Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2022
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Population for Washington was 7.79M. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population (2.27M), followed by Pierce County (927.31K), and Snohomish County (841.53K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.
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Related Topics: Washington Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of Washington Counties By Population in 2022
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | King County | 2271238 |
| 2 | Pierce County | 927313 |
| 3 | Snohomish County | 841529 |
| 4 | Spokane County | 549835 |
| 5 | Clark County | 517036 |
| 6 | Thurston County | 298645 |
| 7 | Kitsap County | 277876 |
| 8 | Yakima County | 256566 |
| 9 | Whatcom County | 230701 |
| 10 | Benton County | 212838 |
| 11 | Skagit County | 131229 |
| 12 | Cowlitz County | 112058 |
| 13 | Grant County | 101308 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 98461 |
| 15 | Island County | 86744 |
| 16 | Lewis County | 85307 |
| 17 | Chelan County | 80032 |
| 18 | Clallam County | 77675 |
| 19 | Grays Harbor County | 77080 |
| 20 | Mason County | 68238 |
| 21 | Walla Walla County | 62085 |
| 22 | Stevens County | 48273 |
| 23 | Whitman County | 47653 |
| 24 | Kittitas County | 47368 |
| 25 | Douglas County | 44147 |
| 26 | Okanogan County | 43255 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 33597 |
| 28 | Pacific County | 24067 |
| 29 | Klickitat County | 23248 |
| 30 | Asotin County | 22497 |
| 31 | Adams County | 20843 |
| 32 | San Juan County | 18666 |
| 33 | Pend Oreille County | 14153 |
| 34 | Skamania County | 12454 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 11609 |
| 36 | Ferry County | 7435 |
| 37 | Wahkiakum County | 4691 |
| 38 | Columbia County | 4018 |
| 39 | Garfield County | 2355 |