RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Highest German population share, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 18.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Klickitat County, WAWA24,33124.3%+1.8 pts

02Ferry County, WAWA7,51722.4%−0.6 pts

03Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45722.2%−4.8 pts

04Columbia County, WAWA4,14121.8%−2.9 pts

05Spokane County, WAWA558,34421.5%−5.5 pts

06Lincoln County, WAWA11,98221.2%−21.1 pts

07Stevens County, WAWA49,66821.0%−3.6 pts

08Lewis County, WAWA88,06220.3%−3.9 pts

09Jefferson County, WAWA33,97020.0%−0.3 pts

10Asotin County, WAWA22,54519.4%−13.0 pts

11Garfield County, WAWA2,41619.1%−8.1 pts

12Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88519.0%−5.4 pts

13Whitman County, WAWA48,51218.9%−10.5 pts

14Kitsap County, WAWA283,37418.6%−2.7 pts

15Skamania County, WAWA12,66918.3%−2.3 pts

16Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36118.2%−5.3 pts

17Clallam County, WAWA78,20218.2%−3.2 pts

18Thurston County, WAWA304,26118.2%−3.1 pts

19Island County, WAWA85,65718.1%−3.2 pts

20Okanogan County, WAWA45,23018.1%−3.3 pts

21Benton County, WAWA221,72217.9%−4.4 pts

22Clark County, WAWA532,11917.6%−6.8 pts

23San Juan County, WAWA18,57717.5%−2.1 pts

24Chelan County, WAWA81,94117.3%−0.3 pts

25Mason County, WAWA71,16517.1%−2.7 pts

26Pacific County, WAWA24,35717.0%−6.4 pts

27Kittitas County, WAWA48,80316.1%−10.1 pts

28Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14415.8%−5.2 pts

29Whatcom County, WAWA236,39215.8%−5.0 pts

30Pierce County, WAWA946,28815.8%−4.7 pts

31Douglas County, WAWA46,47315.6%−4.6 pts

32Skagit County, WAWA132,97515.1%−2.6 pts

33Snohomish County, WAWA870,65615.0%−5.3 pts

34Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87314.3%−5.0 pts

35King County, WAWA2,344,93913.0%−4.1 pts

36Grant County, WAWA105,72712.6%−3.0 pts

37Yakima County, WAWA259,18510.4%−5.4 pts

38Franklin County, WAWA102,61210.0%−3.1 pts

39Adams County, WAWA21,4889.1%−7.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS