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Cities in Washington by population

Seattle, WA had the highest population of 91 cities in 2024, at 773,205. Snohomish, WA had the lowest, at 10,491. The median was 25,058 and the figure for Washington was 7.93 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest773,205Seattle, WA
Lowest10,491Snohomish, WA
Median25,05891 cities
Washington7,927,958History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Seattle, WA: 773,205 personsSeattle, WA773,205Spokane, WA: 230,288 personsSpokane, WA230,288Tacoma, WA: 227,909 personsTacoma, WA227,909Vancouver, WA: 198,595 personsVancouver, WA198,595Bellevue, WA: 152,958 personsBellevue, WA152,958Kent, WA: 134,138 personsKent, WA134,138Everett, WA: 112,348 personsEverett, WA112,348Spokane Valley, WA: 108,208 personsSpokane Valley, WA108,208Renton, WA: 104,579 personsRenton, WA104,579Federal Way, WA: 99,341 personsFederal Way, WA99,341Yakima, WA: 97,495 personsYakima, WA97,495Bellingham, WA: 95,670 personsBellingham, WA95,670Kirkland, WA: 94,603 personsKirkland, WA94,603Kennewick, WA: 87,095 personsKennewick, WA87,095Auburn, WA: 86,026 personsAuburn, WA86,026Pasco, WA: 81,812 personsPasco, WA81,812Redmond, WA: 81,430 personsRedmond, WA81,430Marysville, WA: 75,948 personsMarysville, WA75,948Sammamish, WA: 65,879 personsSammamish, WA65,879Shoreline, WA: 65,453 personsShoreline, WA65,453Richland, WA: 64,590 personsRichland, WA64,590Lakewood, WA: 62,598 personsLakewood, WA62,598Lacey, WA: 58,529 personsLacey, WA58,529Olympia, WA: 56,118 personsOlympia, WA56,118Burien, WA: 51,542 personsBurien, WA51,542Bothell, WA: 51,432 personsBothell, WA51,432Bremerton, WA: 45,153 personsBremerton, WA45,153Edmonds, WA: 42,724 personsEdmonds, WA42,724Puyallup, WA: 42,446 personsPuyallup, WA42,446Lynnwood, WA: 41,449 personsLynnwood, WA41,449Lake Stevens, WA: 41,210 personsLake Stevens, WA41,210Issaquah, WA: 39,304 personsIssaquah, WA39,304Longview, WA: 38,214 personsLongview, WA38,214Wenatchee, WA: 35,484 personsWenatchee, WA35,484Mount Vernon, WA: 35,232 personsMount Vernon, WA35,232University Place, WA: 35,096 personsUniversity Place, WA35,096Walla Walla, WA: 33,917 personsWalla Walla, WA33,917SeaTac, WA: 33,697 personsSeaTac, WA33,697Pullman, WA: 33,207 personsPullman, WA33,207Des Moines, WA: 32,906 personsDes Moines, WA32,906Seattle, WA: 773,205 personsSeattle, WA773,205Spokane, WA: 230,288 personsSpokane, WA230,288Tacoma, WA: 227,909 personsTacoma, WA227,909Vancouver, WA: 198,595 personsVancouver, WA198,595Bellevue, WA: 152,958 personsBellevue, WA152,958Kent, WA: 134,138 personsKent, WA134,138Everett, WA: 112,348 personsEverett, WA112,348Spokane Valley, WA: 108,208 personsSpokane Valley, WA108,208Renton, WA: 104,579 personsRenton, WA104,579Federal Way, WA: 99,341 personsFederal Way, WA99,341Yakima, WA: 97,495 personsYakima, WA97,495Bellingham, WA: 95,670 personsBellingham, WA95,670Kirkland, WA: 94,603 personsKirkland, WA94,603Kennewick, WA: 87,095 personsKennewick, WA87,095Auburn, WA: 86,026 personsAuburn, WA86,026Pasco, WA: 81,812 personsPasco, WA81,812Redmond, WA: 81,430 personsRedmond, WA81,430Marysville, WA: 75,948 personsMarysville, WA75,948Sammamish, WA: 65,879 personsSammamish, WA65,879Shoreline, WA: 65,453 personsShoreline, WA65,453Richland, WA: 64,590 personsRichland, WA64,590Lakewood, WA: 62,598 personsLakewood, WA62,598Lacey, WA: 58,529 personsLacey, WA58,529Olympia, WA: 56,118 personsOlympia, WA56,118Burien, WA: 51,542 personsBurien, WA51,542Bothell, WA: 51,432 personsBothell, WA51,432Bremerton, WA: 45,153 personsBremerton, WA45,153Edmonds, WA: 42,724 personsEdmonds, WA42,724Puyallup, WA: 42,446 personsPuyallup, WA42,446Lynnwood, WA: 41,449 personsLynnwood, WA41,449Lake Stevens, WA: 41,210 personsLake Stevens, WA41,210Issaquah, WA: 39,304 personsIssaquah, WA39,304Longview, WA: 38,214 personsLongview, WA38,214Wenatchee, WA: 35,484 personsWenatchee, WA35,484Mount Vernon, WA: 35,232 personsMount Vernon, WA35,232University Place, WA: 35,096 personsUniversity Place, WA35,096Walla Walla, WA: 33,917 personsWalla Walla, WA33,917SeaTac, WA: 33,697 personsSeaTac, WA33,697Pullman, WA: 33,207 personsPullman, WA33,207Des Moines, WA: 32,906 personsDes Moines, WA32,906
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Seattle, WA773,205+1.8%
2Spokane, WA230,288+0.1%
3Tacoma, WA227,909+1.3%
4Vancouver, WA198,595+0.5%
5Bellevue, WA152,958+1%
6Kent, WA134,138+0.8%
7Everett, WA112,348+0.4%
8Spokane Valley, WA108,208+0.5%
9Renton, WA104,579+0.6%
10Federal Way, WA99,341+1.1%
11Yakima, WA97,495+0.6%
12Bellingham, WA95,670+0.7%
13Kirkland, WA94,603+3.1%
14Kennewick, WA87,095+1.2%
15Auburn, WA86,026+0.5%
16Pasco, WA81,812+1.7%
17Redmond, WA81,430+2.8%
18Marysville, WA75,948+3.3%
19Sammamish, WA65,879+0.6%
20Shoreline, WA65,453+5.6%
21Richland, WA64,590+1.3%
22Lakewood, WA62,598+0.6%
23Lacey, WA58,529+0.6%
24Olympia, WA56,118+0.5%
25Burien, WA51,542+1%
26Bothell, WA51,432+1.7%
27Bremerton, WA45,153+1%
28Edmonds, WA42,724+0.3%
29Puyallup, WA42,4460%
30Lynnwood, WA41,449+1.2%
31Lake Stevens, WA41,210+1.4%
32Issaquah, WA39,304+0.5%
33Longview, WA38,214+0.3%
34Wenatchee, WA35,484+0.5%
35Mount Vernon, WA35,2320%
36University Place, WA35,096+0.5%
37Walla Walla, WA33,917+0.6%
38SeaTac, WA33,697+2.3%
39Pullman, WA33,207+0.8%
40Des Moines, WA32,906+0.8%
41Maple Valley, WA28,368+0.6%
42Tumwater, WA27,733+2.2%
43Camas, WA27,323+0.5%
44Moses Lake, WA26,995+2.4%
45Mountlake Terrace, WA25,087+5.8%
46Mercer Island, WA25,058+0.6%
47Bainbridge Island, WA24,557+0.8%
48Oak Harbor, WA24,083+0.2%
49Kenmore, WA23,930+1.7%
50Battle Ground, WA22,912+1.8%
51Bonney Lake, WA22,103+0.3%
52Arlington, WA21,893+2.4%
53Tukwila, WA21,432+1.2%
54Covington, WA21,376+0.7%
55Mukilteo, WA21,242+0.3%
56Ellensburg, WA20,995-0.5%
57Mill Creek, WA20,932+0.2%
58Port Angeles, WA20,090+0.2%
59Monroe, WA19,874+1.7%
60Centralia, WA19,062+0.5%
61Port Orchard, WA19,041+5.3%
62West Richland, WA18,853+4.5%
63Anacortes, WA18,071+0.3%
64Washougal, WA17,897+1.1%
65Aberdeen, WA17,044-0%
66Lynden, WA16,759+1.8%
67Ferndale, WA16,682+1.2%
68Sunnyside, WA16,339+0.8%
69Ridgefield, WA15,314+4%
70East Wenatchee, WA14,244+0.5%
71Woodinville, WA13,797+3.7%
72Snoqualmie, WA13,610+0.4%
73Edgewood, WA13,472+1.2%
74Liberty Lake, WA13,344+2.2%
75Sedro-Woolley, WA13,171+1.5%
76Lake Forest Park, WA13,152+0.4%
77Enumclaw, WA13,025+2.1%
78Newcastle, WA12,958+1.2%
79Kelso, WA12,704+0.6%
80Cheney, WA12,699-1.5%
81Gig Harbor, WA12,626+0.2%
82Poulsbo, WA12,519+2.9%
83Airway Heights, WA11,939+2.7%
84Yelm, WA11,673+4%
85Grandview, WA11,628+3.3%
86Fife, WA10,977+3%
87Burlington, WA10,894+5.3%
88Sumner, WA10,852+0.8%
89Shelton, WA10,749+0.9%
90Port Townsend, WA10,638+0.7%
91Snohomish, WA10,491+2.7%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/washington-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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