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Washington: the counties with the highest share of Black students

37 counties

Washington public school districts ranked by the share of public school students who are Black or African American. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
1King CountyWA509278,49225,6729.2%
2Pierce CountyWA269138,46211,1898.1%
3Columbia CountyWA61,144918.0%
4Snohomish CountyWA216118,6886,1075.1%
5Thurston CountyWA8444,4121,5413.5%
6Okanogan CountyWA3611,5383913.4%
7Island CountyWA218,5612813.3%
8Pacific CountyWA163,243932.9%
9Spokane CountyWA17876,5882,0872.7%
10Clark CountyWA14574,4061,9542.6%
11Clallam CountyWA2810,7412602.4%
12Kitsap CountyWA7434,2338332.4%
13Whitman CountyWA284,753972.0%
14Benton CountyWA6638,1915751.5%
15Stevens CountyWA397,7261191.5%
16Asotin CountyWA123,152371.2%
17Lewis CountyWA4212,5481541.2%
18Whatcom CountyWA7627,7793461.2%
19Walla Walla CountyWA318,516901.1%
20Grays Harbor CountyWA4510,5641091.0%
21Mason CountyWA238,539740.9%
22Skagit CountyWA5118,2981700.9%
23Grant CountyWA5920,4941570.8%
24Cowlitz CountyWA4717,0801190.7%
25Franklin CountyWA3921,4031520.7%
26Jefferson CountyWA122,670190.7%
27Kittitas CountyWA205,387330.6%
28San Juan CountyWA161,817110.6%
29Yakima CountyWA11352,1453050.6%
30Chelan CountyWA4212,965710.5%
31Ferry CountyWA111,10260.5%
32Lincoln CountyWA182,233120.5%
33Skamania CountyWA121,79490.5%
34Douglas CountyWA217,221310.4%
35Klickitat CountyWA212,80380.3%
36Adams CountyWA175,324130.2%
37Pend Oreille CountyWA111,82510.1%

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