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Cities in Washington by foreign-born share of the population

Redmond, WA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 91 cities in 2021, at 42.4%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 12.5% and the figure for Washington was 14.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.4Redmond, WA
Lowest2.3Liberty Lake, WA
Median12.591 cities
Washington14.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Redmond, WA: 42.4 %Redmond, WA42.4Bellevue, WA: 39.9 %Bellevue, WA39.9Tukwila, WA: 39.2 %Tukwila, WA39.2SeaTac, WA: 38.9 %SeaTac, WA38.9Sammamish, WA: 33.1 %Sammamish, WA33.1Kent, WA: 32.2 %Kent, WA32.2Grandview, WA: 32.1 %Grandview, WA32.1Lynnwood, WA: 30.1 %Lynnwood, WA30.1Issaquah, WA: 29.9 %Issaquah, WA29.9Sunnyside, WA: 28.5 %Sunnyside, WA28.5Renton, WA: 28.4 %Renton, WA28.4Newcastle, WA: 28.3 %Newcastle, WA28.3Federal Way, WA: 26.1 %Federal Way, WA26.1Burien, WA: 24.9 %Burien, WA24.9Des Moines, WA: 24.7 %Des Moines, WA24.7Mill Creek, WA: 24.2 %Mill Creek, WA24.2Kirkland, WA: 23.9 %Kirkland, WA23.9Mercer Island, WA: 23.8 %Mercer Island, WA23.8Shoreline, WA: 22.9 %Shoreline, WA22.9Auburn, WA: 22.8 %Auburn, WA22.8Pasco, WA: 22.4 %Pasco, WA22.4Woodinville, WA: 21.4 %Woodinville, WA21.4Bothell, WA: 21.4 %Bothell, WA21.4Kenmore, WA: 21.2 %Kenmore, WA21.2Mukilteo, WA: 20.8 %Mukilteo, WA20.8Everett, WA: 20.1 %Everett, WA20.1Fife, WA: 20 %Fife, WA20Seattle, WA: 19.3 %Seattle, WA19.3Mountlake Terrace, WA: 19.1 %Mountlake Terrace, WA19.1Yakima, WA: 16.8 %Yakima, WA16.8Mount Vernon, WA: 16 %Mount Vernon, WA16Shelton, WA: 15.8 %Shelton, WA15.8Burlington, WA: 15 %Burlington, WA15Covington, WA: 14.9 %Covington, WA14.9Pullman, WA: 14.4 %Pullman, WA14.4Lakewood, WA: 14.2 %Lakewood, WA14.2Kennewick, WA: 14 %Kennewick, WA14Ferndale, WA: 13.9 %Ferndale, WA13.9Vancouver, WA: 13.7 %Vancouver, WA13.7Edmonds, WA: 13.5 %Edmonds, WA13.5Redmond, WA: 42.4 %Redmond, WA42.4Bellevue, WA: 39.9 %Bellevue, WA39.9Tukwila, WA: 39.2 %Tukwila, WA39.2SeaTac, WA: 38.9 %SeaTac, WA38.9Sammamish, WA: 33.1 %Sammamish, WA33.1Kent, WA: 32.2 %Kent, WA32.2Grandview, WA: 32.1 %Grandview, WA32.1Lynnwood, WA: 30.1 %Lynnwood, WA30.1Issaquah, WA: 29.9 %Issaquah, WA29.9Sunnyside, WA: 28.5 %Sunnyside, WA28.5Renton, WA: 28.4 %Renton, WA28.4Newcastle, WA: 28.3 %Newcastle, WA28.3Federal Way, WA: 26.1 %Federal Way, WA26.1Burien, WA: 24.9 %Burien, WA24.9Des Moines, WA: 24.7 %Des Moines, WA24.7Mill Creek, WA: 24.2 %Mill Creek, WA24.2Kirkland, WA: 23.9 %Kirkland, WA23.9Mercer Island, WA: 23.8 %Mercer Island, WA23.8Shoreline, WA: 22.9 %Shoreline, WA22.9Auburn, WA: 22.8 %Auburn, WA22.8Pasco, WA: 22.4 %Pasco, WA22.4Woodinville, WA: 21.4 %Woodinville, WA21.4Bothell, WA: 21.4 %Bothell, WA21.4Kenmore, WA: 21.2 %Kenmore, WA21.2Mukilteo, WA: 20.8 %Mukilteo, WA20.8Everett, WA: 20.1 %Everett, WA20.1Fife, WA: 20 %Fife, WA20Seattle, WA: 19.3 %Seattle, WA19.3Mountlake Terrace, WA: 19.1 %Mountlake Terrace, WA19.1Yakima, WA: 16.8 %Yakima, WA16.8Mount Vernon, WA: 16 %Mount Vernon, WA16Shelton, WA: 15.8 %Shelton, WA15.8Burlington, WA: 15 %Burlington, WA15Covington, WA: 14.9 %Covington, WA14.9Pullman, WA: 14.4 %Pullman, WA14.4Lakewood, WA: 14.2 %Lakewood, WA14.2Kennewick, WA: 14 %Kennewick, WA14Ferndale, WA: 13.9 %Ferndale, WA13.9Vancouver, WA: 13.7 %Vancouver, WA13.7Edmonds, WA: 13.5 %Edmonds, WA13.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Redmond, WA42.4
2Bellevue, WA39.9
3Tukwila, WA39.2
4SeaTac, WA38.9
5Sammamish, WA33.1
6Kent, WA32.2
7Grandview, WA32.1
8Lynnwood, WA30.1
9Issaquah, WA29.9
10Sunnyside, WA28.5
11Renton, WA28.4
12Newcastle, WA28.3
13Federal Way, WA26.1
14Burien, WA24.9
15Des Moines, WA24.7
16Mill Creek, WA24.2
17Kirkland, WA23.9
18Mercer Island, WA23.8
19Shoreline, WA22.9
20Auburn, WA22.8
21Pasco, WA22.4
22Woodinville, WA21.4
23Bothell, WA21.4
24Kenmore, WA21.2
25Mukilteo, WA20.8
26Everett, WA20.1
27Fife, WA20
28Seattle, WA19.3
29Mountlake Terrace, WA19.1
30Yakima, WA16.8
31Mount Vernon, WA16
32Shelton, WA15.8
33Burlington, WA15
34Covington, WA14.9
35Pullman, WA14.4
36Lakewood, WA14.2
37Kennewick, WA14
38Ferndale, WA13.9
39Vancouver, WA13.7
40Edmonds, WA13.5
41Wenatchee, WA13.4
42Edgewood, WA13.4
43University Place, WA13.3
44Snoqualmie, WA13.3
45Arlington, WA12.5
45East Wenatchee, WA12.5
45Tacoma, WA12.5
48Camas, WA12.4
49Lake Forest Park, WA12.3
50Lacey, WA12.2
51Monroe, WA11.9
52Marysville, WA10.6
53Moses Lake, WA10.2
54Battle Ground, WA10.2
55Oak Harbor, WA10.1
56Maple Valley, WA9.7
57Lynden, WA9.6
57Olympia, WA9.6
59Airway Heights, WA9.3
60Bellingham, WA9.1
61Puyallup, WA8.9
62Walla Walla, WA8.7
63Richland, WA8.3
64Lake Stevens, WA8.2
65Sumner, WA8
66Aberdeen, WA8
67Bremerton, WA7.8
68Poulsbo, WA7.7
69Enumclaw, WA7.4
70Port Orchard, WA7.2
71Centralia, WA6.8
71Sedro-Woolley, WA6.8
73Bainbridge Island, WA6.7
74West Richland, WA6.7
75Kelso, WA6.6
76Tumwater, WA6.3
77Anacortes, WA6.2
78Spokane, WA6
79Cheney, WA5.9
80Port Angeles, WA5.8
81Ellensburg, WA5.7
82Bonney Lake, WA5.4
83Gig Harbor, WA5.4
84Spokane Valley, WA5.2
85Port Townsend, WA4.9
86Yelm, WA4.6
87Longview, WA4.6
88Snohomish, WA4
89Ridgefield, WA3.9
90Washougal, WA3.5
91Liberty Lake, WA2.3

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Redmond, WA, with 42.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty Lake, WA, with 2.3% in 2021.

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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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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