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Counties in Washington by black or African American population share

Pierce County had the highest black or African American population share of 39 counties in 2021, at 6.7%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Washington was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6.7Pierce County
Lowest0Garfield County
Median0.939 counties
Washington3.7History

All counties, 2021

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Pierce CountyPierce County: 6.7 %6.7King CountyKing County: 6.3 %6.3Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 3.3 %3.3Thurston CountyThurston County: 2.8 %2.8Island CountyIsland County: 2.6 %2.6Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 2.5 %2.5Whitman CountyWhitman County: 2 %2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.9 %1.9Clark CountyClark County: 1.8 %1.8Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 1.8 %1.8Spokane CountySpokane County: 1.7 %1.7Benton CountyBenton County: 1.5 %1.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 1.5 %1.5Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 1.3 %1.3Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 1.3 %1.3Grant CountyGrant County: 1.1 %1.1Clallam CountyClallam County: 1 %1Yakima CountyYakima County: 0.9 %0.9Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 0.9 %0.9Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 0.9 %0.9Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 0.8 %0.8Asotin CountyAsotin County: 0.8 %0.8San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.7 %0.7Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 0.7 %0.7Mason CountyMason County: 0.7 %0.7Pacific CountyPacific County: 0.6 %0.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.6 %0.6Skagit CountySkagit County: 0.6 %0.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.5 %0.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.5 %0.5Chelan CountyChelan County: 0.4 %0.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.4 %0.4Adams CountyAdams County: 0.4 %0.4Stevens CountyStevens County: 0.3 %0.3Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 0.3 %0.3Ferry CountyFerry County: 0.3 %0.3Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 0.2 %0.2Skamania CountySkamania County: 0.1 %0.1Garfield CountyGarfield County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Pierce County6.7
2King County6.3
3Snohomish County3.3
4Thurston County2.8
5Island County2.6
6Kitsap County2.5
7Whitman County2
8Franklin County1.9
9Clark County1.8
10Walla Walla County1.8
11Spokane County1.7
12Benton County1.5
13Columbia County1.5
14Wahkiakum County1.3
15Grays Harbor County1.3
16Grant County1.1
17Clallam County1
18Yakima County0.9
19Whatcom County0.9
20Kittitas County0.9
21Cowlitz County0.8
22Asotin County0.8
23San Juan County0.7
24Klickitat County0.7
25Mason County0.7
26Pacific County0.6
27Jefferson County0.6
28Skagit County0.6
29Lewis County0.5
30Douglas County0.5
31Chelan County0.4
32Lincoln County0.4
33Adams County0.4
34Stevens County0.3
35Pend Oreille County0.3
36Ferry County0.3
37Okanogan County0.2
38Skamania County0.1
39Garfield County0

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 6.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Garfield County, 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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