, WA: 6.7 %University Place, WA6.7Seattle, WA: 6.7 %Seattle, WA6.7Everett, WA: 6.4 %Everett, WA6.4Shoreline, WA: 6.4 %Shoreline, WA6.4Airway Heights, WA: 5.5 %Airway Heights, WA5.5Bremerton, WA: 5.3 %Bremerton, WA5.3Oak Harbor, WA: 5.2 %Oak Harbor, WA5.2Mountlake Terrace, WA: 4.9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA4.9Lacey, WA: 4.7 %Lacey, WA4.7Covington, WA: 4.6 %Covington, WA4.6Mill Creek, WA: 4.3 %Mill Creek, WA4.3Monroe, WA: 4 %Monroe, WA4Tumwater, WA: 3.7 %Tumwater, WA3.7Puyallup, WA: 3.7 %Puyallup, WA3.7Lake Forest Park, WA: 3.7 %Lake Forest Park, WA3.7Kenmore, WA: 3.2 %Kenmore, WA3.2Cheney, WA: 3.1 %Cheney, WA3.1Olympia, WA: 3 %Olympia, WA3Moses Lake, WA: 3 %Moses Lake, WA3Pullman, WA: 2.8 %Pullman, WA2.8Bellevue, WA: 2.7 %Bellevue, WA2.7Lake Stevens, WA: 2.7 %Lake Stevens, WA2.7Walla Walla, WA: 2.5 %Walla Walla, WA2.5Spokane, WA: 2.4 %Spokane, WA2.4Vancouver, WA: 2.2 %Vancouver, WA2.2Marysville, WA: 2 %Marysville, WA2Port Orchard, WA: 2 %Port Orchard, WA2Ridgefield, WA: 1.9 %Ridgefield, WA1.9SeaTac, WA: 22.1 %SeaTac, WA22.1Tukwila, WA: 18.9 %Tukwila, WA18.9Federal Way, WA: 16.6 %Federal Way, WA16.6Lakewood, WA: 13.1 %Lakewood, WA13.1Kent, WA: 11.9 %Kent, WA11.9Des Moines, WA: 10.7 %Des Moines, WA10.7Fife, WA: 10.6 %Fife, WA10.6Tacoma, WA: 10.3 %Tacoma, WA10.3Burien, WA: 8.8 %Burien, WA8.8Lynnwood, WA: 8.5 %Lynnwood, WA8.5Renton, WA: 7.8 %Renton, WA7.8Auburn, WA: 7.1 %Auburn, WA7.1University Place, WA: 6.7 %University Place, WA6.7Seattle, WA: 6.7 %Seattle, WA6.7Everett, WA: 6.4 %Everett, WA6.4Shoreline, WA: 6.4 %Shoreline, WA6.4Airway Heights, WA: 5.5 %Airway Heights, WA5.5Bremerton, WA: 5.3 %Bremerton, WA5.3Oak Harbor, WA: 5.2 %Oak Harbor, WA5.2Mountlake Terrace, WA: 4.9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA4.9Lacey, WA: 4.7 %Lacey, WA4.7Covington, WA: 4.6 %Covington, WA4.6Mill Creek, WA: 4.3 %Mill Creek, WA4.3Monroe, WA: 4 %Monroe, WA4Tumwater, WA: 3.7 %Tumwater, WA3.7Puyallup, WA: 3.7 %Puyallup, WA3.7Lake Forest Park, WA: 3.7 %Lake Forest Park, WA3.7Kenmore, WA: 3.2 %Kenmore, WA3.2Cheney, WA: 3.1 %Cheney, WA3.1Olympia, WA: 3 %Olympia, WA3Moses Lake, WA: 3 %Moses Lake, WA3Pullman, WA: 2.8 %Pullman, WA2.8Bellevue, WA: 2.7 %Bellevue, WA2.7Lake Stevens, WA: 2.7 %Lake Stevens, WA2.7Walla Walla, WA: 2.5 %Walla Walla, WA2.5Spokane, WA: 2.4 %Spokane, WA2.4Vancouver, WA: 2.2 %Vancouver, WA2.2Marysville, WA: 2 %Marysville, WA2Port Orchard, WA: 2 %Port Orchard, WA2Ridgefield, WA: 1.9 %Ridgefield, WA1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1SeaTac, WA22.1
2Tukwila, WA18.9
3Federal Way, WA16.6
4Lakewood, WA13.1
5Kent, WA11.9
6Des Moines, WA10.7
7Fife, WA10.6
8Tacoma, WA10.3
9Burien, WA8.8
10Lynnwood, WA8.5
11Renton, WA7.8
12Auburn, WA7.1
13University Place, WA6.7
14Seattle, WA6.7
15Everett, WA6.4
16Shoreline, WA6.4
17Airway Heights, WA5.5
18Bremerton, WA5.3
19Oak Harbor, WA5.2
20Mountlake Terrace, WA4.9
21Lacey, WA4.7
22Covington, WA4.6
23Mill Creek, WA4.3
24Monroe, WA4
25Tumwater, WA3.7
26Puyallup, WA3.7
27Lake Forest Park, WA3.7
28Kenmore, WA3.2
29Cheney, WA3.1
30Olympia, WA3
31Moses Lake, WA3
32Pullman, WA2.8
33Bellevue, WA2.7
34Lake Stevens, WA2.7
35Walla Walla, WA2.5
36Spokane, WA2.4
37Vancouver, WA2.2
38Marysville, WA2
39Port Orchard, WA2
40Ridgefield, WA1.9
41Pasco, WA1.9
42Kennewick, WA1.9
42Newcastle, WA1.9
44Kelso, WA1.9
45Ellensburg, WA1.9
46Redmond, WA1.9
47Maple Valley, WA1.7
48Edmonds, WA1.7
49Issaquah, WA1.7
50Kirkland, WA1.6
50Sammamish, WA1.6
52Arlington, WA1.6
52Poulsbo, WA1.6
54Richland, WA1.5
55Camas, WA1.5
55West Richland, WA1.5
57Yakima, WA1.4
58Port Townsend, WA1.4
59Spokane Valley, WA1.3
60Longview, WA1.3
60Mukilteo, WA1.3
62Bellingham, WA1.3
63Woodinville, WA1.1
64Bonney Lake, WA1
65Bothell, WA1
65Yelm, WA1
67Anacortes, WA1
68Centralia, WA0.9
69Washougal, WA0.9
70Sumner, WA0.9
71Mercer Island, WA0.9
72Lynden, WA0.8
72Wenatchee, WA0.8
74Burlington, WA0.7
74East Wenatchee, WA0.7
76Port Angeles, WA0.7
77Enumclaw, WA0.6
78Sedro-Woolley, WA0.6
79Edgewood, WA0.5
80Aberdeen, WA0.5
81Snoqualmie, WA0.4
82Mount Vernon, WA0.4
83Shelton, WA0.4
84Gig Harbor, WA0.4
85Snohomish, WA0.3
86Ferndale, WA0.2
87Grandview, WA0.2
88Bainbridge Island, WA0.1
89Sunnyside, WA0
90Liberty Lake, WA0
91Battle Ground, WA0

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American 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: Black or African American 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: Black or African American 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 black or African American 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: Black or African American 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 black or African American 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/black-population-share/washington-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American 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 black or African American 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/black-population-share/washington-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American 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 black or African American 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/black-population-share/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

SeaTac, WA, with 22.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Battle Ground, WA, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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: Black or African American 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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