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Cities in Washington by population

Seattle, WA had the highest population of 91 cities in 2021, at 733,750. Burlington, WA had the lowest, at 9,688. The median was 24,722 and the figure for Washington was 7.74 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest733,750Seattle, WA
Lowest9,688Burlington, WA
Median24,72291 cities
Washington7,744,316History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Seattle, WA: 733,750 personsSeattle, WA733,750Spokane, WA: 230,488 personsSpokane, WA230,488Tacoma, WA: 220,357 personsTacoma, WA220,357Vancouver, WA: 193,467 personsVancouver, WA193,467Bellevue, WA: 149,440 personsBellevue, WA149,440Kent, WA: 133,966 personsKent, WA133,966Everett, WA: 111,117 personsEverett, WA111,117Spokane Valley, WA: 105,436 personsSpokane Valley, WA105,436Renton, WA: 105,325 personsRenton, WA105,325Federal Way, WA: 99,271 personsFederal Way, WA99,271Yakima, WA: 96,757 personsYakima, WA96,757Kirkland, WA: 91,379 personsKirkland, WA91,379Bellingham, WA: 90,439 personsBellingham, WA90,439Auburn, WA: 87,090 personsAuburn, WA87,090Kennewick, WA: 84,709 personsKennewick, WA84,709Pasco, WA: 78,722 personsPasco, WA78,722Redmond, WA: 75,029 personsRedmond, WA75,029Marysville, WA: 71,611 personsMarysville, WA71,611Sammamish, WA: 66,589 personsSammamish, WA66,589Lakewood, WA: 63,435 personsLakewood, WA63,435Richland, WA: 61,962 personsRichland, WA61,962Shoreline, WA: 59,136 personsShoreline, WA59,136Lacey, WA: 57,173 personsLacey, WA57,173Olympia, WA: 56,055 personsOlympia, WA56,055Burien, WA: 51,152 personsBurien, WA51,152Bothell, WA: 48,123 personsBothell, WA48,123Bremerton, WA: 44,913 personsBremerton, WA44,913Puyallup, WA: 43,013 personsPuyallup, WA43,013Edmonds, WA: 42,662 personsEdmonds, WA42,662Lake Stevens, WA: 39,809 personsLake Stevens, WA39,809Issaquah, WA: 39,550 personsIssaquah, WA39,550Lynnwood, WA: 38,901 personsLynnwood, WA38,901Longview, WA: 37,968 personsLongview, WA37,968Wenatchee, WA: 35,626 personsWenatchee, WA35,626Mount Vernon, WA: 35,465 personsMount Vernon, WA35,465University Place, WA: 34,954 personsUniversity Place, WA34,954Walla Walla, WA: 33,854 personsWalla Walla, WA33,854Des Moines, WA: 32,686 personsDes Moines, WA32,686SeaTac, WA: 31,609 personsSeaTac, WA31,609Pullman, WA: 28,650 personsPullman, WA28,650Seattle, WA: 733,750 personsSeattle, WA733,750Spokane, WA: 230,488 personsSpokane, WA230,488Tacoma, WA: 220,357 personsTacoma, WA220,357Vancouver, WA: 193,467 personsVancouver, WA193,467Bellevue, WA: 149,440 personsBellevue, WA149,440Kent, WA: 133,966 personsKent, WA133,966Everett, WA: 111,117 personsEverett, WA111,117Spokane Valley, WA: 105,436 personsSpokane Valley, WA105,436Renton, WA: 105,325 personsRenton, WA105,325Federal Way, WA: 99,271 personsFederal Way, WA99,271Yakima, WA: 96,757 personsYakima, WA96,757Kirkland, WA: 91,379 personsKirkland, WA91,379Bellingham, WA: 90,439 personsBellingham, WA90,439Auburn, WA: 87,090 personsAuburn, WA87,090Kennewick, WA: 84,709 personsKennewick, WA84,709Pasco, WA: 78,722 personsPasco, WA78,722Redmond, WA: 75,029 personsRedmond, WA75,029Marysville, WA: 71,611 personsMarysville, WA71,611Sammamish, WA: 66,589 personsSammamish, WA66,589Lakewood, WA: 63,435 personsLakewood, WA63,435Richland, WA: 61,962 personsRichland, WA61,962Shoreline, WA: 59,136 personsShoreline, WA59,136Lacey, WA: 57,173 personsLacey, WA57,173Olympia, WA: 56,055 personsOlympia, WA56,055Burien, WA: 51,152 personsBurien, WA51,152Bothell, WA: 48,123 personsBothell, WA48,123Bremerton, WA: 44,913 personsBremerton, WA44,913Puyallup, WA: 43,013 personsPuyallup, WA43,013Edmonds, WA: 42,662 personsEdmonds, WA42,662Lake Stevens, WA: 39,809 personsLake Stevens, WA39,809Issaquah, WA: 39,550 personsIssaquah, WA39,550Lynnwood, WA: 38,901 personsLynnwood, WA38,901Longview, WA: 37,968 personsLongview, WA37,968Wenatchee, WA: 35,626 personsWenatchee, WA35,626Mount Vernon, WA: 35,465 personsMount Vernon, WA35,465University Place, WA: 34,954 personsUniversity Place, WA34,954Walla Walla, WA: 33,854 personsWalla Walla, WA33,854Des Moines, WA: 32,686 personsDes Moines, WA32,686SeaTac, WA: 31,609 personsSeaTac, WA31,609Pullman, WA: 28,650 personsPullman, WA28,650
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

RankCities2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Seattle, WA733,750-0.9%
2Spokane, WA230,488+0.6%
3Tacoma, WA220,357+0.1%
4Vancouver, WA193,467+1.2%
5Bellevue, WA149,440-1.5%
6Kent, WA133,966-1%
7Everett, WA111,117+0.3%
8Spokane Valley, WA105,436+1.7%
9Renton, WA105,325-1.3%
10Federal Way, WA99,271-1.7%
11Yakima, WA96,757-0.3%
12Kirkland, WA91,379-1.5%
13Bellingham, WA90,439-1.6%
14Auburn, WA87,090-1.4%
15Kennewick, WA84,709+0.8%
16Pasco, WA78,722+1.4%
17Redmond, WA75,029+2.2%
18Marysville, WA71,611+0.9%
19Sammamish, WA66,589-1.3%
20Lakewood, WA63,435-0.3%
21Richland, WA61,962+1.8%
22Shoreline, WA59,136+0.8%
23Lacey, WA57,173+0.7%
24Olympia, WA56,055+0.8%
25Burien, WA51,152-1.6%
26Bothell, WA48,123-0.1%
27Bremerton, WA44,913+3.2%
28Puyallup, WA43,013-0%
29Edmonds, WA42,662-0.4%
30Lake Stevens, WA39,809+1.8%
31Issaquah, WA39,550-1.3%
32Lynnwood, WA38,901+0.9%
33Longview, WA37,968+0.3%
34Wenatchee, WA35,626+0.1%
35Mount Vernon, WA35,465+0.5%
36University Place, WA34,954+0.1%
37Walla Walla, WA33,854-1.2%
38Des Moines, WA32,686-0.6%
39SeaTac, WA31,609+0.7%
40Pullman, WA28,650-12.8%
41Maple Valley, WA28,318+0.6%
42Camas, WA27,039+1.8%
43Tumwater, WA26,821+2.6%
44Moses Lake, WA25,722+1.1%
45Mercer Island, WA25,335-1.6%
46Bainbridge Island, WA24,722-0.5%
47Oak Harbor, WA24,677+0.2%
48Kenmore, WA23,543-1.4%
49Mountlake Terrace, WA22,324+4.9%
50Bonney Lake, WA22,108+0.4%
51Mukilteo, WA21,429-0.4%
52Tukwila, WA21,409-1.5%
53Battle Ground, WA21,289+2%
54Covington, WA21,125+1.3%
55Mill Creek, WA21,023+0.5%
56Arlington, WA20,799+3.7%
57Port Angeles, WA20,281+1.4%
58Monroe, WA19,791-1.2%
59Ellensburg, WA19,748-8.8%
60Centralia, WA18,792+2.2%
61Anacortes, WA17,903+1.3%
62Aberdeen, WA17,200+0.9%
63Washougal, WA17,141+0.6%
64West Richland, WA17,090+4.4%
65Sunnyside, WA16,303-0.6%
66Lynden, WA15,951+0.8%
67Port Orchard, WA15,885+1.7%
68Ferndale, WA15,543+2.7%
69East Wenatchee, WA14,226+0.7%
70Snoqualmie, WA13,821-1.8%
71Lake Forest Park, WA13,371-1.8%
72Woodinville, WA13,215-1.8%
73Newcastle, WA12,980-1.3%
74Edgewood, WA12,782+2.9%
75Kelso, WA12,715-0.1%
76Enumclaw, WA12,653+0.3%
77Sedro-Woolley, WA12,607+1%
78Liberty Lake, WA12,433+2.4%
79Cheney, WA12,336-7.8%
80Gig Harbor, WA12,249+1.3%
81Ridgefield, WA12,237+12.5%
82Poulsbo, WA11,953-0.1%
83Grandview, WA10,988+0.2%
84Fife, WA10,928-0.5%
85Yelm, WA10,759+0.6%
86Sumner, WA10,710+0.5%
87Airway Heights, WA10,702-0.8%
88Shelton, WA10,651+2.1%
89Port Townsend, WA10,378+2%
90Snohomish, WA10,143-0.3%
91Burlington, WA9,688+4.9%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • 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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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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