Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Population for Washington was 7.78M. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population (2.27M), followed by Pierce County (926.48K), and Snohomish County (840.45K).

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 2022
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Yakima
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Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2022
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Rank County Population
1 King County 2265311
2 Pierce County 926479
3 Snohomish County 840452
4 Spokane County 549740
5 Clark County 516737
6 Thurston County 298639
7 Kitsap County 277813
8 Yakima County 257019
9 Whatcom County 230598
10 Benton County 212829
11 Skagit County 131322
12 Cowlitz County 112064
13 Grant County 101580
14 Franklin County 98582
15 Island County 86682
16 Lewis County 85357
17 Chelan County 80038
18 Clallam County 77684
19 Grays Harbor County 77041
20 Mason County 68171
21 Walla Walla County 61853
22 Stevens County 48283
23 Whitman County 47579
24 Kittitas County 45122
25 Douglas County 44223
26 Okanogan County 43460
27 Jefferson County 33570
28 Pacific County 24095
29 Klickitat County 23303
30 Asotin County 22536
31 Adams County 20898
32 San Juan County 18672
33 Pend Oreille County 14138
34 Skamania County 12455
35 Lincoln County 11613
36 Ferry County 7468
37 Wahkiakum County 4688
38 Columbia County 4026
39 Garfield County 2357