RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Largest by population, Washington counties · 2020

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01King County, WAWA2,344,9392,269,675+31%

02Pierce County, WAWA946,288921,130+31%

03Snohomish County, WAWA870,656827,957+37%

04Spokane County, WAWA558,344539,339+29%

05Clark County, WAWA532,119503,311+46%

06Thurston County, WAWA304,261294,793+42%

07Kitsap County, WAWA283,374275,611+19%

08Yakima County, WAWA259,185256,728+15%

09Whatcom County, WAWA236,392226,847+36%

10Benton County, WAWA221,722206,873+45%

11Skagit County, WAWA132,975129,523+26%

12Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885110,730+19%

13Grant County, WAWA105,72799,123+33%

14Franklin County, WAWA102,61296,749+96%

15Island County, WAWA85,65786,857+21%

16Lewis County, WAWA88,06282,149+20%

17Chelan County, WAWA81,94179,074+19%

18Clallam County, WAWA78,20277,155+20%

19Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14475,636+13%

20Mason County, WAWA71,16565,726+33%

21Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36162,584+13%

22Whitman County, WAWA48,51247,973+18%

23Stevens County, WAWA49,66846,445+16%

24Kittitas County, WAWA48,80344,337+33%

25Douglas County, WAWA46,47342,938+32%

26Okanogan County, WAWA45,23042,104+6%

27Jefferson County, WAWA33,97032,977+27%

28Pacific County, WAWA24,35723,365+11%

29Klickitat County, WAWA24,33122,735+19%

30Asotin County, WAWA22,54522,285+8%

31Adams County, WAWA21,48820,613+25%

32San Juan County, WAWA18,57717,788+26%

33Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45713,401+14%

34Skamania County, WAWA12,66912,036+22%

35Lincoln County, WAWA11,98210,876+7%

36Ferry County, WAWA7,5177,178−1%

37Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8734,422+16%

38Columbia County, WAWA4,1413,952−3%

39Garfield County, WAWA2,4162,286−5%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES