National Origin in King County, Washington (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Washington and King County
King County
Washington
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen76.568633%84.711216%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M0.331803%0.350594%0.331803%0.3%6,9001.542641%1.405527%1.542641%1.5%32,08032.1k10.355462%6.335837%10.355462%10.4%215,347215k11.201462%7.196826%11.201462%11.2%232,940233k
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Washington and King County
King County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther53.492517%41.771402%53.492517%53.5%239,800240k21.758159%35.007219%21.758159%21.8%97,53997.5k14.666051%15.887811%14.666051%14.7%65,74665.7k8.263679%5.573490%8.263679%8.3%37,04537.0k1.819593%1.760077%1.819593%1.8%8,1570.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.760077%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Washington and King County
King County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther53.492517%41.771402%53.492517%53.5%239,800240k21.758159%35.007219%21.758159%21.8%97,53997.5k14.666051%15.887811%14.666051%14.7%65,74665.7k8.263679%5.573490%8.263679%8.3%37,04537.0k1.819593%1.760077%1.819593%1.8%8,1570.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.760077%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Washington and King County
King County
Washington
Europe
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%CountMexicoIndiaChinaPhilippinesVietnamKoreaCanadaEthiopiaUkraineUnited Kingdom11.943688%24.483009%11.943688%11.9%53,54253.5k10.608383%6.439164%10.608383%10.6%47,55647.6k8.957654%5.774603%8.957654%9.0%40,15640.2k6.840707%6.691155%6.840707%6.8%30,66630.7k6.794085%5.664801%6.794085%6.8%30,45730.5k4.583225%4.745950%4.583225%4.6%20,54620.5k3.960409%4.706354%3.960409%4.0%17,75417.8k2.773000%1.718601%2.773000%2.8%12,43112.4k2.686895%3.507513%2.686895%2.7%12,04512.0k2.168923%2.248912%2.168923%2.2%9,723
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in King County

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
71.6%75.9%80.2%84.5%88.8%93.2%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
1.6%2.2%2.7%3.2%3.8%4.3%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
2.3%5.1%7.8%10.6%13.3%16.1%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.18%0.67%1.16%1.65%2.14%2.63%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.14%0.27%0.41%0.54%0.68%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%2.2%3.5%4.7%5.9%7.2%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in King County

United States National Origin by Tract#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
35%48%60%73%85%98%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.2%8.3%10.4%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.3%17.7%22.2%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.6%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.2%8.5%12.7%16.9%21.2%
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National Origin by Place in King County

There are 63 places that are fully or partially contained within King County (58 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 63 of those to each other, King County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of King County, selected places in King County, and entities that contain King County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BaringRavensdaleFall CityRiverbendMiltonDuvallBeaux Arts VillageBeaux Arts VlgHobartSkykomishBlack DiamondVashonLake HolmWilderness RimShadow LakeMaple ValleyTannerLake Morton-BerrydaleLk Morton-BerrydaleMirrormontEast Renton HighlandsE Renton HighlandsNorth BendEnumclawCarnationAmes LakeNormandy ParkCovingtonLake Marcel-StillwaterLk Marcel-StillwaterLake Forest ParkLk Frst PkCottage LakeSnoqualmieMaple Heights-Lake DesireMaple Hts-Lk DesireUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashingtonYarrow PointSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMercer IslandLakeland NorthLakeland NSeattleWestAlgonaKing CountyKingBurienPacificNewcastleRentonKentWhite CenterBryn Mawr-SkywayBellevueSeaTacRedmondTukwila98.305085%98.305085%98.3%174197.987752%97.987752%98.0%1,120296.457490%96.457490%96.5%1,906396.062227%96.062227%96.1%1,976494.515817%94.515817%94.5%6,842594.358906%94.358906%94.4%7,109694.021739%94.021739%94.0%346793.589744%93.589744%93.6%6,059893.442623%93.442623%93.4%114993.219162%93.219162%93.2%4,0281093.153190%93.153190%93.2%9,1701193.056895%93.056895%93.1%2,8951292.567568%92.567568%92.6%1,2331392.486388%92.486388%92.5%2,5481491.774598%91.774598%91.8%23,02923.0k1591.651376%91.651376%91.7%9991691.519270%91.519270%91.5%9,8311791.321551%91.321551%91.3%3,4621890.873669%90.873669%90.9%10,49510.5k1990.640927%90.640927%90.6%5,8692089.465477%89.465477%89.5%10,32710.3k2188.853838%88.853838%88.9%1,6902288.446215%88.446215%88.4%1,3322387.950894%87.950894%88.0%5,8032487.027957%87.027957%87.0%16,68516.7k2586.511241%86.511241%86.5%1,0392686.310429%86.310429%86.3%11,35511.4k2786.122877%86.122877%86.1%20,53620.5k2886.059153%86.059153%86.1%10,76610.8k2985.820046%85.820046%85.8%3,0143085.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M82.506527%82.506527%82.5%9483280.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M80.205992%80.205992%80.2%19,62419.6k3680.024155%80.024155%80.0%9,9394079.803214%79.803214%79.8%533,763534k4179.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.949045%78.949045%78.9%2,4794576.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M75.856297%75.856297%75.9%38,07038.1k4975.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M70.765931%70.765931%70.8%7,9185469.800709%69.800709%69.8%68,75368.8k5569.670577%69.670577%69.7%87,43187.4k5667.718542%67.718542%67.7%10,36510.4k5866.962501%66.962501%67.0%11,39311.4k5961.435948%61.435948%61.4%83,99484.0k6060.477772%60.477772%60.5%17,11417.1k6159.654451%59.654451%59.7%35,35635.4k6255.810444%55.810444%55.8%11,09411.1k63
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of King County, selected places in King County, and entities that contain King County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#TukwilaRedmondSeaTacBellevueBryn Mawr-SkywayBoulevard ParkBlvd PkWhite CenterKentRentonNewcastleSammamishUnion Hill-Novelty HillUnion Hl-Novelty HlFederal WayPacificBurienDes MoinesIssaquahKing CountyKingKirklandAlgonaWestMedinaLakeland NorthLakeland NClyde HillBothellShorelineFairwoodMercer IslandSeattleAuburnLakeland SouthLakeland SSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaKenmoreHunts PointYarrow PointWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCottage LakeNormandy ParkEast Renton HighlandsE Renton HighlandsMaple ValleyWilderness RimMiltonFall CityTannerRiverbendRavensdaleBaring19.760539%9.256464%7.591307%3.310192%1.479022%41.397525%41.4%8,229125.789634%6.340690%4.972329%1.123709%0.239590%38.465951%38.5%22,79822.8k212.972648%12.029119%9.558979%2.187434%0.816312%37.564492%37.6%10,63010.6k325.487500%4.885970%4.847204%1.267573%0.465923%36.954168%37.0%50,52350.5k422.734219%4.414012%3.279652%1.005055%0.646526%32.079464%32.1%5,458514.204391%9.677419%6.478721%0.135538%0.000000%30.496069%30.5%1,125612.955704%12.426499%3.064158%0.947341%0.470404%29.864106%29.9%4,571714.027189%7.375769%3.876741%2.647181%0.533102%28.459982%28.5%35,71535.7k815.531122%6.885349%3.434553%1.626412%0.720820%28.198256%28.2%27,77527.8k917.347395%5.675217%2.350523%1.045670%0.196622%26.615426%26.6%2,9781017.180057%3.801339%3.135059%0.806296%0.201172%25.123922%25.1%15,61115.6k1114.235748%5.137406%3.447649%0.844878%0.086305%23.751987%23.8%5,2291210.374949%7.583044%3.810142%1.443832%0.174494%23.386462%23.4%21,98022.0k1311.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M11.550800%7.603563%1.753442%1.442605%0.567876%22.918286%22.9%11,50211.5k149.785141%8.435801%2.087108%1.278152%0.741004%22.327207%22.3%6,9001513.392651%4.022691%3.898871%0.377217%0.365699%22.057130%22.1%7,6601611.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k10.645364%4.753414%4.550646%0.660747%0.364751%20.974922%21.0%17,99918.0k179.777070%4.745223%4.713376%0.764331%0.477707%20.477707%20.5%6431810.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M14.136952%3.660461%1.293784%0.347113%0.000000%19.438309%19.4%616199.001610%4.565217%4.533011%1.280193%0.016103%19.396135%19.4%2,4092010.509853%4.754457%2.439787%0.688145%0.531749%18.923991%18.9%605218.924061%5.290478%3.221097%0.980233%0.449563%18.865432%18.9%8,141229.389142%4.252922%2.600825%2.379092%0.221734%18.843714%18.8%10,36810.4k2310.489759%3.908943%2.149665%1.602109%0.177449%18.327925%18.3%3,615249.784608%3.498590%3.012221%1.258838%0.564025%18.118282%18.1%4,433259.868595%3.075134%2.608063%2.182406%0.315019%18.049216%18.0%120,722121k266.816829%5.802373%3.518193%1.010488%0.789609%17.937493%17.9%13,56213.6k277.489834%5.833641%4.443623%0.081331%0.000000%17.848429%17.8%2,414288.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k8.236372%4.461750%4.136509%0.476409%0.128264%17.439304%17.4%3,8072914.099783%1.952278%1.301518%0.000000%0.000000%17.353579%17.4%80308.877285%3.829417%1.827676%0.174064%0.000000%14.708442%14.7%169325.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.898302%4.797651%2.180751%0.557769%0.058713%12.493185%12.5%2,979364.076993%3.394968%3.213095%0.181873%0.000000%10.866929%10.9%717403.991688%2.355182%1.697117%0.320374%0.000000%8.364361%8.4%966453.805842%1.470530%1.299167%0.306858%0.123540%7.005938%7.0%1,758493.078078%1.951952%1.201201%0.000000%0.000000%6.231231%6.2%83541.975411%1.685316%0.828844%0.000000%0.000000%4.489570%4.5%325582.682186%0.860324%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.542510%3.5%70591.559633%1.100917%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.660550%2.7%29602.139037%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.139037%2.1%44611.049869%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.049869%1.0%12620.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%063
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in King County

There are 8 county subdivisions in King County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, King County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of King County, selected county subdivisions in King County, and entities that contain King County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Vashon IslandSnoqualmie ValleySnoqualmie VlyEnumclaw PlateauTahoma-Maple ValleyTahoma-Maple VlyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashingtonSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestSeattleFederal Way-AuburnFederal Wy-AuburnKing CountyKingIssaquah PlateauPacificSeattle East93.153190%93.153190%93.2%9,170190.917002%90.917002%90.9%47,01547.0k289.091403%89.091403%89.1%58,99959.0k388.358594%88.358594%88.4%59,52159.5k485.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M80.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M79.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M76.969129%76.969129%77.0%803,403803k576.657840%76.657840%76.7%134,904135k676.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M75.929312%75.929312%75.9%59,37959.4k775.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M71.602117%71.602117%71.6%419,892420k8
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of King County, selected county subdivisions in King County, and entities that contain King County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Seattle EastPacificIssaquah PlateauKing CountyKingSeattleFederal Way-AuburnFederal Wy-AuburnWestSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTahoma-Maple ValleyTahoma-Maple VlyEnumclaw PlateauSnoqualmie ValleySnoqualmie VlyVashon Island16.033621%4.961257%4.282737%1.084198%0.363389%26.725202%26.7%156,723157k111.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M15.391993%3.496030%2.948736%0.627853%0.171349%22.635960%22.6%17,70217.7k211.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k10.741819%4.597245%2.627996%2.605195%0.426615%20.998870%21.0%219,186219k37.963314%7.142208%3.995295%1.173984%0.675069%20.949870%20.9%36,86836.9k410.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M8.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k5.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.574277%2.366284%2.091653%0.430503%0.103915%10.566632%10.6%7,11853.764553%3.415732%1.624813%0.360902%0.250668%9.416668%9.4%6,23662.701501%2.616414%1.893178%0.183710%0.029007%7.423809%7.4%3,83972.346607%2.123121%1.015847%0.761885%0.000000%6.247460%6.2%6158
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Seattle Area

There are 3 counties in the Seattle Area. This section compares King County to all of the counties in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain King County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Pierce CountyPierceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashingtonSnohomish CountySnohomishSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestKing CountyKingPacific87.527494%87.527494%87.5%729,013729k185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M83.386256%83.386256%83.4%632,609633k280.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M79.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M76.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M375.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain King County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PacificKing CountyKingWestSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaSnohomish CountySnohomishWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPierce CountyPierce11.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M11.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k110.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M8.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k7.095508%4.001587%2.527651%1.018785%0.333619%14.977150%15.0%113,624114k25.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.169668%2.926176%1.864218%0.341099%0.212632%9.513793%9.5%79,24079.2k3
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in Washington

There are 39 counties in Washington. This section compares King County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain King County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Garfield CountyGarfieldLincoln CountyLincolnAsotin CountyAsotinFerry CountyFerryWahkiakum CountyWahkiakumStevens CountyStevensPend Oreille CountyPend OreilleCowlitz CountyCowlitzSkamania CountySkamaniaColumbia CountyColumbiaLewis CountyLewisJefferson CountyJeffersonClallam CountyClallamGrays Harbor CountyGrays HarborMason CountyMasonSpokane CountySpokaneKlickitat CountyKlickitatPacific CountyPacificKittitas CountyKittitasSan Juan CountySan JuanKitsap CountyKitsapIsland CountyIslandThurston CountyThurstonBenton CountyBentonWalla Walla CountyWalla WallaWhitman CountyWhitmanSkagit CountySkagitClark CountyClarkOkanogan CountyOkanoganChelan CountyChelanWhatcom CountyWhatcomPierce CountyPierceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashingtonSnohomish CountySnohomishDouglas CountyDouglasYakima CountyYakimaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaGrant CountyGrantWestKing CountyKingFranklin CountyFranklinAdams CountyAdamsPacific98.386374%98.386374%98.4%2,195197.578927%97.578927%97.6%10,07610.1k297.567042%97.567042%97.6%21,57521.6k397.133133%97.133133%97.1%7,420496.173784%96.173784%96.2%3,896596.100037%96.100037%96.1%42,03842.0k695.731098%95.731098%95.7%12,44612.4k794.778035%94.778035%94.8%97,48397.5k894.618240%94.618240%94.6%10,70710.7k994.485016%94.485016%94.5%3,7521094.284507%94.284507%94.3%71,39671.4k1194.016418%94.016418%94.0%28,51828.5k1293.771328%93.771328%93.8%68,42468.4k1393.522665%93.522665%93.5%66,61966.6k1493.280380%93.280380%93.3%56,95757.0k1593.078650%93.078650%93.1%452,231452k1693.076923%93.076923%93.1%19,48119.5k1792.913272%92.913272%92.9%19,27319.3k1892.857310%92.857310%92.9%39,72939.7k1991.853513%91.853513%91.9%14,74814.7k2091.309886%91.309886%91.3%235,112235k2190.247525%90.247525%90.2%72,30072.3k2289.489356%89.489356%89.5%238,320238k2389.144567%89.144567%89.1%167,163167k2488.602050%88.602050%88.6%52,99253.0k2588.520655%88.520655%88.5%42,04242.0k2688.507159%88.507159%88.5%106,629107k2788.392590%88.392590%88.4%398,556399k2887.948861%87.948861%87.9%36,32236.3k2987.778387%87.778387%87.8%65,62465.6k3087.624506%87.624506%87.6%183,774184k3187.527494%87.527494%87.5%729,013729k3285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M83.386256%83.386256%83.4%632,609633k3383.242313%83.242313%83.2%33,38133.4k3481.210105%81.210105%81.2%201,142201k3580.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M79.997839%79.997839%80.0%74,02274.0k3679.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M76.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M3776.418403%76.418403%76.4%67,10367.1k3875.376963%75.376963%75.4%14,39714.4k3975.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 39 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain King County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Adams CountyAdamsPacificFranklin CountyFranklinKing CountyKingWestGrant CountyGrantYakima CountyYakimaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaDouglas CountyDouglasSnohomish CountySnohomishWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChelan CountyChelanWhatcom CountyWhatcomOkanogan CountyOkanoganClark CountyClarkBenton CountyBentonWalla Walla CountyWalla WallaWhitman CountyWhitmanSkagit CountySkagitPierce CountyPierceThurston CountyThurstonIsland CountyIslandSan Juan CountySan JuanKitsap CountyKitsapKittitas CountyKittitasPacific CountyPacificKlickitat CountyKlickitatMason CountyMasonSpokane CountySpokaneGrays Harbor CountyGrays HarborJefferson CountyJeffersonClallam CountyClallamColumbia CountyColumbiaSkamania CountySkamaniaLewis CountyLewisCowlitz CountyCowlitzWahkiakum CountyWahkiakumStevens CountyStevensPend Oreille CountyPend OreilleAsotin CountyAsotinLincoln CountyLincolnFerry CountyFerryGarfield CountyGarfield22.910995%0.418848%0.376963%0.089005%0.005236%23.801047%23.8%4,546111.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M20.235736%1.128573%0.823369%0.275595%0.025054%22.488327%22.5%19,74719.7k211.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k310.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M17.371663%1.190965%0.668972%0.015130%0.004323%19.251054%19.3%17,81317.8k417.124043%0.654471%0.263242%0.053294%0.024225%18.119274%18.1%44,87844.9k58.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k13.869978%1.047355%0.832897%0.047380%0.027431%15.825042%15.8%6,34667.095508%4.001587%2.527651%1.018785%0.333619%14.977150%15.0%113,624114k75.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.848718%0.706251%0.568478%0.113696%0.017389%11.254531%11.3%8,41485.343562%2.700151%2.446014%0.191676%0.082964%10.764367%10.8%22,57622.6k99.588610%0.794208%0.179181%0.065377%0.038742%10.666118%10.7%4,405103.397480%3.351128%3.246225%0.260372%0.159905%10.415110%10.4%46,96147.0k116.075118%2.193911%1.410524%0.341832%0.021864%10.043249%10.0%18,83318.8k127.753014%1.354311%0.605260%0.173887%0.048488%9.934960%9.9%5,942135.996547%1.633891%1.484398%0.783257%0.000000%9.898092%9.9%4,701146.796431%1.584561%1.237601%0.107076%0.103756%9.829425%9.8%11,84211.8k154.169668%2.926176%1.864218%0.341099%0.212632%9.513793%9.5%79,24079.2k163.865030%2.122706%1.220753%0.269234%0.194509%7.672233%7.7%20,43220.4k173.363998%2.268046%1.309400%0.198470%0.101107%7.241022%7.2%5,801183.437967%1.849776%1.096163%0.199302%0.174390%6.757598%6.8%1,085193.324427%1.598909%1.042379%0.222923%0.070295%6.258932%6.3%16,11616.1k202.877177%1.633750%1.100853%0.425383%0.128550%6.165712%6.2%2,638214.112231%0.887046%0.867763%0.202478%0.053030%6.122547%6.1%1,270225.222169%0.473005%0.148113%0.143335%0.023889%6.010511%6.0%1,258234.338356%0.995742%0.556829%0.031117%0.000000%5.922044%5.9%3,616241.963533%1.851978%1.247481%0.232989%0.215083%5.511064%5.5%26,77626.8k253.321494%1.245209%0.786152%0.035096%0.018250%5.406202%5.4%3,851262.126397%1.440675%1.028583%0.257146%0.042858%4.895658%4.9%1,485272.044704%1.440338%1.233400%0.094561%0.068522%4.881525%4.9%3,562282.618988%0.755477%0.730295%0.679929%0.000000%4.784689%4.8%190292.836691%1.104631%0.653941%0.017674%0.000000%4.612937%4.6%522303.146955%0.834610%0.430511%0.084517%0.015847%4.512440%4.5%3,417312.312987%0.996558%0.766135%0.184728%0.116670%4.377078%4.4%4,502321.727968%1.209578%0.567761%0.000000%0.000000%3.505307%3.5%142331.380761%0.768105%0.630944%0.093727%0.000000%2.873537%2.9%1,257341.684486%0.630721%0.423044%0.000000%0.000000%2.738251%2.7%356350.895401%0.520056%0.393434%0.000000%0.000000%1.808891%1.8%400360.823165%0.532636%0.397056%0.048421%0.000000%1.801278%1.8%186370.602173%0.471266%0.274905%0.261814%0.039272%1.649431%1.6%126380.851636%0.358584%0.179292%0.000000%0.000000%1.389511%1.4%3139
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 39 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares King County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with King County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Born in the USA by County#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain King County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Allegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWayne CountyWayneMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonWake CountyWakeHennepin CountyHennepinPima CountyPimaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashingtonBexar CountyBexarMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkTarrant CountyTarrantTravis CountyTravisSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSacramento CountySacramentoFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookHonolulu CountyHonoluluRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkFairfield CountyFairfieldPacificDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangeOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade93.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M192.439534%92.439534%92.4%924,913925k291.243575%91.243575%91.2%1,148,4921.15M390.654919%90.654919%90.7%1,602,4101.60M489.243028%89.243028%89.2%852,544853k589.240316%89.240316%89.2%1,099,5461.10M687.132119%87.132119%87.1%1,076,2691.08M786.517659%86.517659%86.5%945,221945k886.215397%86.215397%86.2%859,358859k985.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k1085.628212%85.628212%85.6%1,035,4721.04M1185.450965%85.450965%85.5%857,362857k1285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M84.522938%84.522938%84.5%1,571,0271.57M1384.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k1483.954992%83.954992%84.0%3,432,5413.43M1583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1683.057879%83.057879%83.1%1,244,3151.24M1782.422649%82.422649%82.4%1,605,2051.61M1880.718200%80.718200%80.7%926,787927k1980.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M79.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.982646%78.982646%79.0%1,044,9871.04M2078.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M2178.052998%78.052998%78.1%1,154,6381.15M2277.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k2377.577401%77.577401%77.6%1,634,3651.63M2477.421424%77.421424%77.4%4,047,2634.05M2577.085488%77.085488%77.1%760,833761k2676.924057%76.924057%76.9%1,787,6321.79M2776.776403%76.776403%76.8%1,041,7031.04M2876.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M2976.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M3075.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k3175.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M75.253496%75.253496%75.3%1,891,1611.89M3274.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M3374.053930%74.053930%74.1%820,462820k3473.704368%73.704368%73.7%1,030,9451.03M3573.049668%73.049668%73.0%3,239,2103.24M3672.216679%72.216679%72.2%699,945700k3771.103495%71.103495%71.1%893,099893k3868.485999%68.485999%68.5%2,145,1262.15M3967.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4067.147297%67.147297%67.1%760,703761k4166.776579%66.776579%66.8%1,071,9091.07M4265.451966%65.451966%65.5%671,780672k4364.352742%64.352742%64.4%6,472,0556.47M4464.183004%64.183004%64.2%1,196,2301.20M4560.435923%60.435923%60.4%1,139,2511.14M4659.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4944.770152%44.770152%44.8%1,192,8641.19M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of King County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain King County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Miami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeFairfax CountyFairfaxNew York CountyNew YorkHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoPacificClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoFairfield CountyFairfieldCook CountyCookSacramento CountySacramentoOrange CountyOrangeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWestHonolulu CountyHonoluluTravis CountyTravisSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantSuffolk CountySuffolkMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgWashingtonHennepin CountyHennepinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWake CountyWakePima CountyPimaFulton CountyFultonSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOakland CountyOaklandFranklin CountyFranklinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWayne CountyWayneCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisAllegheny CountyAllegheny48.645445%1.806661%1.469101%0.279573%0.029087%52.229868%52.2%1,391,6221.39M122.755260%18.237013%5.431792%1.061510%0.047273%47.532847%47.5%1,098,0141.10M224.541817%9.807719%2.905590%0.605022%0.205034%38.065182%38.1%717,550718k318.487432%10.260882%7.207851%1.179430%0.095249%37.230844%37.2%970,553971k426.550180%3.802448%2.679106%1.857132%0.022968%34.911834%34.9%501,608502k520.084736%12.065251%1.709778%0.549509%0.135814%34.545088%34.5%3,474,2533.47M626.854081%2.783859%2.569509%0.462608%0.045070%32.715127%32.7%609,738610k712.320594%11.945096%5.206012%3.044611%0.093436%32.609748%32.6%334,697335k819.281381%9.075471%2.002782%0.882124%0.451715%31.693472%31.7%508,749509k914.035325%14.020128%1.662947%0.521197%0.137507%30.377104%30.4%951,475951k1015.688061%9.390522%2.990325%2.147699%0.091801%30.308407%30.3%343,360343k1113.020271%8.690456%5.442667%1.320743%0.419269%28.893405%28.9%472,404472k1217.789812%5.495599%1.262421%1.053277%0.063100%25.664209%25.7%1,138,0171.14M1314.942083%5.091779%4.650294%0.758851%0.083468%25.526475%25.5%247,410247k1410.958413%10.248167%2.184715%0.674414%0.332604%24.398312%24.4%270,315270k1518.211455%2.814070%2.319345%0.419515%0.044182%23.808567%23.8%333,024333k1617.144478%4.537666%1.327468%0.605240%0.031993%23.646846%23.6%594,258594k1712.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k1811.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M12.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k1915.876297%4.427960%1.060161%0.402902%0.112312%21.879631%21.9%508,459508k2011.224343%6.688601%3.386200%0.495504%0.027196%21.821844%21.8%296,079296k2111.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k2214.726318%5.770692%0.640600%0.153557%0.072470%21.363636%21.4%205,766206k2315.076559%5.016248%0.633154%0.502147%0.084110%21.312218%21.3%448,996449k2411.686905%4.573617%4.201810%0.606297%0.085491%21.154120%21.2%199,191199k259.863235%5.668020%4.764657%0.745049%0.034395%21.075355%21.1%1,101,7301.10M269.687825%6.465085%3.003583%0.789495%0.561752%20.507740%20.5%303,371303k2714.477869%3.580655%1.468566%0.595436%0.031209%20.153735%20.2%253,142253k288.166444%6.354514%4.015859%1.309190%0.110359%19.956367%20.0%312,838313k2910.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M15.801029%1.809526%0.840933%0.689565%0.125532%19.266585%19.3%190,161190k3010.848511%4.714782%1.223157%0.658436%0.074030%17.518917%17.5%201,148201k318.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k11.181361%3.072047%1.328059%0.495745%0.036657%16.113869%16.1%213,196213k329.754412%3.875834%1.388272%0.802042%0.082874%15.903435%15.9%309,724310k339.193862%3.157403%2.747358%0.287759%0.020826%15.407208%15.4%230,820231k349.517655%3.275367%1.368383%0.481393%0.086534%14.729333%14.7%602,216602k357.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k365.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k4.686483%3.710849%3.595903%1.394483%0.054496%13.442215%13.4%162,552163k377.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.837526%2.289074%0.700382%0.353688%0.015441%13.196112%13.2%245,276245k385.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k395.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k408.829128%2.273212%1.229396%0.461858%0.109833%12.903428%12.9%129,465129k415.051582%4.613060%1.641423%1.137489%0.077050%12.520604%12.5%124,800125k427.119242%3.055785%1.289407%0.478070%0.468459%12.410963%12.4%135,592136k436.866740%2.671762%2.097611%0.478864%0.054403%12.169379%12.2%150,318150k443.938665%2.706153%2.269020%0.929375%0.023699%9.866912%9.9%121,572122k454.285957%2.734098%1.346689%0.448547%0.013085%8.828375%8.8%84,33884.3k464.572942%2.076722%1.249552%0.391776%0.012277%8.303269%8.3%146,768147k472.812562%2.660899%1.087304%0.394372%0.021768%6.976905%7.0%87,81987.8k483.227692%1.865955%1.177541%0.576977%0.037279%6.885444%6.9%68,89368.9k492.913050%1.441042%0.841949%0.389154%0.035030%5.620225%5.6%69,14969.1k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of King County. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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