Asotin County Demographics

A map of Asotin County's Population by Race

Asotin County, Washington had a population of 22,285 in 2020. It was 87.4% White, 0.5% Black, 0.9% Asian, 4.1% Hispanic, 1.7% Native American/Other, and 5.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Asotin County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Asotin County is the 30th most populous county of the 39 counties in Washington.

Asotin County's White Population

19,473 residents of Asotin County identify as White, or 87.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Asotin County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Washington (63.8% White). Of the 39 counties in Washington, Asotin County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Asotin County is more White than neighboring Nez Perce County (84.2% White), Columbia County (84.7% White), and Lewis County (85.8% White). Asotin County is less White than neighboring Garfield County (89.9% White), and Wallowa County (89.3% White).

Asotin County's Black Population

113 residents of Asotin County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Asotin County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Washington (3.8% Black). Of the 39 counties in Washington, Asotin County is ranked #25 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Asotin County is more Black than neighboring Garfield County (0.1% Black), Nez Perce County (0.4% Black), Wallowa County (0.1% Black), Columbia County (0.2% Black), and Lewis County (0.2% Black).

Asotin County's Asian Population

206 residents of Asotin County identify as Asian, or 0.9%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Asotin County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Washington (9.4% Asian). Of the 39 counties in Washington, Asotin County is ranked #30 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Asotin County is more Asian than neighboring Garfield County (0.4% Asian), Nez Perce County (0.8% Asian), Wallowa County (0.4% Asian), Columbia County (0.5% Asian), and Lewis County (0.2% Asian).

Asotin County's Hispanic Population

915 residents of Asotin County identify as Hispanic, or 4.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Asotin County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Washington (13.7% Hispanic). Of the 39 counties in Washington, Asotin County is ranked #34 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Asotin County is more Hispanic than neighboring Nez Perce County (3.9% Hispanic), Wallowa County (3.5% Hispanic), and Lewis County (3.9% Hispanic). Asotin County is less Hispanic than neighboring Garfield County (4.8% Hispanic), and Columbia County (7.7% Hispanic).

Asotin County's Native American/Other Population

384 residents of Asotin County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Asotin County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Washington (2.6% Native American/Other). Of the 39 counties in Washington, Asotin County is ranked #27 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Asotin County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Garfield County (1% Native American/Other), Wallowa County (1.5% Native American/Other), and Columbia County (1.5% Native American/Other). Asotin County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Nez Perce County (5.9% Native American/Other), and Lewis County (5.5% Native American/Other).

Asotin County's Multiracial Population

1,194 residents of Asotin County identify as Multiracial, or 5.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Asotin County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Washington (6.6% Multiracial). Of the 39 counties in Washington, Asotin County is ranked #26 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Asotin County is more Multiracial than neighboring Garfield County (3.8% Multiracial), Nez Perce County (4.8% Multiracial), Wallowa County (5.2% Multiracial), and Lewis County (4.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.