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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.
But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Washington?
Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Evergreen State.
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Washington for 2022.
Here are the 10 whites places in Washington for 2022:
What is the whitest city in Washington for 2022? 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 2022
1. Liberty Lake
/10
Population: 10,381
% White: 92.27%
More on Liberty Lake: Real Estate | Data | Photos
2. Port Townsend
/10
Population: 9,710
% White: 90.63%
More on Port Townsend: Real Estate | Data | Photos
3. Stanwood
/10
Population: 7,228
% White: 90.2%
More on Stanwood: Real Estate | Data | Photos
4. Battle Ground
/10
Population: 20,931
% White: 89.44%
More on Battle Ground: Real Estate | Data | Photos
5. Bainbridge Island
/10
Population: 24,859
% White: 88.16%
More on Bainbridge Island: Real Estate | Data | Photos
6. Anacortes
/10
Population: 17,231
% White: 87.49%
More on Anacortes: Real Estate | Data | Photos
7. Washougal
/10
Population: 15,927
% White: 86.41%
More on Washougal: Real Estate | Data | Photos
8. Spokane Valley
/10
Population: 99,275
% White: 84.88%
More on Spokane Valley: Real Estate | Data | Photos
9. Gig Harbor
/10
Population: 10,280
% White: 84.69%
More on Gig Harbor: Real Estate | Data | Photos
10. Snohomish
/10
Population: 10,141
% White: 83.95%
More on Snohomish: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Washington for 2022
In order to rank the whitest places in Washington, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.
Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Washington.
Specifically, 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 non-CDPs with a population greater than 6,000 people. That left us with 115 cities.
We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 92.3% to 7.9%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent 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. You can download the data here.
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
Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Washington according to the most recent data.
If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Washington:
- Toppenish
- Grandview
- Sunnyside
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White Population By City In { state|title }}
| Rank | City | % White |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty Lake | 92.27% |
| 2 | Port Townsend | 90.63% |
| 3 | Stanwood | 90.2% |
| 4 | Battle Ground | 89.44% |
| 5 | Bainbridge Island | 88.16% |
| 6 | Anacortes | 87.49% |
| 7 | Washougal | 86.41% |
| 8 | Spokane Valley | 84.88% |
| 9 | Gig Harbor | 84.69% |
| 10 | Snohomish | 83.95% |
| 11 | Clarkston | 83.51% |
| 12 | Edgewood | 83.41% |
| 13 | Ocean Shores | 83.12% |
| 14 | Hoquiam | 82.96% |
| 15 | Normandy Park | 81.66% |
| 16 | Port Angeles | 81.48% |
| 17 | Duvall | 80.89% |
| 18 | Lynden | 80.78% |
| 19 | Spokane | 80.61% |
| 20 | West Richland | 80.34% |
| 21 | Poulsbo | 80.17% |
| 22 | Sequim | 79.67% |
| 23 | Chehalis | 79.3% |
| 24 | Orting | 79.12% |
| 25 | Enumclaw | 78.87% |
| 26 | Kelso | 78.69% |
| 27 | Lake Stevens | 78.65% |
| 28 | Camas | 78.61% |
| 29 | Bonney Lake | 78.24% |
| 30 | Longview | 77.92% |
| 31 | Centralia | 77.75% |
| 32 | Sumner | 77.42% |
| 33 | Bellingham | 77.39% |
| 34 | Ellensburg | 77.28% |
| 35 | Snoqualmie | 77.28% |
| 36 | Yelm | 77.16% |
| 37 | Lake Forest Park | 76.67% |
| 38 | Maple Valley | 76.59% |
| 39 | Richland | 76.46% |
| 40 | Puyallup | 76.29% |
| 41 | Tumwater | 76.16% |
| 42 | Brier | 75.68% |
| 43 | Arlington | 74.9% |
| 44 | Ferndale | 74.84% |
| 45 | Edmonds | 74.83% |
| 46 | Sedro-Woolley | 74.55% |
| 47 | Cheney | 74.24% |
| 48 | Woodland | 74.22% |
| 49 | Olympia | 74.08% |
| 50 | Woodinville | 74.07% |
| 51 | Kenmore | 73.4% |
| 52 | Fircrest | 72.5% |
| 53 | Milton | 71.94% |
| 54 | Ephrata | 71.93% |
| 55 | Marysville | 71.29% |
| 56 | Pullman | 71.04% |
| 57 | North Bend | 71.0% |
| 58 | College Place | 70.82% |
| 59 | Vancouver | 69.97% |
| 60 | Shelton | 69.51% |
| 61 | Mercer Island | 69.36% |
| 62 | Selah | 69.34% |
| 63 | Kirkland | 68.94% |
| 64 | Walla Walla | 68.62% |
| 65 | Aberdeen | 68.58% |
| 66 | Covington | 68.13% |
| 67 | Port Orchard | 67.28% |
| 68 | Monroe | 67.05% |
| 69 | Bremerton | 66.95% |
| 70 | University Place | 66.53% |
| 71 | Mountlake Terrace | 66.2% |
| 72 | Airway Heights | 65.56% |
| 73 | Kennewick | 64.97% |
| 74 | Mukilteo | 64.93% |
| 75 | Bothell | 64.5% |
| 76 | Lacey | 64.46% |
| 77 | Shoreline | 64.39% |
| 78 | Steilacoom | 63.52% |
| 79 | Dupont | 63.44% |
| 80 | Seattle | 62.57% |
| 81 | Burlington | 62.49% |
| 82 | East Wenatchee | 62.25% |
| 83 | Everett | 61.95% |
| 84 | Mill Creek | 61.63% |
| 85 | Wenatchee | 61.25% |
| 86 | Issaquah | 59.31% |
| 87 | Oak Harbor | 58.31% |
| 88 | Mount Vernon | 58.06% |
| 89 | Moses Lake | 58.05% |
| 90 | Tacoma | 57.55% |
| 91 | Sammamish | 57.47% |
| 92 | Lynnwood | 53.62% |
| 93 | Auburn | 52.08% |
| 94 | Des Moines | 49.75% |
| 95 | Redmond | 49.14% |
| 96 | Lakewood | 48.08% |
| 97 | Burien | 47.86% |
| 98 | Bellevue | 47.66% |
| 99 | Prosser | 46.49% |
| 100 | Yakima | 46.44% |
