Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Washington was 7.73M. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population (2.27M), followed by Pierce County (923.59K), and Snohomish County (829.93K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.

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Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2020
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Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2020
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Rank County Population
1 King County 2274282
2 Pierce County 923589
3 Snohomish County 829933
4 Spokane County 541175
5 Clark County 505338
6 Thurston County 295998
7 Kitsap County 275823
8 Yakima County 256733
9 Whatcom County 227449
10 Benton County 207419
11 Skagit County 129902
12 Cowlitz County 111014
13 Grant County 99441
14 Franklin County 97150
15 Island County 86998
16 Lewis County 82553
17 Chelan County 79238
18 Clallam County 77367
19 Grays Harbor County 75855
20 Mason County 66034
21 Walla Walla County 62623
22 Whitman County 47807
23 Stevens County 46591
24 Kittitas County 44599
25 Douglas County 43029
26 Okanogan County 42139
27 Jefferson County 33061
28 Pacific County 23495
29 Klickitat County 22814
30 Asotin County 22324
31 Adams County 20607
32 San Juan County 17826
33 Pend Oreille County 13502
34 Skamania County 12041
35 Lincoln County 10928
36 Ferry County 7198
37 Wahkiakum County 4448
38 Columbia County 3949
39 Garfield County 2294