Washington Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Washington was 6,945,410 and represented 92.45% of the total Washington population.

Among all Washington counties, King had the highest citizen population (1.95M), followed by Pierce (853.48K), and Snohomish (746.52K).

In terms of percentages, Ferry had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.35%), followed by Lincoln (99.21%), and Stevens (98.99%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Washington Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
King 1945370 87.43
Pierce 853475 95.70
Snohomish 746515 91.98
Spokane 501205 97.63
Clark 460475 95.54
Thurston 275485 96.76
Kitsap 261920 97.39
Yakima 219205 87.46
Whatcom 213140 94.92
Benton 187520 93.43
Skagit 120555 94.60
Cowlitz 106320 98.08
Grant 84410 87.34
Island 82105 97.53
Franklin 79385 84.74
Lewis 76855 96.76
Clallam 74995 98.06
Grays Harbor 71880 97.44
Chelan 70335 91.76
Mason 62465 95.62
Walla Walla 57580 94.73
Kittitas 45975 97.62
Whitman 45590 91.96
Stevens 44780 98.99
Okanogan 38880 92.40
Douglas 37755 88.79
Jefferson 31175 97.96
Asotin 22175 97.97
Pacific 21350 96.52
Klickitat 20745 94.06
San Juan 16245 95.81
Adams 15945 80.94
Pend Oreille 13430 98.82
Skamania 11670 98.03
Lincoln 10645 99.21
Ferry 7595 99.35
Wahkiakum 4215 97.57
Columbia 3875 96.27
Garfield 2175 96.24