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Most sparsely populated, Washington counties · 1990

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

01Ferry County, WAWA7,5173−13%

02Garfield County, WAWA2,4163−6%

03Lincoln County, WAWA11,9824−13%

04Columbia County, WAWA4,1415−1%

05Skamania County, WAWA12,6695−16%

06Okanogan County, WAWA45,2306−16%

07Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4576−24%

08Adams County, WAWA21,4887−17%

09Klickitat County, WAWA24,3319−13%

10Jefferson County, WAWA33,97011−22%

11Kittitas County, WAWA48,80312−20%

12Stevens County, WAWA49,66812−23%

13Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87313−13%

14Douglas County, WAWA46,47314−20%

15Chelan County, WAWA81,94118−22%

16Whitman County, WAWA48,51218−5%

17Pacific County, WAWA24,35720−10%

18Grant County, WAWA105,72720−27%

19Lewis County, WAWA88,06225−13%

20Asotin County, WAWA22,54528−14%

21Franklin County, WAWA102,61230−24%

22Clallam County, WAWA78,20232−12%

23Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14434−4%

24Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36138−12%

25Mason County, WAWA71,16540−22%

26Yakima County, WAWA259,18544−15%

27Skagit County, WAWA132,97546−23%

28San Juan County, WAWA18,57758−29%

29Whatcom County, WAWA236,39261−23%

30Benton County, WAWA221,72266−21%

31Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88572−12%

32Spokane County, WAWA558,344205−14%

33Thurston County, WAWA304,261223−22%

34Snohomish County, WAWA870,656223−23%

35Island County, WAWA85,657289−16%

36Pierce County, WAWA946,288351−16%

37Clark County, WAWA532,119379−31%

38Kitsap County, WAWA283,374480−18%

39King County, WAWA2,344,939712−13%

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