Counties in Washington by population, 2025

King County had the highest population of 39 counties in 2025, at 2.34 million. Garfield County had the lowest, at 2,416. The median was 71,165 and the figure for Washington was 8 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,344,939King County
Lowest2,416Garfield County
Median71,16539 counties
Washington8,001,020History

All counties, 2025

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King CountyKing County: 2,344,939 persons2,344,939Pierce CountyPierce County: 946,288 persons946,288Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 870,656 persons870,656Spokane CountySpokane County: 558,344 persons558,344Clark CountyClark County: 532,119 persons532,119Thurston CountyThurston County: 304,261 persons304,261Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 283,374 persons283,374Yakima CountyYakima County: 259,185 persons259,185Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 236,392 persons236,392Benton CountyBenton County: 221,722 persons221,722Skagit CountySkagit County: 132,975 persons132,975Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 114,885 persons114,885Grant CountyGrant County: 105,727 persons105,727Franklin CountyFranklin County: 102,612 persons102,612Lewis CountyLewis County: 88,062 persons88,062Island CountyIsland County: 85,657 persons85,657Chelan CountyChelan County: 81,941 persons81,941Clallam CountyClallam County: 78,202 persons78,202Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 78,144 persons78,144Mason CountyMason County: 71,165 persons71,165Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 62,361 persons62,361Stevens CountyStevens County: 49,668 persons49,668Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 48,803 persons48,803Whitman CountyWhitman County: 48,512 persons48,512Douglas CountyDouglas County: 46,473 persons46,473Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 45,230 persons45,230Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 33,970 persons33,970Pacific CountyPacific County: 24,357 persons24,357Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 24,331 persons24,331Asotin CountyAsotin County: 22,545 persons22,545Adams CountyAdams County: 21,488 persons21,488San Juan CountySan Juan County: 18,577 persons18,577Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 14,457 persons14,457Skamania CountySkamania County: 12,669 persons12,669Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 11,982 persons11,982Ferry CountyFerry County: 7,517 persons7,517Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 4,873 persons4,873Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4,141 persons4,141Garfield CountyGarfield County: 2,416 persons2,416
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
persons
Change on 2024
1King County2,344,939+1.2%
2Pierce County946,288+0.7%
3Snohomish County870,656+1.1%
4Spokane County558,344+0.5%
5Clark County532,119+1.1%
6Thurston County304,261+0.7%
7Kitsap County283,374+0.9%
8Yakima County259,185+0.1%
9Whatcom County236,392+0.8%
10Benton County221,722+1.3%
11Skagit County132,975+0.5%
12Cowlitz County114,885+1%
13Grant County105,727+0.9%
14Franklin County102,612+1.2%
15Lewis County88,062+1.1%
16Island County85,657-0.4%
17Chelan County81,941+0.7%
18Clallam County78,202+0.3%
19Grays Harbor County78,144+0.2%
20Mason County71,165+2%
21Walla Walla County62,361+0.4%
22Stevens County49,668+1%
23Kittitas County48,803+1.4%
24Whitman County48,512+1.4%
25Douglas County46,473+2.1%
26Okanogan County45,230+1.3%
27Jefferson County33,970+0.2%
28Pacific County24,357+0.5%
29Klickitat County24,331+1.4%
30Asotin County22,5450%
31Adams County21,488+0.8%
32San Juan County18,577+0.1%
33Pend Oreille County14,457+0.6%
34Skamania County12,669+0.2%
35Lincoln County11,982+1.3%
36Ferry County7,517-0.4%
37Wahkiakum County4,873+1.2%
38Columbia County4,141+2.3%
39Garfield County2,416+0.6%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

King County, with 2.34 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Garfield County, with 2,416 in 2025.

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 the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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