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Most densely populated, Washington cities

Washington cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 124 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Seattle, WAWA784,7779,343+39%

02Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4306,270+25%

03Shoreline, WAWA66,5425,719+25%

04Kirkland, WAWA97,4105,471+116%

05Lynnwood, WAWA42,1325,349+24%

06Burien, WAWA51,8595,166+63%

07Des Moines, WAWA33,0325,150+13%

08Redmond, WAWA82,5064,980+82%

09Edmonds, WAWA42,7484,795+8%

10Maple Valley, WAWA28,4824,744+100%

11Tacoma, WAWA229,8164,623+19%

12Bellevue, WAWA154,1934,607+41%

13Mill Creek, WAWA20,9024,501+81%

14Federal Way, WAWA99,7294,466+20%

15Renton, WAWA104,9754,459+110%

16Fircrest, WAWA6,9594,396+19%

17University Place, WAWA35,4794,254+19%

18Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0914,142+562%

19Vancouver, WAWA199,6984,097+39%

20Kent, WAWA134,8713,986+70%

21Mercer Island, WAWA25,4223,983+15%

22Toppenish, WAWA8,6353,974−3%

23Kenmore, WAWA24,2493,940+30%

24Duvall, WAWA9,4403,851+105%

25Bothell, WAWA52,1993,828+73%

26East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4143,804+150%

27Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1913,751+0%

28Marysville, WAWA77,6863,743+207%

29Lakewood, WAWA62,7553,678+8%

30Covington, WAWA21,4963,624+56%

31Yakima, WAWA97,4583,498+36%

32Clarkston, WAWA7,1893,497−2%

33SeaTac, WAWA34,5783,436+36%

34Bellingham, WAWA96,3953,419+44%

35Mukilteo, WAWA21,2393,399+18%

36Everett, WAWA113,5673,380+24%

37Spokane, WAWA230,7833,356+18%

38Wenatchee, WAWA35,5473,345+28%

39Steilacoom, WAWA6,6483,306+10%

40Orting, WAWA8,8843,284+136%

41Issaquah, WAWA39,4233,250+252%

42Sammamish, WAWA66,1103,236+94%

43Milton, WAWA8,9113,205+54%

44College Place, WAWA9,9233,171+27%

45Lacey, WAWA58,8333,169+88%

46Stanwood, WAWA9,4213,165+140%

47Monroe, WAWA20,0253,141+45%

48Olympia, WAWA56,7243,113+33%

49Lynden, WAWA16,8813,106+87%

50Kennewick, WAWA88,3663,100+62%

51Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3083,061+54%

52Snohomish, WAWA10,7193,044+26%

53Pullman, WAWA33,7563,035+37%

54Washougal, WAWA18,0283,029+110%

55Brier, WAWA6,5973,004+3%

56Puyallup, WAWA42,6822,971+29%

57Newcastle, WAWA13,1282,960+70%

58Auburn, WAWA86,3012,918+114%

59Pacific, WAWA7,0562,916+28%

60Cheney, WAWA12,6502,913+43%

61Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4052,874–

62Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1932,862+34%

63Battle Ground, WAWA23,5132,708+153%

64Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1392,694+129%

65Poulsbo, WAWA12,7492,672+87%

66Normandy Park, WAWA6,6092,658+3%

67Burlington, WAWA11,3562,653+68%

68Longview, WAWA38,3622,592+11%

69Woodinville, WAWA14,5482,591+58%

70Ellensburg, WAWA21,3082,561+38%

71Enumclaw, WAWA13,1722,545+18%

72Centralia, WAWA19,3752,542+31%

73Ferndale, WAWA17,5592,499+100%

74Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0832,495+22%

75Walla Walla, WAWA34,0582,426+15%

76Tukwila, WAWA22,0032,396+28%

77Othello, WAWA9,2372,252+58%

78Liberty Lake, WAWA14,0292,211+201%

79Arlington, WAWA22,0312,210+88%

80Ridgefield, WAWA16,1322,179+651%

81Sunnyside, WAWA16,4302,176+18%

82Sultan, WAWA7,2302,166+116%

83Gig Harbor, WAWA12,6302,140+95%

84Pasco, WAWA82,8482,126+158%

85Yelm, WAWA12,0432,109+266%

86Port Orchard, WAWA19,8392,057+158%

87North Bend, WAWA8,7582,014+85%

88Camas, WAWA27,7491,968+121%

89Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111,965+162%

90Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6401,901+736%

91Fife, WAWA11,0611,896+131%

92Selah, WAWA8,6781,892+38%

93Port Angeles, WAWA20,1461,881+10%

94Shelton, WAWA10,9211,878+29%

95Grandview, WAWA12,0621,779+44%

96DuPont, WAWA9,7781,680+299%

97Colville, WAWA5,1161,657+3%

98Richland, WAWA65,2581,637+69%

99Edgewood, WAWA13,5481,616+49%

100Woodland, WAWA6,6111,608+75%

101Bremerton, WAWA45,4821,600+22%

102Tumwater, WAWA28,0101,579+121%

103Kelso, WAWA12,8011,574+8%

104Aberdeen, WAWA17,0881,572+4%

105Anacortes, WAWA18,0801,546+24%

106Port Townsend, WAWA10,6781,538+28%

107Moses Lake, WAWA27,4691,515+84%

108Buckley, WAWA5,6881,474+37%

109Sumner, WAWA10,8711,443+28%

110Omak, WAWA5,1851,376+10%

111Quincy, WAWA8,5101,358+69%

112Chehalis, WAWA7,7641,337+10%

113Sequim, WAWA8,2151,300+90%

114Prosser, WAWA6,6541,288+38%

115Union Gap, WAWA6,6171,186+18%

116Blaine, WAWA6,4751,159+72%

117Black Diamond, WAWA6,9781,058+76%

118Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892927+106%

119Hoquiam, WAWA8,710913−4%

120Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,691894+22%

121West Richland, WAWA19,257871+130%

122Ephrata, WAWA8,834843+30%

123Deer Park, WAWA5,370780+78%

124Connell, WAWA5,080683+72%

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