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Population and Change in Population by WA County ( April 2023 – April 2024 )
Rank
April-24
April-23
% Change
Rank
1 King
2,378,100
2,347,800
1.3 %
8
2 Pierce
952,600
946,300
0.7 %
29
3 Snohomish
867,100
859,800
0.8 %
21
4 Spokane
559,400
554,600
0.9 %
19
5 Clark
536,300
527,400
1.7 %
3
6 Thurston
307,000
303,400
1.2 %
10
7 Kitsap
286,100
283,200
1.0 %
14
8 Yakima
263,200
261,200
0.8 %
24
9 Whatcom
238,000
235,800
0.9 %
17
10 Benton
217,850
215,500
1.1 %
11
11 Skagit
133,300
132,000
1.0 %
15
12 Cowlitz
113,900
113,000
0.8 %
23
13 Grant
105,300
103,300
1.9 %
2
14 Franklin
102,300
101,100
1.2 %
9
15 Island
88,650
88,150
0.6 %
34
16 Lewis
84,950
84,075
1.0 %
13
17 Chelan
82,300
81,500
1.0 %
16
18 Clallam
78,550
78,075
0.6 %
33
19 Grays Harbor
77,400
77,000
0.5 %
35
20 Mason
67,475
67,000
0.7 %
26
21 Walla Walla
63,375
63,100
0.4 %
37
22 Whitman
48,750
48,100
1.4 %
6
23 Kittitas
48,600
47,300
2.7 %
1
24 Stevens
47,650
47,350
0.6 %
30
25 Douglas
45,150
44,500
1.5 %
5
26 Okanogan
43,200
43,000
0.5 %
36
27 Jefferson
33,700
33,425
0.8 %
22
28 Pacific
23,950
23,775
0.7 %
25
29 Klickitat
23,450
23,250
0.9 %
20
30 Asotin
22,725
22,650
0.3 %
38
31 Adams
21,475
21,200
1.3 %
7
32 San Juan
18,475
18,350
0.7 %
28
33 Pend Oreille
13,850
13,725
0.9 %
18
34 Skamania
12,075
12,000
0.6 %
32
35 Lincoln
11,300
11,125
1.6 %
4
36 Ferry
7,350
7,300
0.7 %
27
37 Wahkiakum
4,550
4,550
0.0 %
39
38 Columbia
3,975
3,950
0.6 %
31
39 Garfield
2,325
2,300
1.1 %
12
Washington State
8,035,700
7,951,150
1.1 %
TABLE 59
Source : Office of Financial Management
Kittitas grew at a faster rate than any other Washington county from April 2023 to April 2024 , 2.7 %. The growth rate for the state ’ s most populous county , King , exceeded that for the state overall .