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:
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The whitest city in Washington is Liberty Lake based on the most recent Census data.
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Liberty Lake is 91.2% White.
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The least White city in Washington is Toppenish.
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Toppenish is 5.0% White.
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Washington is 64.3% White.
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Washington is the 28th Whitest state in the United States.
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 2025.
Here are the 10 whites places in Washington for 2025:
What is the whitest city in Washington for 2025? 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 2025
1. Liberty Lake, WA<
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Population: 12,435
% White: 91.2%
More on Liberty Lake:
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Population: 10,290
% White: 88.33%
More on Port Townsend: Data
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Population: 17,837
% White: 87.15%
More on Anacortes: Data
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Population: 7,076
% White: 87.05%
More on Ocean Shores: Data
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Population: 21,293
% White: 86.25%
More on Battle Ground: Data
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Population: 7,240
% White: 83.52%
More on Clarkston: Data
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Population: 24,607
% White: 83.32%
More on Bainbridge Island: Data
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Population: 8,351
% White: 82.78%
More on Stanwood: Data
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Population: 10,177
% White: 82.74%
More on Snohomish: Data
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Population: 105,460
% White: 82.71%
More on Spokane Valley: Data
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Washington for 2025
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*
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 91.2% to 5.0%.
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 2025. 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, Anacortes, Ocean Shores, Battle Ground, Clarkston, Bainbridge Island, Stanwood, Snohomish, and Spokane Valley.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Washington:
- Toppenish
- Sunnyside
- Grandview
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White Population By City In Washington
| Rank | City | Population | White Population | % White |
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| 1 | Liberty Lake | 12,435 | 11,341 | 91.2% |
| 2 | Port Townsend | 10,290 | 9,089 | 88.33% |
| 3 | Anacortes | 17,837 | 15,545 | 87.15% |
| 4 | Ocean Shores | 7,076 | 6,160 | 87.05% |
| 5 | Battle Ground | 21,293 | 18,365 | 86.25% |
| 6 | Clarkston | 7,240 | 6,047 | 83.52% |
| 7 | Bainbridge Island | 24,607 | 20,503 | 83.32% |
| 8 | Stanwood | 8,351 | 6,913 | 82.78% |
| 9 | Snohomish | 10,177 | 8,420 | 82.74% |
| 10 | Spokane Valley | 105,460 | 87,224 | 82.71% |
| 11 | Sequim | 8,130 | 6,715 | 82.6% |
| 12 | Washougal | 16,945 | 13,798 | 81.43% |
| 13 | Port Angeles | 20,087 | 16,241 | 80.85% |
| 14 | Gig Harbor | 12,202 | 9,849 | 80.72% |
| 15 | Kelso | 12,697 | 10,157 | 80.0% |
| 16 | Hoquiam | 8,792 | 7,032 | 79.98% |
| 17 | Normandy Park | 6,659 | 5,315 | 79.82% |
| 18 | Orting | 8,957 | 7,037 | 78.56% |
| 19 | Spokane | 229,228 | 179,992 | 78.52% |
| 20 | Longview | 37,836 | 29,528 | 78.04% |
| 21 | Brier | 6,507 | 4,981 | 76.55% |
| 22 | Bellingham | 92,367 | 70,451 | 76.27% |
| 23 | Enumclaw | 12,663 | 9,653 | 76.23% |
| 24 | Lynden | 16,025 | 12,169 | 75.94% |
| 25 | Edgewood | 12,683 | 9,561 | 75.38% |
| 26 | Chehalis | 7,536 | 5,665 | 75.17% |
| 27 | Ellensburg | 18,913 | 14,210 | 75.13% |
| 28 | Poulsbo | 11,962 | 8,956 | 74.87% |
| 29 | Edmonds | 42,783 | 31,887 | 74.53% |
| 30 | Cheney | 12,830 | 9,557 | 74.49% |
| 31 | Sumner | 10,674 | 7,892 | 73.94% |
| 32 | Snoqualmie | 13,750 | 10,162 | 73.91% |
| 33 | Richland | 61,912 | 45,578 | 73.62% |
| 34 | Bonney Lake | 22,776 | 16,726 | 73.44% |
| 35 | Camas | 26,779 | 19,553 | 73.02% |
| 36 | Centralia | 18,457 | 13,449 | 72.87% |
| 37 | Arlington | 20,599 | 15,000 | 72.82% |
| 38 | West Richland | 17,126 | 12,448 | 72.68% |
| 39 | College Place | 9,828 | 7,050 | 71.73% |
| 40 | Lake Stevens | 39,500 | 28,254 | 71.53% |
| 41 | Olympia | 55,583 | 39,726 | 71.47% |
| 42 | Port Orchard | 16,398 | 11,710 | 71.41% |
| 43 | Tumwater | 26,519 | 18,879 | 71.19% |
| 44 | Lake Forest Park | 13,356 | 9,500 | 71.13% |
| 45 | Maple Valley | 28,121 | 19,880 | 70.69% |
| 46 | Sedro-Woolley | 12,633 | 8,896 | 70.42% |
| 47 | Puyallup | 42,642 | 29,807 | 69.9% |
| 48 | North Bend | 7,745 | 5,413 | 69.89% |
| 49 | Woodland | 6,513 | 4,523 | 69.45% |
| 50 | Fircrest | 7,082 | 4,885 | 68.98% |
| 51 | Ferndale | 15,447 | 10,595 | 68.59% |
| 52 | Steilacoom | 6,683 | 4,543 | 67.98% |
| 53 | Pullman | 31,939 | 21,584 | 67.58% |
| 54 | Aberdeen | 17,040 | 11,470 | 67.31% |
| 55 | Milton | 8,747 | 5,829 | 66.64% |
| 56 | Yelm | 10,618 | 7,051 | 66.41% |
| 57 | Duvall | 8,279 | 5,451 | 65.84% |
| 58 | Walla Walla | 33,766 | 22,178 | 65.68% |
| 59 | Marysville | 71,570 | 46,796 | 65.38% |
| 60 | Ephrata | 8,493 | 5,553 | 65.38% |
| 61 | Vancouver | 192,696 | 125,960 | 65.37% |
| 62 | Mercer Island | 25,282 | 16,503 | 65.28% |
| 63 | Monroe | 19,696 | 12,839 | 65.19% |
| 64 | Kirkland | 91,614 | 59,694 | 65.16% |
| 65 | Woodinville | 13,440 | 8,654 | 64.39% |
| 66 | Bremerton | 44,531 | 28,636 | 64.31% |
| 67 | Kenmore | 23,594 | 15,160 | 64.25% |
| 68 | Shelton | 10,619 | 6,718 | 63.26% |
| 69 | Shoreline | 59,280 | 37,440 | 63.16% |
| 70 | Bothell | 48,610 | 30,412 | 62.56% |
| 71 | Oak Harbor | 24,396 | 14,970 | 61.36% |
| 72 | Lacey | 57,088 | 35,027 | 61.36% |
| 73 | Mill Creek | 20,846 | 12,695 | 60.9% |
| 74 | Burlington | 9,637 | 5,863 | 60.84% |
| 75 | Mountlake Terrace | 21,419 | 13,005 | 60.72% |
| 76 | Selah | 8,301 | 5,036 | 60.67% |
| 77 | Mukilteo | 21,312 | 12,922 | 60.63% |
| 78 | University Place | 34,850 | 21,106 | 60.56% |
| 79 | Seattle | 741,440 | 444,080 | 59.89% |
| 80 | Covington | 20,957 | 12,551 | 59.89% |
| 81 | Kennewick | 84,389 | 50,289 | 59.59% |
| 82 | Airway Heights | 10,766 | 6,355 | 59.03% |
| 83 | Wenatchee | 35,502 | 20,806 | 58.61% |
| 84 | Everett | 111,083 | 64,088 | 57.69% |
| 85 | Dupont | 9,952 | 5,611 | 56.38% |
| 86 | East Wenatchee | 14,114 | 7,943 | 56.28% |
| 87 | Tacoma | 220,482 | 123,791 | 56.15% |
| 88 | Issaquah | 39,472 | 22,137 | 56.08% |
| 89 | Mount Vernon | 35,312 | 19,277 | 54.59% |
| 90 | Moses Lake | 25,594 | 13,212 | 51.62% |
| 91 | Sammamish | 66,375 | 33,814 | 50.94% |
| 92 | Lynnwood | 40,953 | 20,846 | 50.9% |
| 93 | Pacific | 7,064 | 3,557 | 50.35% |
| 94 | Auburn | 85,455 | 41,903 | 49.04% |
| 95 | Burien | 51,331 | 24,613 | 47.95% |
| 96 | Redmond | 75,721 | 35,365 | 46.7% |
| 97 | Des Moines | 32,545 | 14,932 | 45.88% |
| 98 | Lakewood | 63,034 | 27,820 | 44.13% |
| 99 | Yakima | 96,810 | 42,345 | 43.74% |
| 100 | Prosser | 6,213 | 2,693 | 43.34% |