Counties in Washington by foreign-born share of the population

King County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 39 counties in 2022, at 24.6%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 7.5% and the figure for Washington was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.6King County
Median7.539 counties
Washington14.9History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

King CountyKing County: 24.6 %24.6Adams CountyAdams County: 22.9 %22.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.2 %22.2Yakima CountyYakima County: 18.8 %18.8Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 17.7 %17.7Grant CountyGrant County: 16.5 %16.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 15.4 %15.4Chelan CountyChelan County: 14 %14Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 12.2 %12.2Benton CountyBenton County: 11.6 %11.6Clark CountyClark County: 10.8 %10.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 10.5 %10.5Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 10.1 %10.1Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 10 %10Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 9.9 %9.9Whitman CountyWhitman County: 9.5 %9.5Skagit CountySkagit County: 9.4 %9.4Thurston CountyThurston County: 8.4 %8.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 7.6 %7.6Island CountyIsland County: 7.5 %7.5Pacific CountyPacific County: 7.2 %7.2Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 6.8 %6.8Mason CountyMason County: 6.4 %6.4Spokane CountySpokane County: 5.2 %5.2Clallam CountyClallam County: 5 %5Lewis CountyLewis County: 5 %5Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 4.8 %4.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.5 %4.5Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 4.4 %4.4Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 4.1 %4.1Skamania CountySkamania County: 3.9 %3.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 3.6 %3.6Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 3.4 %3.4Asotin CountyAsotin County: 3.2 %3.2Ferry CountyFerry County: 2.3 %2.3Stevens CountyStevens County: 2.2 %2.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.1 %2.1Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 1.7 %1.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 1.4 %1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1King County24.6+0.4 pts
2Adams County22.9-1 pts
3Franklin County22.2-0 pts
4Yakima County18.8+0.1 pts
5Snohomish County17.7+0.5 pts
6Grant County16.5-0.2 pts
7Douglas County15.4-0 pts
8Chelan County14+0.4 pts
9Okanogan County12.2+2.5 pts
10Benton County11.6+0.6 pts
11Clark County10.8-0 pts
12Pierce County10.5+0.3 pts
13Klickitat County10.1+0.9 pts
14Walla Walla County10+0.8 pts
15Whatcom County9.9+0.2 pts
16Whitman County9.5-1.1 pts
17Skagit County9.4-0 pts
18Thurston County8.4-0 pts
19San Juan County7.6-0 pts
20Island County7.5+0.2 pts
21Pacific County7.2+0.3 pts
22Kitsap County6.80 pts
23Mason County6.4+0.3 pts
24Spokane County5.2-0.1 pts
25Clallam County5-0.2 pts
25Lewis County50 pts
27Grays Harbor County4.80 pts
28Jefferson County4.5-0.1 pts
29Wahkiakum County4.4-0.3 pts
30Cowlitz County4.1+0.1 pts
31Skamania County3.9+0.5 pts
32Columbia County3.60 pts
33Kittitas County3.4-1.1 pts
34Asotin County3.2+0.3 pts
35Ferry County2.3+0.8 pts
36Stevens County2.2-0.3 pts
37Lincoln County2.1+0.4 pts
38Pend Oreille County1.7-1.1 pts
39Garfield County1.4-0.8 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

King County, with 24.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Garfield County, with 1.4% in 2022.

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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