Washington Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for Washington was 7,136,275 and represented 92.19% of the total Washington population.

Among all Washington counties, King had the highest citizen population (1.97M), followed by Pierce (882.47K), and Snohomish (759.14K).

In terms of percentages, Stevens had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.42%), followed by Pend Oreille (99.28%), and Lincoln (99.07%).

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 2023
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
King 1964520 86.82
Pierce 882465 95.49
Snohomish 759140 90.95
Spokane 532375 97.81
Clark 486300 95.26
Thurston 286155 96.47
Kitsap 268920 97.23
Yakima 224320 87.42
Whatcom 218315 95.57
Benton 196345 93.40
Skagit 123735 94.89
Cowlitz 109065 97.78
Grant 88265 87.89
Island 84515 97.43
Franklin 83505 85.49
Lewis 81390 96.98
Clallam 76420 98.49
Grays Harbor 73840 96.66
Chelan 72000 90.54
Mason 63865 95.36
Walla Walla 59090 95.15
Stevens 47195 99.42
Whitman 44520 94.64
Kittitas 43840 98.00
Okanogan 38855 90.76
Douglas 38370 87.73
Jefferson 32490 97.52
Pacific 23075 97.16
Asotin 22075 98.44
Klickitat 21895 94.87
San Juan 17650 96.63
Adams 17000 82.17
Pend Oreille 13710 99.28
Skamania 12010 97.84
Lincoln 11165 99.07
Ferry 7235 98.77
Wahkiakum 4480 97.92
Columbia 3890 97.37
Garfield 2290 98.50