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 2022, at 6.8%. Skamania County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Washington was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6.8Pierce County
Median0.939 counties
Washington3.8History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Pierce CountyPierce County: 6.8 %6.8King CountyKing County: 6.4 %6.4Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 3.4 %3.4Thurston CountyThurston County: 3 %3Island CountyIsland County: 2.5 %2.5Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 2.5 %2.5Clark CountyClark County: 1.9 %1.9Whitman CountyWhitman County: 1.9 %1.9Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 1.9 %1.9Spokane CountySpokane County: 1.8 %1.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.7 %1.7Benton CountyBenton County: 1.6 %1.6Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 1.4 %1.4Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 1.4 %1.4Grant CountyGrant County: 1 %1Mason CountyMason County: 1 %1Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 1 %1Garfield CountyGarfield County: 1 %1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0.9 %0.9Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 0.9 %0.9Yakima CountyYakima County: 0.8 %0.8Clallam CountyClallam County: 0.8 %0.8Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 0.8 %0.8Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 0.8 %0.8Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 0.7 %0.7Skagit CountySkagit County: 0.7 %0.7Asotin CountyAsotin County: 0.6 %0.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.5 %0.5Chelan CountyChelan County: 0.5 %0.5Pacific CountyPacific County: 0.5 %0.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.4 %0.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.4 %0.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.4 %0.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.3 %0.3Stevens CountyStevens County: 0.3 %0.3Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 0.2 %0.2Adams CountyAdams County: 0.2 %0.2Ferry CountyFerry County: 0.2 %0.2Skamania CountySkamania County: 0.1 %0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pierce County6.8+0.1 pts
2King County6.4+0.1 pts
3Snohomish County3.4+0.1 pts
4Thurston County3+0.2 pts
5Island County2.5-0.1 pts
6Kitsap County2.5-0 pts
7Clark County1.9+0.2 pts
8Whitman County1.9-0.1 pts
9Walla Walla County1.9+0.1 pts
10Spokane County1.8+0.1 pts
11Franklin County1.7-0.2 pts
12Benton County1.6+0.1 pts
13Grays Harbor County1.4+0.1 pts
14Okanogan County1.4+1.2 pts
15Grant County1-0 pts
16Mason County1+0.3 pts
17Wahkiakum County1-0.3 pts
18Garfield County1+0.9 pts
19Columbia County0.9-0.6 pts
20Whatcom County0.9-0 pts
21Yakima County0.8-0.1 pts
22Clallam County0.8-0.2 pts
23Kittitas County0.8-0.1 pts
24Klickitat County0.8+0.1 pts
25Cowlitz County0.7-0.1 pts
26Skagit County0.7+0.1 pts
27Asotin County0.6-0.2 pts
28Lewis County0.50 pts
29Chelan County0.50 pts
29Pacific County0.5-0.1 pts
31Douglas County0.4-0.1 pts
31San Juan County0.4-0.3 pts
33Jefferson County0.4-0.2 pts
34Lincoln County0.3-0.1 pts
35Stevens County0.3-0 pts
36Pend Oreille County0.2-0.1 pts
37Adams County0.2-0.1 pts
37Ferry County0.2-0.1 pts
39Skamania County0.10 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 6.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Skamania County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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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