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

King County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 39 counties in 2024, at 25.8%. Stevens County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for Washington was 15.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25.8King County
Median7.239 counties
Washington15.4History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

King CountyKing County: 25.8 %25.8Adams CountyAdams County: 24.5 %24.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.8 %20.8Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 19.3 %19.3Yakima CountyYakima County: 18.2 %18.2Grant CountyGrant County: 16.1 %16.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 15.9 %15.9Chelan CountyChelan County: 14 %14Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 13.2 %13.2Benton CountyBenton County: 11.4 %11.4Clark CountyClark County: 11 %11Pierce CountyPierce County: 10.9 %10.9Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 9.9 %9.9Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 9.5 %9.5Skagit CountySkagit County: 9 %9Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 8.8 %8.8Thurston CountyThurston County: 8.3 %8.3Island CountyIsland County: 8 %8Whitman CountyWhitman County: 7.5 %7.5Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 7.2 %7.2San Juan CountySan Juan County: 7 %7Mason CountyMason County: 7 %7Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 5.6 %5.6Spokane CountySpokane County: 5.4 %5.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.3 %5.3Pacific CountyPacific County: 5.3 %5.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5 %5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.8 %4.8Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 4.8 %4.8Clallam CountyClallam County: 4.5 %4.5Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 4.3 %4.3Skamania CountySkamania County: 3.9 %3.9Asotin CountyAsotin County: 2.7 %2.7Ferry CountyFerry County: 2.5 %2.5Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 2.3 %2.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 2.3 %2.3Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 2.1 %2.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1.9 %1.9Stevens CountyStevens County: 1.9 %1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1King County25.8+0.6 pts
2Adams County24.5+1.3 pts
3Franklin County20.8-0.9 pts
4Snohomish County19.3+0.8 pts
5Yakima County18.2-0.3 pts
6Grant County16.1-0 pts
7Douglas County15.9-0.7 pts
8Chelan County14-0.2 pts
9Okanogan County13.2+0.8 pts
10Benton County11.4+0.2 pts
11Clark County110 pts
12Pierce County10.9+0.4 pts
13Whatcom County9.9+0.1 pts
14Walla Walla County9.5-0.2 pts
15Skagit County9-0.3 pts
16Klickitat County8.8-0.9 pts
17Thurston County8.3-0.2 pts
18Island County8+0.5 pts
19Whitman County7.5-0.5 pts
20Kitsap County7.2+0.3 pts
21San Juan County7-0.3 pts
22Mason County7+0.1 pts
23Grays Harbor County5.6+0.4 pts
24Spokane County5.40 pts
25Lewis County5.3+0.1 pts
26Pacific County5.3-0.7 pts
27Columbia County5+2 pts
28Jefferson County4.8-0.4 pts
29Kittitas County4.8+0.9 pts
30Clallam County4.5-0 pts
31Cowlitz County4.3+0.2 pts
32Skamania County3.9-0.6 pts
33Asotin County2.7+0.2 pts
34Ferry County2.5+0.1 pts
35Wahkiakum County2.3-2.1 pts
36Garfield County2.3+0.7 pts
37Pend Oreille County2.10 pts
38Lincoln County1.9-0.3 pts
39Stevens County1.9-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

King County, with 25.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Stevens County, with 1.9% in 2024.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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