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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 2022, at 42.9%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 12.9% and the figure for Washington was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.9Redmond, WA
Lowest1.2Liberty Lake, WA
Median12.991 cities
Washington14.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Redmond, WA: 42.9 %Redmond, WA42.9Bellevue, WA: 40.7 %Bellevue, WA40.7Tukwila, WA: 40 %Tukwila, WA40SeaTac, WA: 38.8 %SeaTac, WA38.8Sammamish, WA: 35.1 %Sammamish, WA35.1Sunnyside, WA: 32.9 %Sunnyside, WA32.9Kent, WA: 32.2 %Kent, WA32.2Lynnwood, WA: 30.2 %Lynnwood, WA30.2Newcastle, WA: 30.1 %Newcastle, WA30.1Grandview, WA: 29.9 %Grandview, WA29.9Issaquah, WA: 29.4 %Issaquah, WA29.4Renton, WA: 28.4 %Renton, WA28.4Federal Way, WA: 27.7 %Federal Way, WA27.7Des Moines, WA: 25.8 %Des Moines, WA25.8Mercer Island, WA: 24.6 %Mercer Island, WA24.6Woodinville, WA: 24.6 %Woodinville, WA24.6Kirkland, WA: 24.4 %Kirkland, WA24.4Burien, WA: 23.6 %Burien, WA23.6Mill Creek, WA: 23.1 %Mill Creek, WA23.1Shoreline, WA: 22.1 %Shoreline, WA22.1Bothell, WA: 22 %Bothell, WA22Pasco, WA: 22 %Pasco, WA22Auburn, WA: 22 %Auburn, WA22Kenmore, WA: 21.3 %Kenmore, WA21.3Fife, WA: 21.3 %Fife, WA21.3Mukilteo, WA: 21.2 %Mukilteo, WA21.2Everett, WA: 20.8 %Everett, WA20.8Seattle, WA: 19.8 %Seattle, WA19.8Mountlake Terrace, WA: 18.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA18.3Yakima, WA: 17.2 %Yakima, WA17.2Shelton, WA: 16.7 %Shelton, WA16.7Covington, WA: 16.6 %Covington, WA16.6Mount Vernon, WA: 16.1 %Mount Vernon, WA16.1Lakewood, WA: 15.4 %Lakewood, WA15.4Edgewood, WA: 15.2 %Edgewood, WA15.2Ferndale, WA: 14.4 %Ferndale, WA14.4University Place, WA: 14.3 %University Place, WA14.3Edmonds, WA: 14.2 %Edmonds, WA14.2Monroe, WA: 13.9 %Monroe, WA13.9Vancouver, WA: 13.9 %Vancouver, WA13.9Redmond, WA: 42.9 %Redmond, WA42.9Bellevue, WA: 40.7 %Bellevue, WA40.7Tukwila, WA: 40 %Tukwila, WA40SeaTac, WA: 38.8 %SeaTac, WA38.8Sammamish, WA: 35.1 %Sammamish, WA35.1Sunnyside, WA: 32.9 %Sunnyside, WA32.9Kent, WA: 32.2 %Kent, WA32.2Lynnwood, WA: 30.2 %Lynnwood, WA30.2Newcastle, WA: 30.1 %Newcastle, WA30.1Grandview, WA: 29.9 %Grandview, WA29.9Issaquah, WA: 29.4 %Issaquah, WA29.4Renton, WA: 28.4 %Renton, WA28.4Federal Way, WA: 27.7 %Federal Way, WA27.7Des Moines, WA: 25.8 %Des Moines, WA25.8Mercer Island, WA: 24.6 %Mercer Island, WA24.6Woodinville, WA: 24.6 %Woodinville, WA24.6Kirkland, WA: 24.4 %Kirkland, WA24.4Burien, WA: 23.6 %Burien, WA23.6Mill Creek, WA: 23.1 %Mill Creek, WA23.1Shoreline, WA: 22.1 %Shoreline, WA22.1Bothell, WA: 22 %Bothell, WA22Pasco, WA: 22 %Pasco, WA22Auburn, WA: 22 %Auburn, WA22Kenmore, WA: 21.3 %Kenmore, WA21.3Fife, WA: 21.3 %Fife, WA21.3Mukilteo, WA: 21.2 %Mukilteo, WA21.2Everett, WA: 20.8 %Everett, WA20.8Seattle, WA: 19.8 %Seattle, WA19.8Mountlake Terrace, WA: 18.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA18.3Yakima, WA: 17.2 %Yakima, WA17.2Shelton, WA: 16.7 %Shelton, WA16.7Covington, WA: 16.6 %Covington, WA16.6Mount Vernon, WA: 16.1 %Mount Vernon, WA16.1Lakewood, WA: 15.4 %Lakewood, WA15.4Edgewood, WA: 15.2 %Edgewood, WA15.2Ferndale, WA: 14.4 %Ferndale, WA14.4University Place, WA: 14.3 %University Place, WA14.3Edmonds, WA: 14.2 %Edmonds, WA14.2Monroe, WA: 13.9 %Monroe, WA13.9Vancouver, WA: 13.9 %Vancouver, WA13.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Redmond, WA42.9+0.4 pts
2Bellevue, WA40.7+0.8 pts
3Tukwila, WA40+0.9 pts
4SeaTac, WA38.8-0.1 pts
5Sammamish, WA35.1+2 pts
6Sunnyside, WA32.9+4.4 pts
7Kent, WA32.2-0 pts
8Lynnwood, WA30.20 pts
9Newcastle, WA30.1+1.8 pts
10Grandview, WA29.9-2.2 pts
11Issaquah, WA29.4-0.5 pts
12Renton, WA28.4-0.1 pts
13Federal Way, WA27.7+1.6 pts
14Des Moines, WA25.8+1.1 pts
15Mercer Island, WA24.6+0.8 pts
15Woodinville, WA24.6+3.1 pts
17Kirkland, WA24.4+0.5 pts
18Burien, WA23.6-1.3 pts
19Mill Creek, WA23.1-1.1 pts
20Shoreline, WA22.1-0.8 pts
21Bothell, WA22+0.7 pts
21Pasco, WA22-0.4 pts
23Auburn, WA22-0.8 pts
24Kenmore, WA21.3+0.1 pts
25Fife, WA21.3+1.3 pts
26Mukilteo, WA21.2+0.4 pts
27Everett, WA20.8+0.7 pts
28Seattle, WA19.8+0.5 pts
29Mountlake Terrace, WA18.3-0.9 pts
30Yakima, WA17.2+0.4 pts
31Shelton, WA16.7+0.9 pts
32Covington, WA16.6+1.7 pts
33Mount Vernon, WA16.1+0.1 pts
34Lakewood, WA15.4+1.3 pts
35Edgewood, WA15.2+1.8 pts
36Ferndale, WA14.4+0.5 pts
37University Place, WA14.3+1 pts
38Edmonds, WA14.2+0.8 pts
39Monroe, WA13.9+2 pts
40Vancouver, WA13.9+0.2 pts
41Kennewick, WA13.8-0.1 pts
42Snoqualmie, WA13.6+0.4 pts
43Wenatchee, WA13.40 pts
44East Wenatchee, WA13.3+0.8 pts
45Burlington, WA13.1-1.9 pts
46Pullman, WA12.9-1.5 pts
47Maple Valley, WA12.5+2.8 pts
48Lacey, WA12.4+0.2 pts
49Camas, WA12.2-0.2 pts
50Arlington, WA12.1-0.3 pts
50Tacoma, WA12.1-0.3 pts
52Lake Forest Park, WA12-0.2 pts
53Marysville, WA11.8+1.1 pts
54Walla Walla, WA10.4+1.6 pts
55Lynden, WA10.3+0.7 pts
56Moses Lake, WA9.8-0.5 pts
57Sumner, WA9.6+1.5 pts
58Lake Stevens, WA9.5+1.3 pts
59Battle Ground, WA9.4-0.7 pts
60Bellingham, WA9.3+0.3 pts
61Oak Harbor, WA9.3-0.8 pts
62Puyallup, WA9.1+0.3 pts
63Olympia, WA9-0.6 pts
64Richland, WA8.9+0.5 pts
65Airway Heights, WA8.7-0.7 pts
66Aberdeen, WA7.9-0 pts
67Bremerton, WA7.80 pts
68Port Orchard, WA7.6+0.5 pts
69Bainbridge Island, WA7.4+0.6 pts
70Centralia, WA7.3+0.4 pts
71Poulsbo, WA7.1-0.5 pts
72West Richland, WA6.8+0.1 pts
73Sedro-Woolley, WA6.7-0.1 pts
73Tumwater, WA6.7+0.5 pts
75Enumclaw, WA6.4-0.9 pts
76Yelm, WA6.2+1.6 pts
77Anacortes, WA6.2-0 pts
78Kelso, WA6.1-0.5 pts
79Spokane, WA5.8-0.2 pts
80Ridgefield, WA5.7+1.8 pts
81Port Angeles, WA5.7-0.1 pts
82Gig Harbor, WA5.6+0.1 pts
83Bonney Lake, WA5.2-0.2 pts
84Spokane Valley, WA5.20 pts
85Port Townsend, WA4.8-0.1 pts
86Cheney, WA4.6-1.3 pts
87Snohomish, WA4.6+0.6 pts
88Longview, WA4.2-0.4 pts
89Washougal, WA3.4-0.1 pts
90Ellensburg, WA3.1-2.6 pts
91Liberty Lake, WA1.2-1 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Redmond, WA, with 42.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty Lake, WA, with 1.2% in 2022.

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