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Most segregated, Washington counties

Washington counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 36 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 21. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: San Juan County, WA, up 10 places to #26.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020
01Ferry County, WAWA7,51752+7%
02▲1Adams County, WAWA21,48845+5%
03▼1Yakima County, WAWA259,18544−8%
04▲1Okanogan County, WAWA45,23038−2%
05▲2Franklin County, WAWA102,61235−7%
06▲2Island County, WAWA85,65734−9%
07▼3Grant County, WAWA105,72732−21%
08▲3Skagit County, WAWA132,97530−5%
09▲4King County, WAWA2,344,93929−5%
10▲2Pierce County, WAWA946,28829−9%
11▼2Chelan County, WAWA81,94127−16%
12▼2Clallam County, WAWA78,20227−16%
13▲3Snohomish County, WAWA870,65625−9%
14Benton County, WAWA221,72224−13%
15▲3Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14424−8%
16▼10Stevens County, WAWA49,66823−39%
17▲2Clark County, WAWA532,11922−16%
18▲4Mason County, WAWA71,16521−15%
19▲5Kitsap County, WAWA283,37420−15%
20▲3Spokane County, WAWA558,34420−21%
21▲6Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88520−13%
22▲7Pacific County, WAWA24,35718−10%
23▲5Thurston County, WAWA304,26118−16%
24▼3Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36118−31%
25▼8Asotin County, WAWA22,54517−38%
26▲10San Juan County, WAWA18,57716+27%
27▼1Whatcom County, WAWA236,39216−31%
28▲6Lewis County, WAWA88,06215+1%
29▼9Whitman County, WAWA48,51215−41%
30Jefferson County, WAWA33,97015−19%
31▲1Kittitas County, WAWA48,80314−16%
32▼17Klickitat County, WAWA24,33113−55%
33▼8Douglas County, WAWA46,47312−49%
34▼1Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45712−30%
35Skamania County, WAWA12,6699−31%
36▼5Lincoln County, WAWA11,9829−51%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES