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Cities in Washington by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Redmond, WA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 91 cities in 2024, at 45.3%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 13.1% and the figure for Washington was 15.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.3Redmond, WA
Lowest3.4Liberty Lake, WA
Median13.191 cities
Washington15.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Redmond, WA: 45.3 %Redmond, WA45.3Bellevue, WA: 43.5 %Bellevue, WA43.5Tukwila, WA: 40.1 %Tukwila, WA40.1SeaTac, WA: 39.9 %SeaTac, WA39.9Sammamish, WA: 36.5 %Sammamish, WA36.5Kent, WA: 33.2 %Kent, WA33.2Sunnyside, WA: 33 %Sunnyside, WA33Newcastle, WA: 32.8 %Newcastle, WA32.8Federal Way, WA: 31.9 %Federal Way, WA31.9Grandview, WA: 30 %Grandview, WA30Lynnwood, WA: 29.2 %Lynnwood, WA29.2Renton, WA: 28.5 %Renton, WA28.5Issaquah, WA: 28.3 %Issaquah, WA28.3Mercer Island, WA: 26.4 %Mercer Island, WA26.4Kirkland, WA: 26.3 %Kirkland, WA26.3Burien, WA: 26.1 %Burien, WA26.1Des Moines, WA: 26 %Des Moines, WA26Woodinville, WA: 25.6 %Woodinville, WA25.6Auburn, WA: 25.1 %Auburn, WA25.1Mill Creek, WA: 24.5 %Mill Creek, WA24.5Fife, WA: 23.6 %Fife, WA23.6Bothell, WA: 22.7 %Bothell, WA22.7Everett, WA: 22.1 %Everett, WA22.1Mukilteo, WA: 22.1 %Mukilteo, WA22.1Kenmore, WA: 21.9 %Kenmore, WA21.9Shoreline, WA: 20.8 %Shoreline, WA20.8Pasco, WA: 20.8 %Pasco, WA20.8Seattle, WA: 20.2 %Seattle, WA20.2Mountlake Terrace, WA: 18.5 %Mountlake Terrace, WA18.5Edgewood, WA: 18.4 %Edgewood, WA18.4Yakima, WA: 16.7 %Yakima, WA16.7Monroe, WA: 16.5 %Monroe, WA16.5Mount Vernon, WA: 16.4 %Mount Vernon, WA16.4Maple Valley, WA: 16.3 %Maple Valley, WA16.3Ferndale, WA: 15.9 %Ferndale, WA15.9Marysville, WA: 15.5 %Marysville, WA15.5Covington, WA: 15.4 %Covington, WA15.4Lakewood, WA: 15.3 %Lakewood, WA15.3Snoqualmie, WA: 14.7 %Snoqualmie, WA14.7East Wenatchee, WA: 14.3 %East Wenatchee, WA14.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Redmond, WA45.3+0.9 pts
2Bellevue, WA43.5+1.4 pts
3Tukwila, WA40.1+2 pts
4SeaTac, WA39.9-0 pts
5Sammamish, WA36.5+0.3 pts
6Kent, WA33.2+0.6 pts
7Sunnyside, WA33+1.7 pts
8Newcastle, WA32.8+2.4 pts
9Federal Way, WA31.9+2.8 pts
10Grandview, WA30-0.5 pts
11Lynnwood, WA29.2-0.4 pts
12Renton, WA28.5+0.4 pts
13Issaquah, WA28.3-0.6 pts
14Mercer Island, WA26.4+1.9 pts
15Kirkland, WA26.3+1.3 pts
16Burien, WA26.1+0.8 pts
17Des Moines, WA26-0.4 pts
18Woodinville, WA25.6+1.9 pts
19Auburn, WA25.1+1.7 pts
20Mill Creek, WA24.5-0.6 pts
21Fife, WA23.6-1 pts
22Bothell, WA22.7+0.1 pts
23Everett, WA22.1+0.6 pts
24Mukilteo, WA22.1+0.6 pts
25Kenmore, WA21.9-0.4 pts
26Shoreline, WA20.8-1.1 pts
27Pasco, WA20.8-0.9 pts
28Seattle, WA20.2+0.2 pts
29Mountlake Terrace, WA18.5+0.3 pts
30Edgewood, WA18.4+0.4 pts
31Yakima, WA16.7-0.7 pts
32Monroe, WA16.5+1.3 pts
33Mount Vernon, WA16.4-0.2 pts
34Maple Valley, WA16.3+0.8 pts
35Ferndale, WA15.9+1.6 pts
36Marysville, WA15.5+2.3 pts
37Covington, WA15.4-2.2 pts
38Lakewood, WA15.3-0 pts
39Snoqualmie, WA14.7+0.3 pts
40East Wenatchee, WA14.3+0.5 pts
41Shelton, WA14.2-1 pts
42Kennewick, WA14.1+0.1 pts
43Edmonds, WA13.9+0.6 pts
44Wenatchee, WA13.7-0.5 pts
45University Place, WA13.40 pts
46Lake Stevens, WA13.1+1.8 pts
47Vancouver, WA12.8-0.8 pts
48Camas, WA12.6+0.7 pts
49Tacoma, WA12.6+0.4 pts
50Lake Forest Park, WA12.5+0.3 pts
51Burlington, WA11.6-2.3 pts
52Lacey, WA11.5-1 pts
53Arlington, WA11-0.1 pts
54Oak Harbor, WA10.5+0.2 pts
55Lynden, WA10.5-0.4 pts
56Sumner, WA10.2+1.3 pts
57Centralia, WA9.8+1.1 pts
58Pullman, WA9.8-1 pts
59Battle Ground, WA9.5+1.1 pts
60Airway Heights, WA9.3+0.5 pts
61Puyallup, WA9.2-0.9 pts
62Walla Walla, WA9.2-0.2 pts
63Aberdeen, WA9.2+0.7 pts
64Richland, WA8.6+0.8 pts
65Bellingham, WA8.5-0.7 pts
66Olympia, WA8.4+0.2 pts
67Yelm, WA8.2+0.5 pts
68Bremerton, WA8+0.7 pts
69Poulsbo, WA7.9+1.5 pts
70Bainbridge Island, WA7.8-0.2 pts
71Bonney Lake, WA7.6+1.7 pts
72Moses Lake, WA7.6-0.9 pts
73Tumwater, WA7.6+1.3 pts
74Ridgefield, WA7.4+1.3 pts
75West Richland, WA7.2-0.9 pts
76Port Orchard, WA7.1+0.5 pts
77Gig Harbor, WA6.4+1.3 pts
78Sedro-Woolley, WA6.4-0.1 pts
79Spokane, WA6.1-0.1 pts
80Ellensburg, WA5.9+1.2 pts
81Anacortes, WA5.8-0 pts
82Cheney, WA5.5+1 pts
83Spokane Valley, WA5-0 pts
84Enumclaw, WA5-2 pts
85Port Angeles, WA4.8-0 pts
86Longview, WA4.8+0.6 pts
87Snohomish, WA4.7-0.2 pts
88Kelso, WA4.6-0.1 pts
89Washougal, WA4.4+0.8 pts
90Port Townsend, WA4.2-1.3 pts
91Liberty Lake, WA3.4+1.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population. United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat). England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

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 B05002: foreign-born population 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by foreign-born share of the population, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Redmond, WA, with 45.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty Lake, WA, with 3.4% in 2024.

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