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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 2023, at 6.8%. Ferry County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Washington was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6.8Pierce County
Lowest0.2Ferry County
Median0.839 counties
Washington3.8History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Pierce CountyPierce County: 6.8 %6.8King CountyKing County: 6.4 %6.4Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 3.5 %3.5Thurston CountyThurston County: 3.2 %3.2Island CountyIsland County: 2.6 %2.6Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 2.4 %2.4Clark CountyClark County: 2 %2Spokane CountySpokane County: 1.9 %1.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.9 %1.9Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 1.7 %1.7Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 1.6 %1.6Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 1.6 %1.6Whitman CountyWhitman County: 1.6 %1.6Benton CountyBenton County: 1.5 %1.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 1.3 %1.3Grant CountyGrant County: 1.2 %1.2Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 1.1 %1.1Mason CountyMason County: 1 %1Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 1 %1Asotin CountyAsotin County: 0.8 %0.8Clallam CountyClallam County: 0.8 %0.8Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 0.8 %0.8Yakima CountyYakima County: 0.8 %0.8Skagit CountySkagit County: 0.7 %0.7Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 0.7 %0.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0.7 %0.7Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 0.7 %0.7Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.6 %0.6Chelan CountyChelan County: 0.5 %0.5Pacific CountyPacific County: 0.5 %0.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.5 %0.5Adams CountyAdams County: 0.4 %0.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.4 %0.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.3 %0.3Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 0.3 %0.3Skamania CountySkamania County: 0.3 %0.3Stevens CountyStevens County: 0.3 %0.3San Juan CountySan Juan County: 0.3 %0.3Ferry CountyFerry County: 0.2 %0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pierce County6.80 pts
2King County6.40 pts
3Snohomish County3.5+0.1 pts
4Thurston County3.2+0.2 pts
5Island County2.6+0.1 pts
6Kitsap County2.4-0.1 pts
7Clark County2+0.1 pts
8Spokane County1.9+0.1 pts
9Franklin County1.9+0.2 pts
10Walla Walla County1.7-0.1 pts
11Okanogan County1.6+0.3 pts
12Grays Harbor County1.6+0.2 pts
13Whitman County1.6-0.4 pts
14Benton County1.5-0.1 pts
15Garfield County1.3+0.3 pts
16Grant County1.2+0.2 pts
17Wahkiakum County1.1+0.1 pts
18Mason County1-0 pts
19Kittitas County1+0.2 pts
20Asotin County0.8+0.2 pts
20Clallam County0.80 pts
20Whatcom County0.8-0.1 pts
23Yakima County0.8-0.1 pts
24Skagit County0.7+0.1 pts
25Klickitat County0.7-0 pts
26Columbia County0.7-0.2 pts
27Cowlitz County0.7-0.1 pts
28Lewis County0.6+0.1 pts
29Chelan County0.5+0.1 pts
29Pacific County0.5+0.1 pts
31Douglas County0.50 pts
32Adams County0.4+0.2 pts
32Lincoln County0.40 pts
34Jefferson County0.3-0 pts
35Pend Oreille County0.3+0.1 pts
36Skamania County0.3+0.2 pts
37Stevens County0.3-0 pts
38San Juan County0.3-0.2 pts
39Ferry 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ferry County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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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