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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 2023, at 44.4%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 13.3% and the figure for Washington was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.4Redmond, WA
Lowest1.5Liberty Lake, WA
Median13.391 cities
Washington15.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Redmond, WA: 44.4 %Redmond, WA44.4Bellevue, WA: 42.1 %Bellevue, WA42.1SeaTac, WA: 39.9 %SeaTac, WA39.9Tukwila, WA: 38.1 %Tukwila, WA38.1Sammamish, WA: 36.1 %Sammamish, WA36.1Kent, WA: 32.6 %Kent, WA32.6Sunnyside, WA: 31.3 %Sunnyside, WA31.3Grandview, WA: 30.6 %Grandview, WA30.6Newcastle, WA: 30.4 %Newcastle, WA30.4Lynnwood, WA: 29.6 %Lynnwood, WA29.6Federal Way, WA: 29.1 %Federal Way, WA29.1Issaquah, WA: 28.9 %Issaquah, WA28.9Renton, WA: 28.1 %Renton, WA28.1Des Moines, WA: 26.5 %Des Moines, WA26.5Burien, WA: 25.2 %Burien, WA25.2Mill Creek, WA: 25.1 %Mill Creek, WA25.1Kirkland, WA: 25 %Kirkland, WA25Fife, WA: 24.5 %Fife, WA24.5Mercer Island, WA: 24.5 %Mercer Island, WA24.5Woodinville, WA: 23.7 %Woodinville, WA23.7Auburn, WA: 23.4 %Auburn, WA23.4Bothell, WA: 22.5 %Bothell, WA22.5Kenmore, WA: 22.3 %Kenmore, WA22.3Shoreline, WA: 21.9 %Shoreline, WA21.9Pasco, WA: 21.6 %Pasco, WA21.6Everett, WA: 21.6 %Everett, WA21.6Mukilteo, WA: 21.5 %Mukilteo, WA21.5Seattle, WA: 19.9 %Seattle, WA19.9Mountlake Terrace, WA: 18.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA18.3Edgewood, WA: 18 %Edgewood, WA18Covington, WA: 17.6 %Covington, WA17.6Yakima, WA: 17.4 %Yakima, WA17.4Mount Vernon, WA: 16.7 %Mount Vernon, WA16.7Maple Valley, WA: 15.5 %Maple Valley, WA15.5Lakewood, WA: 15.3 %Lakewood, WA15.3Shelton, WA: 15.3 %Shelton, WA15.3Monroe, WA: 15.2 %Monroe, WA15.2Snoqualmie, WA: 14.3 %Snoqualmie, WA14.3Ferndale, WA: 14.2 %Ferndale, WA14.2Wenatchee, WA: 14.1 %Wenatchee, WA14.1Redmond, WA: 44.4 %Redmond, WA44.4Bellevue, WA: 42.1 %Bellevue, WA42.1SeaTac, WA: 39.9 %SeaTac, WA39.9Tukwila, WA: 38.1 %Tukwila, WA38.1Sammamish, WA: 36.1 %Sammamish, WA36.1Kent, WA: 32.6 %Kent, WA32.6Sunnyside, WA: 31.3 %Sunnyside, WA31.3Grandview, WA: 30.6 %Grandview, WA30.6Newcastle, WA: 30.4 %Newcastle, WA30.4Lynnwood, WA: 29.6 %Lynnwood, WA29.6Federal Way, WA: 29.1 %Federal Way, WA29.1Issaquah, WA: 28.9 %Issaquah, WA28.9Renton, WA: 28.1 %Renton, WA28.1Des Moines, WA: 26.5 %Des Moines, WA26.5Burien, WA: 25.2 %Burien, WA25.2Mill Creek, WA: 25.1 %Mill Creek, WA25.1Kirkland, WA: 25 %Kirkland, WA25Fife, WA: 24.5 %Fife, WA24.5Mercer Island, WA: 24.5 %Mercer Island, WA24.5Woodinville, WA: 23.7 %Woodinville, WA23.7Auburn, WA: 23.4 %Auburn, WA23.4Bothell, WA: 22.5 %Bothell, WA22.5Kenmore, WA: 22.3 %Kenmore, WA22.3Shoreline, WA: 21.9 %Shoreline, WA21.9Pasco, WA: 21.6 %Pasco, WA21.6Everett, WA: 21.6 %Everett, WA21.6Mukilteo, WA: 21.5 %Mukilteo, WA21.5Seattle, WA: 19.9 %Seattle, WA19.9Mountlake Terrace, WA: 18.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA18.3Edgewood, WA: 18 %Edgewood, WA18Covington, WA: 17.6 %Covington, WA17.6Yakima, WA: 17.4 %Yakima, WA17.4Mount Vernon, WA: 16.7 %Mount Vernon, WA16.7Maple Valley, WA: 15.5 %Maple Valley, WA15.5Lakewood, WA: 15.3 %Lakewood, WA15.3Shelton, WA: 15.3 %Shelton, WA15.3Monroe, WA: 15.2 %Monroe, WA15.2Snoqualmie, WA: 14.3 %Snoqualmie, WA14.3Ferndale, WA: 14.2 %Ferndale, WA14.2Wenatchee, WA: 14.1 %Wenatchee, WA14.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Redmond, WA44.4+1.6 pts
2Bellevue, WA42.1+1.4 pts
3SeaTac, WA39.9+1.1 pts
4Tukwila, WA38.1-1.9 pts
5Sammamish, WA36.1+1 pts
6Kent, WA32.6+0.5 pts
7Sunnyside, WA31.3-1.6 pts
8Grandview, WA30.6+0.7 pts
9Newcastle, WA30.4+0.3 pts
10Lynnwood, WA29.6-0.6 pts
11Federal Way, WA29.1+1.4 pts
12Issaquah, WA28.9-0.5 pts
13Renton, WA28.1-0.3 pts
14Des Moines, WA26.5+0.6 pts
15Burien, WA25.2+1.6 pts
16Mill Creek, WA25.1+2 pts
17Kirkland, WA25+0.6 pts
18Fife, WA24.5+3.3 pts
19Mercer Island, WA24.5-0.1 pts
20Woodinville, WA23.7-0.8 pts
21Auburn, WA23.4+1.4 pts
22Bothell, WA22.5+0.5 pts
23Kenmore, WA22.3+1 pts
24Shoreline, WA21.9-0.2 pts
25Pasco, WA21.6-0.4 pts
26Everett, WA21.6+0.7 pts
27Mukilteo, WA21.5+0.3 pts
28Seattle, WA19.9+0.1 pts
29Mountlake Terrace, WA18.3-0 pts
30Edgewood, WA18+2.8 pts
31Covington, WA17.6+1 pts
32Yakima, WA17.4+0.2 pts
33Mount Vernon, WA16.7+0.5 pts
34Maple Valley, WA15.5+3 pts
35Lakewood, WA15.3-0.1 pts
36Shelton, WA15.3-1.5 pts
37Monroe, WA15.2+1.3 pts
38Snoqualmie, WA14.3+0.7 pts
39Ferndale, WA14.2-0.2 pts
40Wenatchee, WA14.1+0.7 pts
41Kennewick, WA14.1+0.2 pts
42Burlington, WA13.8+0.7 pts
42East Wenatchee, WA13.8+0.6 pts
44Vancouver, WA13.6-0.3 pts
45University Place, WA13.4-0.9 pts
46Edmonds, WA13.3-0.9 pts
47Marysville, WA13.3+1.5 pts
48Lacey, WA12.4+0.1 pts
49Lake Forest Park, WA12.3+0.2 pts
50Tacoma, WA12.2+0.1 pts
51Camas, WA11.9-0.3 pts
52Lake Stevens, WA11.3+1.8 pts
53Arlington, WA11.1-1 pts
54Lynden, WA10.9+0.6 pts
55Pullman, WA10.8-2.1 pts
56Oak Harbor, WA10.3+1.1 pts
57Puyallup, WA10.1+1 pts
58Walla Walla, WA9.4-0.9 pts
59Bellingham, WA9.1-0.2 pts
60Sumner, WA8.8-0.7 pts
61Airway Heights, WA8.8+0.1 pts
62Centralia, WA8.7+1.5 pts
63Moses Lake, WA8.5-1.2 pts
64Aberdeen, WA8.5+0.5 pts
65Battle Ground, WA8.4-1.1 pts
66Olympia, WA8.2-0.8 pts
67West Richland, WA8.1+1.3 pts
68Bainbridge Island, WA7.9+0.6 pts
69Richland, WA7.9-1 pts
70Yelm, WA7.8+1.5 pts
71Bremerton, WA7.4-0.4 pts
72Enumclaw, WA6.9+0.5 pts
73Port Orchard, WA6.6-1 pts
74Sedro-Woolley, WA6.4-0.3 pts
75Poulsbo, WA6.3-0.8 pts
76Tumwater, WA6.2-0.5 pts
77Spokane, WA6.1+0.3 pts
78Ridgefield, WA6.1+0.4 pts
79Anacortes, WA5.9-0.3 pts
79Bonney Lake, WA5.9+0.7 pts
81Port Townsend, WA5.6+0.8 pts
82Gig Harbor, WA5.1-0.5 pts
83Spokane Valley, WA5.1-0.1 pts
84Snohomish, WA4.9+0.3 pts
85Port Angeles, WA4.9-0.8 pts
86Kelso, WA4.7-1.4 pts
87Ellensburg, WA4.7+1.6 pts
88Cheney, WA4.5-0.1 pts
89Longview, WA4.2-0 pts
90Washougal, WA3.7+0.2 pts
91Liberty Lake, WA1.5+0.3 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/washington-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Redmond, WA, with 44.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Liberty Lake, WA, with 1.5% in 2023.

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