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Population and Change in Population by County ( July 2020 – July 2021 )
Rank
July-21
July-20
% Change
Rank
1 King
2,252,305
2,272,571
-0.9%
39
2 Pierce
925,708
922,828
0.3 %
33
3 Snohomish
833,540
829,331
0.5 %
31
4 Spokane
546,040
540,700
1.0 %
23
5 Clark
511,404
505,013
1.3 %
18
6 Thurston
297,977
295,729
0.8 %
25
7 Kitsap
274,314
275,660
-0.5%
38
8 Yakima
256,035
256,533
-0.2%
37
9 Whatcom
228,831
227,304
0.7 %
26
10 Benton
210,025
207,230
1.3 %
16
11 Skagit
130,696
129,852
0.6 %
27
12 Cowlitz
111,524
110,924
0.5 %
30
13 Grant
100,297
99,365
0.9 %
24
14 Franklin
98,268
97,076
1.2 %
19
15 Island
87,432
86,948
0.6 %
29
16 Lewis
84,398
82,474
2.3 %
8
17 Chelan
79,646
79,185
0.6 %
28
18 Clallam
78,209
77,280
1.2 %
21
19 Grays Harbor
76,841
75,811
1.4 %
15
20 Mason
67,615
66,028
2.4 %
5
21 Walla Walla
62,682
62,574
0.2 %
35
22 Whitman
47,873
47,786
0.2 %
34
23 Stevens
47,426
46,566
1.8 %
11
24 Kittitas
45,499
44,589
2.0 %
9
25 Douglas
43,696
42,998
1.6 %
13
26 Okanogan
42,634
42,118
1.2 %
20
27 Jefferson
33,605
33,048
1.7 %
12
28 Pacific
23,948
23,470
2.0 %
10
29 Klickitat
23,118
22,783
1.5 %
14
30 Asotin
22,397
22,290
0.5 %
32
31 Adams
20,621
20,605
0.1 %
36
32 San Juan
18,557
17,818
4.1 %
1
33 Pend Oreille
13,886
13,482
3.0 %
3
34 Skamania
12,170
12,034
1.1 %
22
35 Lincoln
11,232
10,920
2.9 %
4
36 Ferry
7,273
7,178
1.3 %
17
37 Wahkiakum
4,582
4,443
3.1 %
2
38 Columbia
4,042
3,949
2.4 %
7
39 Garfield
2,346
2,292
2.4 %
6
Washington State
7,738,692
7,718,785
0.3 %
TABLE 58
Source : U . S . Census Bureau
San Juan grew at a faster rate than any other Washington county from June 2020 to June 2021 , 4.1 %. King remains the state ’ s most populous county by a wide margin .