Washington State Data Book: The people, the economy, and the government of Washington State State of Washington Office of Financial Management

2006 Population Estimate by County
by Race and Hispanic Origin

Source:  Office of Financial Management

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2006 POPULATION ESTIMATE BY COUNTY
BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN1
County April 1 Total Population Excludes Hispanic Origin Hispanic Origin1
White/Caucasian Black/African American American Indian & Alaska Native Asian & Pacific Islander Two or More
Washington State 6,375,600 4,894,260 214,119 92,298 431,760 177,786 565,377
Adams 17,300 7,964 19 50 96 127 9,044
Asotin 21,100 19,873 47 254 133 321 471
Benton 160,600 126,786 1,410 1,042 3,952 2,624 24,786
Chelan 70,100 51,507 117 526 604 819 16,527
Clallam 67,800 58,607 297 3,427 1,122 1,410 2,937
Clark 403,500 343,855 7,231 3,050 16,967 9,762 22,635
Columbia 4,100 3,678 10 35 21 58 298
Cowlitz 96,800 85,851 500 1,331 1,543 2,135 5,441
Douglas 35,700 26,360 71 287 232 409 8,341
Ferry 7,500 5,624 22 1,362 31 241 220
Franklin 64,200 24,951 971 176 954 652 36,495
Garfield 2,400 2,286 0 10 20 26 59
Grant 80,600 49,309 666 706 751 950 28,219
Grays Harbor 70,400 58,327 481 3,661 1,368 1,598 4,965
Island 77,200 64,413 2,008 700 4,179 2,314 3,585
Jefferson 28,200 25,525 180 649 444 649 752
King 1,835,300 1,298,410 105,629 14,896 240,822 57,653 117,890
Kitsap 243,400 196,764 7,411 3,718 14,408 9,589 11,510
Kittitas 37,400 32,857 288 330 1,026 595 2,304
Klickitat 19,800 16,597 24 664 212 448 1,854
Lewis 72,900 64,888 197 960 739 1,140 4,976
Lincoln 10,200 9,594 24 165 38 160 219
Mason 53,100 45,554 646 1,718 776 1,309 3,097
Okanogan 39,800 27,563 83 4,328 211 841 6,774
Pacific 21,500 18,524 30 501 565 527 1,352
Pend Oreille 12,300 11,213 20 387 119 297 265
Pierce 773,500 572,637 55,165 10,208 52,793 32,667 50,030
San Juan 15,700 14,791 18 114 178 230 369
Skagit 113,100 90,877 486 1,914 2,113 1,816 15,893
Skamania 10,600 9,594 40 241 49 199 477
Snohomish 671,800 547,215 12,029 8,611 48,164 18,160 37,621
Spokane 443,800 394,873 7,428 6,101 10,810 10,432 14,156
Stevens 42,100 37,363 122 2,340 320 1,073 881
Thurston 231,100 189,087 5,723 3,327 13,643 7,464 11,857
Wahkiakum 3,900 3,597 10 63 22 101 108
Walla Walla 57,900 43,880 908 466 896 835 10,914
Whatcom 184,300 156,613 1,252 4,964 6,299 3,909 11,263
Whitman 42,800 36,519 718 297 2,935 920 1,410
Yakima 231,800 120,344 1,837 8,719 2,206 3,326 95,379

1Race categories in this table exclude Hispanic Origin.  Hence, the race columns plus Hispanic Origin will equal the total for the state and each county.

Note: The race categories used in this report are based on federal OMB new race classifications (Revisions of the Standards For the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, October 1997). They are defined as White/Caucasian, Black/African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Multiracial.

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