English Population in Washington by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The English population in Washington totals 908,140, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Seattle (90,656), followed by Spokane (30,697) and Vancouver (22,545), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how English residents are distributed across Washington''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest English population in Washington

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  • 1
    Seattle
    English population in Seattle is 90,656
    12.23% of Seattle population is English
  • 2
    Spokane
    English population in Spokane is 30,697
    13.39% of Spokane population is English
  • 3
    Vancouver
    English population in Vancouver is 22,545
    11.70% of Vancouver population is English
  • 4
    Tacoma
    English population in Tacoma is 21,904
    9.93% of Tacoma population is English
  • 5
    Bellingham
    English population in Bellingham is 12,824
    13.88% of Bellingham population is English

Overview of English population in Washington

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey show Washington contains 908,140 English residents (11.7% of 7.7 million total state population), positioning the state at the 79th percentile nationally among U.S. states for English population concentrations.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Washington's English population of 11.7% exceeds the national average of 9.1% by a factor of 1.3.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Washington hosts 908,140 English residents, representing 3% of the nation's total English population of 30.1 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data show Washington maintains 13.7 English Americans per square mile compared to the national average of 8.5, indicating higher demographic concentration relative to national averages.
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238 Cities in Washington Ranked by English Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show English population in Washington present in Seattle, Spokane, and Vancouver, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Washington ranked by English population count
Rank by English Population
City
English Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Washington English Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Seattle 90,656 12.23% 9.98%
2 Spokane 30,697 13.39% 3.38%
3 Vancouver 22,545 11.70% 2.48%
4 Tacoma 21,904 9.93% 2.41%
5 Bellingham 12,824 13.88% 1.41%
6 Spokane Valley 12,556 11.91% 1.38%
7 Kirkland 11,397 12.44% 1.26%
8 11,178 18.05% 1.23%
9 11,147 7.37% 1.23%
10 10,583 12.54% 1.17%
11 9,902 8.91% 1.09%
12 8,877 6.57% 0.98%
13 8,576 11.98% 0.94%
14 8,457 15.22% 0.93%
15 8,042 7.64% 0.89%
16 7,841 9.18% 0.86%
17 7,056 11.90% 0.78%
18 6,871 14.14% 0.76%
19 6,768 6.82% 0.75%
20 6,619 6.84% 0.73%
21 6,541 15.29% 0.72%
22 6,527 9.83% 0.72%
23 6,252 10.95% 0.69%
24 5,544 7.32% 0.61%
25 5,342 12.53% 0.59%
26 5,176 6.60% 0.57%
27 5,001 9.74% 0.55%
28 4,952 11.12% 0.55%
29 4,935 7.83% 0.54%
30 4,680 19.02% 0.52%
31 4,611 12.19% 0.51%
32 4,404 12.64% 0.48%
33 4,331 10.97% 0.48%
34 4,303 16.07% 0.47%
34 4,303 16.23% 0.47%
35 4,253 10.77% 0.47%
36 4,175 12.36% 0.46%
37 4,157 10.15% 0.46%
38 3,958 11.15% 0.44%
39 3,569 17.77% 0.39%
40 3,541 14.01% 0.39%
41 3,534 10.01% 0.39%
42 3,423 10.72% 0.38%
43 3,408 12.12% 0.38%
44 3,401 14.93% 0.37%
45 3,367 14.27% 0.37%
46 3,147 17.64% 0.35%
47 3,132 12.84% 0.34%
48 3,083 14.97% 0.34%
49 2,787 13.08% 0.31%
50 2,772 8.52% 0.31%
51 2,761 13.24% 0.30%
52 2,719 22.28% 0.30%
53 2,654 12.66% 0.29%
54 2,640 10.31% 0.29%
55 2,625 13.88% 0.29%
56 2,556 11.93% 0.28%
57 2,552 20.15% 0.28%
58 2,544 21.27% 0.28%
59 2,464 19.82% 0.27%
60 2,443 14.42% 0.27%
61 2,328 10.93% 0.26%
62 2,155 20.94% 0.24%
63 2,126 16.91% 0.23%
64 2,070 12.92% 0.23%
65 2,067 15.48% 0.23%
66 2,017 11.78% 0.22%
67 1,962 14.27% 0.22%
68 1,958 11.49% 0.22%
69 1,938 11.82% 0.21%
70 1,854 9.41% 0.20%
71 1,768 9.58% 0.19%
72 1,754 13.05% 0.19%
73 1,644 13.01% 0.18%
74 1,642 12.93% 0.18%
75 1,569 15.96% 0.17%
76 1,509 11.90% 0.17%
77 1,495 19.30% 0.16%
78 1,479 10.48% 0.16%
79 1,457 21.88% 0.16%
80 1,402 17.24% 0.15%
81 1,399 13.11% 0.15%
82 1,389 13.65% 0.15%
83 1,381 19.07% 0.15%
84 1,326 10.24% 0.15%
85 1,301 4.18% 0.14%
86 1,295 12.20% 0.14%
87 1,272 19.55% 0.14%
88 1,265 9.86% 0.14%
89 1,257 18.81% 0.14%
90 1,228 13.71% 0.14%
91 1,223 7.92% 0.13%
92 1,206 13.72% 0.13%
93 1,071 12.82% 0.12%
94 1,052 9.77% 0.12%
95 1,044 10.83% 0.12%
96 978 9.83% 0.11%
97 908 12.82% 0.10%
98 895 10.23% 0.10%
99 864 11.47% 0.10%
100 854 3.98% 0.09%
101 844 13.58% 0.09%
102 802 9.66% 0.09%
103 783 13.09% 0.09%
104 755 10.67% 0.08%
105 753 15.12% 0.08%
105 753 16.17% 0.08%
106 740 13.03% 0.08%
107 675 11.70% 0.07%
108 673 10.33% 0.07%
109 657 14.27% 0.07%
110 647 15.56% 0.07%
111 607 11.44% 0.07%
112 575 6.77% 0.06%
113 530 6.40% 0.06%
114 509 4.79% 0.06%
115 504 4.62% 0.06%
116 497 10.09% 0.05%
117 477 17.70% 0.05%
118 458 10.08% 0.05%
119 456 18.00% 0.05%
120 451 14.27% 0.05%
121 444 15.37% 0.05%
122 442 13.55% 0.05%
123 436 12.77% 0.05%
124 421 10.84% 0.05%
125 404 9.36% 0.04%
126 402 13.42% 0.04%
127 373 15.06% 0.04%
128 369 14.90% 0.04%
129 359 15.82% 0.04%
130 354 18.23% 0.04%
131 352 21.00% 0.04%
132 347 17.94% 0.04%
132 347 15.34% 0.04%
133 338 14.71% 0.04%
134 317 12.42% 0.03%
135 310 11.55% 0.03%
136 303 25.55% 0.03%
137 300 11.21% 0.03%
138 293 3.70% 0.03%
139 288 11.38% 0.03%
140 287 3.30% 0.03%
141 284 7.98% 0.03%
142 279 11.64% 0.03%
143 273 2.47% 0.03%
144 272 1.67% 0.03%
145 271 14.70% 0.03%
146 267 10.68% 0.03%
147 262 5.16% 0.03%
148 261 7.56% 0.03%
149 259 20.03% 0.03%
150 254 23.30% 0.03%
151 250 3.84% 0.03%
152 245 3.47% 0.03%
153 243 4.93% 0.03%
154 240 17.18% 0.03%
155 238 7.67% 0.03%
156 230 8.09% 0.03%
156 230 12.39% 0.03%
157 228 7.21% 0.03%
158 225 19.55% 0.02%
159 217 12.74% 0.02%
160 216 6.67% 0.02%
161 213 18.83% 0.02%
162 209 10.71% 0.02%
163 204 10.85% 0.02%
164 203 6.79% 0.02%
165 202 14.93% 0.02%
166 193 9.29% 0.02%
166 193 9.82% 0.02%
167 189 6.79% 0.02%
167 189 11.09% 0.02%
168 185 13.00% 0.02%
169 182 19.74% 0.02%
170 178 8.23% 0.02%
171 175 13.61% 0.02%
171 175 10.75% 0.02%
172 174 14.82% 0.02%
173 170 4.92% 0.02%
174 169 10.92% 0.02%
175 148 12.42% 0.02%
176 147 8.08% 0.02%
177 143 14.65% 0.02%
178 138 9.47% 0.02%
178 138 14.68% 0.02%
179 137 19.19% 0.02%
180 136 13.09% 0.02%
181 133 7.89% 0.01%
182 129 13.08% 0.01%
183 126 14.25% 0.01%
184 125 15.38% 0.01%
185 120 10.43% 0.01%
186 118 11.31% 0.01%
186 118 29.21% 0.01%
187 115 20.21% 0.01%
188 113 4.91% 0.01%
188 113 7.97% 0.01%
189 102 5.87% 0.01%
190 95 10.98% 0.01%
191 92 15.70% 0.01%
192 91 14.70% 0.01%
193 90 12.73% 0.01%
194 85 10.14% 0.01%
194 85 12.41% 0.01%
195 84 0.96% 0.01%
196 81 10.13% 0.01%
196 81 5.85% 0.01%
197 80 10.83% 0.01%
198 78 10.47% 0.01%
198 78 14.74% 0.01%
199 77 17.19% 0.01%
199 77 12.20% 0.01%
200 72 14.20% 0.01%
201 64 6.55% 0.01%
202 62 5.43% 0.01%
203 61 9.71% 0.01%
204 59 12.02% 0.01%
204 59 6.59% 0.01%
205 58 7.27% 0.01%
205 58 3.59% 0.01%
206 56 10.96% 0.01%
207 46 4.61% 0.01%
208 45 4.59% 0.01%
208 45 3.94% 0.01%
209 43 1.86% 0.00%
210 42 6.92% 0.00%
211 39 9.58% 0.00%
212 36 5.09% 0.00%
213 33 5.09% 0.00%
214 26 0.71% 0.00%
215 25 4.81% 0.00%
216 18 2.71% 0.00%
217 12 0.63% 0.00%
218 5 0.20% 0.00%
219 2 0.18% 0.00%
220 0 - -
220 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Washington by their English population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines English population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having English ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as English alone, while others identify as English along with another race (such as English and German).
  • We’ve used the “English alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the English population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as English alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as English .
  2. % of Total Washington English Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. English population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small English populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported English population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where English populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.