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Counties in Washington by black or African American population share, 2024

Pierce County had the highest black or African American population share of 39 counties in 2024, at 7%. Pend Oreille County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Washington was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7Pierce County
Lowest0.2Pend Oreille County
Median0.839 counties
Washington3.9History

All counties, 2024

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Pierce CountyPierce County: 7 %7King CountyKing County: 6.5 %6.5Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 3.6 %3.6Thurston CountyThurston County: 3.2 %3.2Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 2.2 %2.2Island CountyIsland County: 2.2 %2.2Clark CountyClark County: 2.1 %2.1Spokane CountySpokane County: 1.9 %1.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.9 %1.9Benton CountyBenton County: 1.6 %1.6Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 1.6 %1.6Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 1.5 %1.5Whitman CountyWhitman County: 1.4 %1.4Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 1.3 %1.3Grant CountyGrant County: 1.2 %1.2Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 1.1 %1.1Mason CountyMason County: 1 %1Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 0.9 %0.9Asotin CountyAsotin County: 0.9 %0.9Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 0.8 %0.8Clallam CountyClallam County: 0.8 %0.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 0.8 %0.8Skamania CountySkamania County: 0.8 %0.8Skagit CountySkagit County: 0.7 %0.7Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.7 %0.7Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 0.6 %0.6Yakima CountyYakima County: 0.6 %0.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0.6 %0.6Pacific CountyPacific County: 0.6 %0.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.5 %0.5Chelan CountyChelan County: 0.4 %0.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.4 %0.4Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 0.4 %0.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.3 %0.3Ferry CountyFerry County: 0.3 %0.3Stevens CountyStevens County: 0.3 %0.3San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.2 %0.2Adams CountyAdams County: 0.2 %0.2Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 0.2 %0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pierce County7+0.2 pts
2King County6.50 pts
3Snohomish County3.6+0.1 pts
4Thurston County3.2-0 pts
5Kitsap County2.2-0.2 pts
6Island County2.2-0.5 pts
7Clark County2.1+0.1 pts
8Spokane County1.90 pts
9Franklin County1.90 pts
10Benton County1.6+0.1 pts
10Walla Walla County1.6-0.1 pts
12Grays Harbor County1.5-0.1 pts
13Whitman County1.4-0.2 pts
14Okanogan County1.3-0.3 pts
15Grant County1.20 pts
16Kittitas County1.1+0.1 pts
17Mason County10 pts
18Whatcom County0.9+0.1 pts
19Asotin County0.90 pts
20Wahkiakum County0.8-0.3 pts
21Clallam County0.8-0 pts
21Garfield County0.8-0.5 pts
23Skamania County0.8+0.5 pts
24Skagit County0.7-0 pts
25Lewis County0.7+0.1 pts
26Cowlitz County0.6-0 pts
27Yakima County0.6-0.1 pts
28Columbia County0.6-0.1 pts
28Pacific County0.60 pts
30Lincoln County0.5+0.1 pts
31Chelan County0.4-0.1 pts
32Douglas County0.4-0.1 pts
33Klickitat County0.4-0.4 pts
34Jefferson County0.30 pts
35Ferry County0.3+0.2 pts
35Stevens County0.30 pts
37San Juan County0.2-0 pts
38Adams County0.2-0.2 pts
39Pend Oreille County0.2-0.1 pts

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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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Pierce County, with 7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Pend Oreille County, with 0.2% in 2024.

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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