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Population and Change in Population by WA County ( April 2021 – April 2022 )
Rank
July-21
July-20
% Change
Rank
1 King
2,347,800
2,317,700
1.3 %
6
2 Pierce ²
946,300
937,400
0.9 %
13
3 Snohomish
859,800
847,300
1.5 %
3
4 Spokane
554,600
550,700
0.7 %
21
5 Clark
527,400
520,900
1.2 %
7
6 Thurston
303,400
300,500
1.0 %
12
7 Kitsap
283,200
280,900
0.8 %
15
8 Yakima
261,200
259,950
0.5 %
31
9 Whatcom
235,800
231,650
1.8 %
1
10 Benton
215,500
212,300
1.5 %
2
11 Skagit
132,000
131,250
0.6 %
28
12 Cowlitz
113,000
112,350
0.6 %
27
13 Grant
103,300
101,800
1.5 %
4
14 Franklin
101,100
99,750
1.4 %
5
15 Island
88,150
87,700
0.5 %
30
16 Lewis
84,075
83,400
0.8 %
16
17 Chelan
81,500
80,650
1.1 %
11
18 Clallam
78,075
77,625
0.6 %
26
19 Grays Harbor
77,000
76,400
0.8 %
17
20 Mason
67,000
66,200
1.2 %
8
21 Walla Walla
63,100
62,625
0.8 %
18
22 Whitman
48,100
47,800
0.6 %
25
23 Stevens
47,350
47,050
0.6 %
24
24 Kittitas
47,300
47,200
0.2 %
36
25 Douglas
44,500
44,000
1.1 %
9
26 Okanogan
43,000
42,700
0.7 %
22
27 Jefferson
33,425
33,350
0.2 %
34
28 Pacific
23,775
23,600
0.7 %
19
29 Klickitat
23,250
23,150
0.4 %
33
30 Asotin
22,650
22,600
0.2 %
35
31 Adams
21,200
21,100
0.5 %
32
32 San Juan
18,350
18,150
1.1 %
10
33 Pend Oreille
13,725
13,625
0.7 %
20
34 Skamania
12,000
11,900
0.8 %
14
35 Lincoln
11,125
11,050
0.7 %
23
36 Ferry
7,300
7,300
0.0 %
37
37 Wahkiakum
4,550
4,525
0.6 %
29
38 Columbia
3,950
3,950
0.0 %
37
39 Garfield
2,300
2,300
0.0 %
37
Washington State
7,951,150
7,864,400
1.1 %
TABLE 58
Source : Office of Financial Management
Whatcom grew at a faster rate than any other Washington county from June 2021 to June 2022 , 41.8 %. King remains the state ’ s most populous county by a wide margin .