Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Washington was 7.74M. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population (2.25M), followed by Pierce County (927.40K), and Snohomish County (836.10K).

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 2021
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Snohomish
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Yakima
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Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 2252980
2 Pierce County 927402
3 Snohomish County 836097
4 Spokane County 545510
5 Clark County 512583
6 Thurston County 298196
7 Kitsap County 276589
8 Yakima County 256719
9 Whatcom County 226701
10 Benton County 210599
11 Skagit County 131005
12 Cowlitz County 111685
13 Grant County 100427
14 Franklin County 98102
15 Island County 87566
16 Lewis County 84569
17 Chelan County 79778
18 Clallam County 78466
19 Grays Harbor County 76838
20 Mason County 67246
21 Walla Walla County 62211
22 Stevens County 47619
23 Kittitas County 44645
24 Douglas County 43837
25 Whitman County 43224
26 Okanogan County 42772
27 Jefferson County 33553
28 Pacific County 23993
29 Klickitat County 23167
30 Asotin County 22469
31 Adams County 20647
32 San Juan County 18618
33 Pend Oreille County 13891
34 Skamania County 12209
35 Lincoln County 11284
36 Ferry County 7290
37 Wahkiakum County 4586
38 Columbia County 4016
39 Garfield County 2344