The 10 Whitest Cities In Washington For 2024


The whitest cities in Washington are Liberty Lake and Port Townsend for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in Washington research summary. We analyzed Washington’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Washington based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The whitest city in Washington is Liberty Lake based on the most recent Census data.

  • Liberty Lake is 90.58% White.

  • The least White city in Washington is Toppenish.

  • Toppenish is 5.86% White.

  • Washington is 65.5% White.

  • Washington is the 28th Whitest state in the United States.

Cities With Highest White Population In Washington Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Washington. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Washington. In particular, we ranked each place in Washington by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in Washington?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Washington for 2024.

Here are the 10 whites places in Washington for 2024:

  1. Liberty Lake
  2. Port Townsend
  3. Battle Ground
  4. Bainbridge Island
  5. Stanwood
  6. Ocean Shores
  7. Anacortes
  8. Washougal
  9. Snohomish
  10. Spokane Valley

What is the whitest city in Washington for 2024? According to the most recent census data Liberty Lake ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Toppenish is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Washington For 2024

Liberty Lake, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 12,026
% White: 90.58%
More on Liberty Lake: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Port Townsend, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 10,161
% White: 89.32%
More on Port Townsend: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Battle Ground, WA

Source: Flickr User Gold Beach Real Estate | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 20,888
% White: 87.39%
More on Battle Ground: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bainbridge Island, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Casey Yee | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 24,681
% White: 86.41%
More on Bainbridge Island: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Stanwood, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 8,051
% White: 85.74%
More on Stanwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ocean Shores, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Emily Diehl | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,838
% White: 85.73%
More on Ocean Shores: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Anacortes, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Walter Siegmund | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 17,667
% White: 85.59%
More on Anacortes: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Washougal, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Jared Adams | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 16,828
% White: 84.99%
More on Washougal: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Snohomish, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 10,133
% White: 83.4%
More on Snohomish: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Spokane Valley, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Cmglee | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 103,761
% White: 83.08%
More on Spokane Valley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Washington for 2024

To rank the whitest places in Washington, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.

We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Washington on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Washington.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to town with a population greater than 6,000 people. That left us with 115 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 90.6% to 5.9%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Liberty Lake took the distinction of being the most White, while Toppenish was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2024. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Washington.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Washington ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Washington

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Washington. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Washington.

The most White cities in Washington are Liberty Lake, Port Townsend, Battle Ground, Bainbridge Island, Stanwood, Ocean Shores, Anacortes, Washougal, Snohomish, and Spokane Valley.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Washington:

  1. Toppenish
  2. Sunnyside
  3. Grandview

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White Population By City In Washington

Rank City Population White Population % White
1 Liberty Lake 12,026 10,893 90.58%
2 Port Townsend 10,161 9,076 89.32%
3 Battle Ground 20,888 18,253 87.39%
4 Bainbridge Island 24,681 21,328 86.41%
5 Stanwood 8,051 6,903 85.74%
6 Ocean Shores 6,838 5,862 85.73%
7 Anacortes 17,667 15,122 85.59%
8 Washougal 16,828 14,302 84.99%
9 Snohomish 10,133 8,451 83.4%
10 Spokane Valley 103,761 86,204 83.08%
11 Clarkston 7,222 5,988 82.91%
12 Sequim 8,073 6,621 82.01%
13 Gig Harbor 11,917 9,760 81.9%
14 Hoquiam 8,742 7,103 81.25%
15 Port Angeles 20,007 16,112 80.53%
16 Normandy Park 6,697 5,335 79.66%
17 Spokane 227,922 181,368 79.57%
18 Longview 37,722 29,908 79.29%
19 Enumclaw 12,630 9,914 78.5%
20 Orting 8,898 6,976 78.4%
21 Snoqualmie 13,762 10,766 78.23%
22 Brier 6,539 5,108 78.12%
23 Lynden 15,723 12,266 78.01%
24 Ellensburg 19,003 14,643 77.06%
25 Bellingham 91,353 70,117 76.75%
26 Edgewood 12,397 9,474 76.42%
27 Chehalis 7,512 5,735 76.34%
28 Bonney Lake 22,590 17,242 76.33%
29 Lake Forest Park 13,462 10,270 76.29%
30 Kelso 12,661 9,476 74.84%
31 Edmonds 42,705 31,945 74.8%
32 Centralia 18,234 13,617 74.68%
33 West Richland 16,547 12,347 74.62%
34 Cheney 12,848 9,586 74.61%
35 Richland 60,867 45,406 74.6%
36 Puyallup 42,610 31,782 74.59%
37 Camas 26,387 19,677 74.57%
38 Poulsbo 11,824 8,787 74.31%
39 Sumner 10,589 7,822 73.87%
40 College Place 9,796 7,225 73.75%
41 Maple Valley 27,889 20,476 73.42%
42 Duvall 8,128 5,953 73.24%
43 Tumwater 25,617 18,690 72.96%
44 Lake Stevens 38,816 28,211 72.68%
45 Ferndale 15,130 10,958 72.43%
46 Milton 8,543 6,185 72.4%
47 Arlington 20,263 14,514 71.63%
48 Olympia 55,151 39,382 71.41%
49 North Bend 7,549 5,387 71.36%
50 Yelm 10,438 7,397 70.87%
51 Pullman 31,972 22,405 70.08%
52 Woodland 6,463 4,516 69.87%
53 Fircrest 7,098 4,929 69.44%
54 Port Orchard 15,820 10,958 69.27%
55 Aberdeen 16,969 11,701 68.96%
56 Woodinville 13,301 9,079 68.26%
57 Kenmore 23,611 16,014 67.82%
58 Marysville 70,847 48,014 67.77%
59 Vancouver 190,700 128,803 67.54%
60 Monroe 19,632 13,167 67.07%
61 Kirkland 92,015 61,405 66.73%
62 Walla Walla 33,842 22,553 66.64%
63 Sedro-Woolley 12,470 8,296 66.53%
64 Ephrata 8,419 5,591 66.41%
65 Mercer Island 25,464 16,631 65.31%
66 Bremerton 43,983 28,568 64.95%
67 Bothell 47,917 31,015 64.73%
68 Burlington 9,361 6,054 64.67%
69 Covington 20,814 13,379 64.28%
70 Shelton 10,484 6,702 63.93%
71 Shoreline 58,673 37,103 63.24%
72 Mountlake Terrace 21,350 13,456 63.03%
73 Lacey 56,263 35,358 62.84%
74 Kennewick 83,823 52,263 62.35%
75 Steilacoom 6,680 4,156 62.22%
76 Airway Heights 10,570 6,555 62.02%
77 University Place 34,696 21,415 61.72%
78 Mukilteo 21,365 13,120 61.41%
79 Selah 8,203 5,029 61.31%
80 Seattle 734,603 449,535 61.19%
81 Dupont 9,955 6,038 60.65%
82 Mill Creek 20,797 12,483 60.02%
83 Wenatchee 35,365 21,163 59.84%
84 Oak Harbor 24,458 14,581 59.62%
85 Everett 110,847 65,366 58.97%
86 East Wenatchee 14,065 8,147 57.92%
87 Issaquah 39,400 22,778 57.81%
88 Tacoma 219,234 125,379 57.19%
89 Mount Vernon 35,120 19,805 56.39%
90 Sammamish 66,586 35,461 53.26%
91 Lynnwood 39,867 20,446 51.29%
92 Moses Lake 25,155 12,833 51.02%
93 Auburn 85,623 42,917 50.12%
94 Pacific 7,097 3,553 50.06%
95 Des Moines 32,667 16,301 49.9%
96 Burien 51,505 25,255 49.03%
97 Redmond 73,728 34,745 47.13%
98 Yakima 96,764 43,782 45.25%
99 Lakewood 63,142 28,446 45.05%
100 Bellevue 150,606 66,448 44.12%
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