Washington Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of Washington was 7.62M. Among all Washington counties, King was the most populated county (2.24M), followed by Pierce (910.23K), and then Snohomish (820.02K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Garfield (2.28K), Columbia (3.97K), and Wahkiakum (4.37K).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of Washington population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Washington Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 20353 0.27
Asotin 22285 0.29
Benton 204551 2.69
Chelan 78508 1.03
Clallam 76727 1.01
Clark 496494 6.52
Columbia 3969 0.05
Cowlitz 109457 1.44
Douglas 42622 0.56
Ferry 7198 0.09
Franklin 95313 1.25
Garfield 2278 0.03
Grant 97874 1.29
Grays Harbor 74737 0.98
Island 85938 1.13
Jefferson 32590 0.43
King 2240876 29.42
Kitsap 273072 3.59
Kittitas 44147 0.58
Klickitat 22478 0.30
Lewis 81214 1.07
Lincoln 10798 0.14
Mason 64964 0.85
Okanogan 41966 0.55
Pacific 22974 0.30
Pend Oreille 13302 0.18
Pierce 910225 11.95
San Juan 17631 0.23
Skagit 128228 1.68
Skamania 11973 0.16
Snohomish 820024 10.77
Spokane 531477 6.98
Stevens 46057 0.61
Thurston 290642 3.82
Wahkiakum 4373 0.06
Walla Walla 62168 0.82
Whatcom 224533 2.95
Whitman 48197 0.63
Yakima 255151 3.35