Cities in Washington by population

Seattle, WA had the highest population of 91 cities in 2020, at 740,675. Burlington, WA had the lowest, at 9,239. The median was 24,834 and the figure for Washington was 7.73 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest740,675Seattle, WA

Lowest9,239Burlington, WA

Median24,83491 cities

Washington7,726,812History

Top 40 cities, 2020

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2020 persons
1	Seattle, WA	740,675
2	Spokane, WA	229,175
3	Tacoma, WA	220,182
4	Vancouver, WA	191,267
5	Bellevue, WA	151,783
6	Kent, WA	135,354
7	Everett, WA	110,792
8	Renton, WA	106,729
9	Spokane Valley, WA	103,623
10	Federal Way, WA	100,996
11	Yakima, WA	97,032
12	Kirkland, WA	92,747
13	Bellingham, WA	91,863
14	Auburn, WA	88,287
15	Kennewick, WA	84,015
16	Pasco, WA	77,650
17	Redmond, WA	73,392
18	Marysville, WA	70,974
19	Sammamish, WA	67,448
20	Lakewood, WA	63,622
21	Richland, WA	60,892
22	Shoreline, WA	58,691
23	Lacey, WA	56,781
24	Olympia, WA	55,619
25	Burien, WA	52,000
26	Bothell, WA	48,174
27	Bremerton, WA	43,534
28	Puyallup, WA	43,028
29	Edmonds, WA	42,829
30	Issaquah, WA	40,088
31	Lake Stevens, WA	39,092
32	Lynnwood, WA	38,546
33	Longview, WA	37,867
34	Wenatchee, WA	35,607
35	Mount Vernon, WA	35,305
36	University Place, WA	34,910
37	Walla Walla, WA	34,274
38	Des Moines, WA	32,890
39	Pullman, WA	32,864
40	SeaTac, WA	31,394
41	Maple Valley, WA	28,149
42	Camas, WA	26,570
43	Tumwater, WA	26,133
44	Mercer Island, WA	25,744
45	Moses Lake, WA	25,432
46	Bainbridge Island, WA	24,834
47	Oak Harbor, WA	24,626
48	Kenmore, WA	23,883
49	Bonney Lake, WA	22,020
50	Tukwila, WA	21,746
51	Ellensburg, WA	21,651
52	Mukilteo, WA	21,510
53	Mountlake Terrace, WA	21,284
54	Mill Creek, WA	20,909
55	Battle Ground, WA	20,870
56	Covington, WA	20,860
57	Arlington, WA	20,055
58	Monroe, WA	20,025
59	Port Angeles, WA	19,997
60	Centralia, WA	18,387
61	Anacortes, WA	17,672
62	Washougal, WA	17,046
63	Aberdeen, WA	17,039
64	Sunnyside, WA	16,400
65	West Richland, WA	16,364
66	Lynden, WA	15,817
67	Port Orchard, WA	15,615
68	Ferndale, WA	15,139
69	East Wenatchee, WA	14,126
70	Snoqualmie, WA	14,074
71	Lake Forest Park, WA	13,610
72	Woodinville, WA	13,455
73	Cheney, WA	13,385
74	Newcastle, WA	13,151
75	Kelso, WA	12,726
76	Enumclaw, WA	12,613
77	Sedro-Woolley, WA	12,481
78	Edgewood, WA	12,421
79	Liberty Lake, WA	12,136
80	Gig Harbor, WA	12,088
81	Poulsbo, WA	11,959
82	Fife, WA	10,984
83	Grandview, WA	10,966
84	Ridgefield, WA	10,875
85	Airway Heights, WA	10,785
86	Yelm, WA	10,700
87	Sumner, WA	10,653
88	Shelton, WA	10,434
89	Port Townsend, WA	10,177
90	Snohomish, WA	10,174
91	Burlington, WA	9,239

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Washington by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Washington by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/washington-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Washington by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/washington-cities?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Washington by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/washington-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Cities in Washington by population, 2020}},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/washington-cities?period=2020. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest population?

Seattle, WA, with 740,675 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Burlington, WA, with 9,239 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.