Total Population in Whatcom County, WA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
230,503
Rank #307 of 3,222
90th percentile

How Whatcom County Compares

Whatcom County
230,503
Washington Average
230,503
Rank #9 of 39 in state
National
330M
99.9% below

National Distribution

Where Whatcom County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Whatcom County: 230,503

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#304 Norfolk city, VA 233,596
#305 Lake County, OH 232,216
#306 Barnstable County, MA 231,668
#307 Whatcom County, WA 230,503
#308 Shelby County, AL 230,211
#309 Linn County, IA 230,004
#310 Caddo Parish, LA 230,004
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Total Population in Whatcom County, Washington

Whatcom County, Washington has a total population of 230,503, which ranks #307 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.

Within Washington, Whatcom County ranks #9 of 39 out of 39 counties. This places it in the 90th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.