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Most sparsely populated, Washington counties

Washington counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Garfield County, WAWA2,4163+1%

02Ferry County, WAWA7,5173+4%

03Columbia County, WAWA4,1415+2%

04Lincoln County, WAWA11,9825+18%

05Skamania County, WAWA12,6698+28%

06Okanogan County, WAWA45,2309+14%

07Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45710+23%

08Adams County, WAWA21,48811+31%

09Klickitat County, WAWA24,33113+27%

10Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87319+27%

11Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019+31%

12Stevens County, WAWA49,66820+24%

13Kittitas County, WAWA48,80321+46%

14Whitman County, WAWA48,51222+19%

15Douglas County, WAWA46,47326+43%

16Pacific County, WAWA24,35726+16%

17Chelan County, WAWA81,94128+23%

18Asotin County, WAWA22,54535+10%

19Lewis County, WAWA88,06237+28%

20Grant County, WAWA105,72739+42%

21Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14441+16%

22Clallam County, WAWA78,20245+21%

23Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36149+13%

24Yakima County, WAWA259,18560+16%

25Mason County, WAWA71,16574+44%

26Skagit County, WAWA132,97577+29%

27Franklin County, WAWA102,61283+108%

28Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885101+24%

29San Juan County, WAWA18,577107+32%

30Whatcom County, WAWA236,392112+42%

31Benton County, WAWA221,722130+56%

32Spokane County, WAWA558,344316+34%

33Island County, WAWA85,657411+20%

34Snohomish County, WAWA870,656417+44%

35Thurston County, WAWA304,261421+47%

36Pierce County, WAWA946,288567+35%

37Kitsap County, WAWA283,374717+22%

38Clark County, WAWA532,119847+54%

39King County, WAWA2,344,9391,108+35%

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