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Cities in Washington by population

Seattle, WA had the highest population of 91 cities in 2022, at 749,545. Burlington, WA had the lowest, at 9,753. The median was 24,596 and the figure for Washington was 7.79 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest749,545Seattle, WA
Lowest9,753Burlington, WA
Median24,59691 cities
Washington7,786,828History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Seattle, WA: 749,545 personsSeattle, WA749,545Spokane, WA: 230,603 personsSpokane, WA230,603Tacoma, WA: 221,263 personsTacoma, WA221,263Vancouver, WA: 194,899 personsVancouver, WA194,899Bellevue, WA: 151,056 personsBellevue, WA151,056Kent, WA: 133,303 personsKent, WA133,303Everett, WA: 111,652 personsEverett, WA111,652Spokane Valley, WA: 106,726 personsSpokane Valley, WA106,726Renton, WA: 104,172 personsRenton, WA104,172Federal Way, WA: 97,958 personsFederal Way, WA97,958Yakima, WA: 96,567 personsYakima, WA96,567Bellingham, WA: 93,864 personsBellingham, WA93,864Kirkland, WA: 90,926 personsKirkland, WA90,926Auburn, WA: 86,158 personsAuburn, WA86,158Kennewick, WA: 85,227 personsKennewick, WA85,227Pasco, WA: 79,300 personsPasco, WA79,300Redmond, WA: 76,352 personsRedmond, WA76,352Marysville, WA: 72,504 personsMarysville, WA72,504Sammamish, WA: 65,825 personsSammamish, WA65,825Richland, WA: 62,827 personsRichland, WA62,827Lakewood, WA: 62,658 personsLakewood, WA62,658Shoreline, WA: 60,074 personsShoreline, WA60,074Lacey, WA: 58,005 personsLacey, WA58,005Olympia, WA: 55,933 personsOlympia, WA55,933Burien, WA: 50,925 personsBurien, WA50,925Bothell, WA: 49,144 personsBothell, WA49,144Bremerton, WA: 45,341 personsBremerton, WA45,341Puyallup, WA: 42,691 personsPuyallup, WA42,691Edmonds, WA: 42,554 personsEdmonds, WA42,554Lynnwood, WA: 40,397 personsLynnwood, WA40,397Lake Stevens, WA: 40,145 personsLake Stevens, WA40,145Issaquah, WA: 39,249 personsIssaquah, WA39,249Longview, WA: 38,010 personsLongview, WA38,010Wenatchee, WA: 35,501 personsWenatchee, WA35,501Mount Vernon, WA: 35,404 personsMount Vernon, WA35,404University Place, WA: 34,641 personsUniversity Place, WA34,641Walla Walla, WA: 33,790 personsWalla Walla, WA33,790Pullman, WA: 32,925 personsPullman, WA32,925Des Moines, WA: 32,405 personsDes Moines, WA32,405SeaTac, WA: 31,941 personsSeaTac, WA31,941Seattle, WA: 749,545 personsSeattle, WA749,545Spokane, WA: 230,603 personsSpokane, WA230,603Tacoma, WA: 221,263 personsTacoma, WA221,263Vancouver, WA: 194,899 personsVancouver, WA194,899Bellevue, WA: 151,056 personsBellevue, WA151,056Kent, WA: 133,303 personsKent, WA133,303Everett, WA: 111,652 personsEverett, WA111,652Spokane Valley, WA: 106,726 personsSpokane Valley, WA106,726Renton, WA: 104,172 personsRenton, WA104,172Federal Way, WA: 97,958 personsFederal Way, WA97,958Yakima, WA: 96,567 personsYakima, WA96,567Bellingham, WA: 93,864 personsBellingham, WA93,864Kirkland, WA: 90,926 personsKirkland, WA90,926Auburn, WA: 86,158 personsAuburn, WA86,158Kennewick, WA: 85,227 personsKennewick, WA85,227Pasco, WA: 79,300 personsPasco, WA79,300Redmond, WA: 76,352 personsRedmond, WA76,352Marysville, WA: 72,504 personsMarysville, WA72,504Sammamish, WA: 65,825 personsSammamish, WA65,825Richland, WA: 62,827 personsRichland, WA62,827Lakewood, WA: 62,658 personsLakewood, WA62,658Shoreline, WA: 60,074 personsShoreline, WA60,074Lacey, WA: 58,005 personsLacey, WA58,005Olympia, WA: 55,933 personsOlympia, WA55,933Burien, WA: 50,925 personsBurien, WA50,925Bothell, WA: 49,144 personsBothell, WA49,144Bremerton, WA: 45,341 personsBremerton, WA45,341Puyallup, WA: 42,691 personsPuyallup, WA42,691Edmonds, WA: 42,554 personsEdmonds, WA42,554Lynnwood, WA: 40,397 personsLynnwood, WA40,397Lake Stevens, WA: 40,145 personsLake Stevens, WA40,145Issaquah, WA: 39,249 personsIssaquah, WA39,249Longview, WA: 38,010 personsLongview, WA38,010Wenatchee, WA: 35,501 personsWenatchee, WA35,501Mount Vernon, WA: 35,404 personsMount Vernon, WA35,404University Place, WA: 34,641 personsUniversity Place, WA34,641Walla Walla, WA: 33,790 personsWalla Walla, WA33,790Pullman, WA: 32,925 personsPullman, WA32,925Des Moines, WA: 32,405 personsDes Moines, WA32,405SeaTac, WA: 31,941 personsSeaTac, WA31,941
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Seattle, WA749,545+2.2%
2Spokane, WA230,6030%
3Tacoma, WA221,263+0.4%
4Vancouver, WA194,899+0.7%
5Bellevue, WA151,056+1.1%
6Kent, WA133,303-0.5%
7Everett, WA111,652+0.5%
8Spokane Valley, WA106,726+1.2%
9Renton, WA104,172-1.1%
10Federal Way, WA97,958-1.3%
11Yakima, WA96,567-0.2%
12Bellingham, WA93,864+3.8%
13Kirkland, WA90,926-0.5%
14Auburn, WA86,158-1.1%
15Kennewick, WA85,227+0.6%
16Pasco, WA79,300+0.7%
17Redmond, WA76,352+1.8%
18Marysville, WA72,504+1.2%
19Sammamish, WA65,825-1.1%
20Richland, WA62,827+1.4%
21Lakewood, WA62,658-1.2%
22Shoreline, WA60,074+1.6%
23Lacey, WA58,005+1.5%
24Olympia, WA55,933-0.2%
25Burien, WA50,925-0.4%
26Bothell, WA49,144+2.1%
27Bremerton, WA45,341+1%
28Puyallup, WA42,691-0.7%
29Edmonds, WA42,554-0.3%
30Lynnwood, WA40,397+3.8%
31Lake Stevens, WA40,145+0.8%
32Issaquah, WA39,249-0.8%
33Longview, WA38,010+0.1%
34Wenatchee, WA35,501-0.4%
35Mount Vernon, WA35,404-0.2%
36University Place, WA34,641-0.9%
37Walla Walla, WA33,790-0.2%
38Pullman, WA32,925+14.9%
39Des Moines, WA32,405-0.9%
40SeaTac, WA31,941+1.1%
41Maple Valley, WA28,3220%
42Camas, WA27,184+0.5%
43Tumwater, WA26,744-0.3%
44Moses Lake, WA25,932+0.8%
45Mercer Island, WA25,040-1.2%
46Bainbridge Island, WA24,596-0.5%
47Oak Harbor, WA24,280-1.6%
48Kenmore, WA23,453-0.4%
49Mountlake Terrace, WA22,855+2.4%
50Bonney Lake, WA22,1160%
51Battle Ground, WA21,765+2.2%
52Covington, WA21,255+0.6%
53Mukilteo, WA21,225-1%
54Arlington, WA21,219+2%
55Tukwila, WA21,144-1.2%
56Ellensburg, WA20,999+6.3%
57Mill Creek, WA20,925-0.5%
58Port Angeles, WA20,125-0.8%
59Monroe, WA19,382-2.1%
60Centralia, WA18,842+0.3%
61Anacortes, WA18,011+0.6%
62West Richland, WA17,533+2.6%
63Washougal, WA17,524+2.2%
64Aberdeen, WA17,095-0.6%
65Port Orchard, WA16,929+6.6%
66Sunnyside, WA16,175-0.8%
67Lynden, WA16,147+1.2%
68Ferndale, WA16,100+3.6%
69East Wenatchee, WA14,089-1%
70Ridgefield, WA13,841+13.1%
71Snoqualmie, WA13,653-1.2%
72Lake Forest Park, WA13,188-1.4%
73Edgewood, WA13,144+2.8%
74Woodinville, WA13,066-1.1%
75Sedro-Woolley, WA12,881+2.2%
76Newcastle, WA12,863-0.9%
77Cheney, WA12,752+3.4%
78Enumclaw, WA12,665+0.1%
79Kelso, WA12,653-0.5%
79Liberty Lake, WA12,653+1.8%
81Gig Harbor, WA12,510+2.1%
82Poulsbo, WA12,072+1%
83Grandview, WA11,110+1.1%
84Airway Heights, WA11,007+2.8%
85Yelm, WA10,976+2%
86Fife, WA10,765-1.5%
87Shelton, WA10,683+0.3%
88Sumner, WA10,621-0.8%
89Port Townsend, WA10,448+0.7%
90Snohomish, WA10,124-0.2%
91Burlington, WA9,753+0.7%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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