These Are The 10 Washington Cities With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

The Hispanic community is one of the fastest growing communities in America this decade.

According to the most recent American Community Survey, there are now some 6.3M more Hispanics living in America than in 2010.

That’s the largest absolute growth and a 14.9% increase. The percentage growth is the third largest percentage change for any race according to the Census’s race and ethnicity definition.

But how has the increase impacted Washington? Where cities and towns in Washington have seen the greatest increase in it’s Hispanic population?

Turns out there’s been a 23.5% increase in the Hispanic population in Washington.

We broke down the most recent census data to determine the cities in Washington with the largest Hispanic population in 2018:

1. Toppenish (Photos)
2. Sunnyside (Photos)
3. Grandview (Photos)
4. Othello (Photos)
5. Quincy (Photos)
6. Pasco (Photos)
7. Union Gap
8. Yakima (Photos)
9. Prosser (Photos)
10. Mount Vernon (Photos)

Toppenish took the number one over all spot for the largest Hispanic population in Washington for 2018.

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

To see where Washington ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Hispanic, check out the best places to live in Washington or the most diverse places in Washington.

How We Determined The Cities In Washington With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the census. So that’s where we went to get the breakdown of race across Washington.

That lead us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2012-2016 American Community Survey data from the US Census.

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 Hispanic or Latino.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 115 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are Hispanic. The percentages ranked from 84.4% to 2.2%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Hispanic population with a higher score being more Hispanic than a lower score. Toppenish took the distinction of being the most Hispanic, while Port Townsend was the least Hispanic city.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Washington ranked by population of Hispanic residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

1. Toppenish

Population: 8,977
% Hispanic: 84.42%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 7,578
Percent Change Since 2010: 10.94%

2. Sunnyside

Population: 16,217
% Hispanic: 83.47%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 13,536
Percent Change Since 2010: 9.43%

3. Grandview

Population: 11,098
% Hispanic: 79.56%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 8,830
Percent Change Since 2010: 13.86%

4. Othello

Population: 7,726
% Hispanic: 77.3%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 5,972
Percent Change Since 2010: 16.5%

5. Quincy

Population: 7,248
% Hispanic: 75.4%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 5,465
Percent Change Since 2010: 10.29%

6. Pasco

Population: 68,567
% Hispanic: 55.57%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 38,104
Percent Change Since 2010: 26.8%

7. Union Gap

Population: 6,125
% Hispanic: 49.76%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 3,048
Percent Change Since 2010: 21.1%

8. Yakima

Population: 93,338
% Hispanic: 45.77%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 42,725
Percent Change Since 2010: 26.38%

9. Prosser

Population: 5,860
% Hispanic: 36.37%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 2,131
Percent Change Since 2010: 31.22%

10. Mount Vernon

Population: 33,388
% Hispanic: 34.82%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 11,627
Percent Change Since 2010: 9.39%

There You Have It – Hispanic Populations Across Washington

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Hispanic populations across Washington according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least Hispanic places in Washington:

1. Port Townsend
2. Mercer Island
3. Woodinville

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Detailed List Of The Most Hispanic Cities In Washington

City	Rank	Population	% Hispanic
Toppenish	1	8,977	84.42%
Sunnyside	2	16,217	83.47%
Grandview	3	11,098	79.56%
Othello	4	7,726	77.3%
Quincy	5	7,248	75.4%
Pasco	6	68,567	55.57%
Union Gap	7	6,125	49.76%
Yakima	8	93,338	45.77%
Prosser	9	5,860	36.37%
Mount Vernon	10	33,388	34.82%
Wenatchee	11	33,257	32.14%
Moses Lake	12	21,846	29.47%
Burlington	13	8,572	28.84%
East Wenatchee	14	13,589	28.42%
Kennewick	15	77,975	25.05%
Walla Walla	16	31,952	24.29%
Burien	17	50,187	24.0%
Ephrata	18	7,980	23.02%
Shelton	19	9,832	18.92%
Seatac	20	28,298	18.71%
Woodland	21	5,684	18.63%
Monroe	22	17,906	18.55%
Aberdeen	23	16,335	18.13%
Federal Way	24	93,986	17.74%
Des Moines	25	30,904	17.49%
Yelm	26	8,066	16.87%
Selah	27	7,599	16.67%
Centralia	28	16,729	16.54%
Fife	29	9,645	16.46%
Kent	30	125,492	16.39%
Lakewood	31	59,489	16.3%
Pacific	32	7,042	15.54%
Tukwila	33	19,878	15.49%
College Place	34	8,996	15.05%
Everett	35	106,580	14.74%
Auburn	36	75,607	14.42%
Sedro-Woolley	37	11,225	14.3%
Kelso	38	11,871	14.3%
Lynnwood	39	36,861	13.97%
Chehalis	40	7,340	13.24%
Airway Heights	41	6,523	12.85%
Renton	42	98,499	12.45%
Vancouver	43	169,982	12.39%
Ferndale	44	12,666	12.25%
West Richland	45	13,407	12.1%
Oak Harbor	46	22,544	11.71%
Tacoma	47	205,602	11.29%
Enumclaw	48	11,543	11.27%
Sequim	49	6,736	11.25%
Poulsbo	50	9,806	11.24%
Lake Stevens	51	30,352	11.14%
Lacey	52	45,644	11.13%
Richland	53	53,227	10.75%
North Bend	54	6,475	10.66%
Cheney	55	11,479	10.62%
Marysville	56	64,955	10.61%
Ellensburg	57	18,957	10.47%
Mountlake Terrace	58	20,747	10.44%
Port Orchard	59	13,265	9.78%
Kenmore	60	21,830	9.51%
Sumner	61	9,691	9.44%
Stanwood	62	6,685	9.39%
Longview	63	36,720	9.33%
Bremerton	64	39,388	9.32%
Edgewood	65	9,862	9.26%
Hoquiam	66	8,434	9.24%
Shoreline	67	55,021	9.02%
Dupont	68	9,224	8.65%
Bothell	69	43,153	8.57%
Redmond	70	59,268	8.2%
Puyallup	71	39,274	8.2%
Bellingham	72	84,462	8.18%
Arlington	73	18,749	7.95%
University Place	74	32,342	7.84%
Orting	75	7,254	7.51%
Snohomish	76	9,551	7.4%
Olympia	77	49,608	7.35%
Issaquah	78	34,728	7.16%
Lynden	79	13,204	7.14%
Battle Ground	80	18,987	7.12%
Normandy Park	81	6,598	7.08%
Bellevue	82	136,718	7.05%
Covington	83	19,172	6.92%
Milton	84	7,239	6.76%
Bonney Lake	85	19,022	6.73%
Kirkland	86	85,812	6.73%
Pullman	87	32,176	6.58%
Seattle	88	668,849	6.56%
Brier	89	6,530	6.55%
Spokane	90	212,078	6.09%
Mill Creek	91	19,372	6.08%
Steilacoom	92	6,175	5.89%
Maple Valley	93	25,093	5.88%
Spokane Valley	94	93,322	5.2%
Port Angeles	95	19,420	5.17%
Edmonds	96	41,020	4.95%
Gig Harbor	97	8,307	4.91%
Mukilteo	98	20,994	4.9%
Duvall	99	7,534	4.87%
Camas	100	21,393	4.69%