Total Population in Washington

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
7,816,116
Rank #13 of 52
76th %ile

How Washington Compares

Washington
7,816,116
National
330M
97.6% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#10 Michigan 10M
#11 New Jersey 9,343,809
#12 Virginia 8,705,170
#13 Washington 7,816,116
#14 Arizona 7,378,838
#15 Tennessee 7,066,383
#16 Massachusetts 7,044,056
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Highest Population Counties in Washington

# County Population
1 King County 2,287,171
2 Pierce County 930,319
3 Snohomish County 844,430
4 Spokane County 549,056
5 Clark County 516,959
6 Thurston County 299,067
7 Kitsap County 277,881
8 Yakima County 257,152
9 Whatcom County 230,503
10 Benton County 212,905

Lowest Population Counties in Washington

# County Population
39 Garfield County 2,353
38 Columbia County 4,014
37 Wahkiakum County 4,658
36 Ferry County 7,387
35 Lincoln County 11,489
34 Skamania County 12,402
33 Pend Oreille County 14,050
32 San Juan County 18,478
31 Adams County 20,800
30 Asotin County 22,467

Total Population in Washington

Washington has a total population of 7,816,116, ranking #13 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 97.6% below the national value of 330M.

Across Washington's 39 counties, total population ranges from 2,353 to 2,287,171. The county with the highest value is King County at 2,287,171.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

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.