Facts
- Population
- 7,958,180 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 3.3 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 14,346
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 7,707,586 (2020)
- Births
- 82,165 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.3
- Deaths
- 67,819 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.5
- International migration
- 67,068 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -17,293 (2023)
- Net migration
- 49,775 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 6.3
- Postal code
- WA
- FIPS code
- 53
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,958,180 |
| 2023 | 7,857,320 |
| 2022 | 7,794,123 |
| 2021 | 7,743,760 |
| 2020 | 7,727,209 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5 % |
| 2023 | 4.2 % |
| 2022 | 4.1 % |
| 2021 | 5.2 % |
| 2020 | 8.7 % |
Counties · 39
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King County | 2,340,211 | 3.1 % | 4.5 % |
| 2 | Pierce County | 941,170 | 2.2 % | 5.0 % |
| 3 | Snohomish County | 864,113 | 4.4 % | 4.7 % |
| 4 | Spokane County | 555,947 | 3.1 % | 4.3 % |
| 5 | Clark County | 527,269 | 4.8 % | 4.5 % |
| 6 | Thurston County | 302,912 | 2.8 % | 4.4 % |
| 7 | Kitsap County | 281,420 | 2.1 % | 4.2 % |
| 8 | Yakima County | 258,523 | 0.7 % | 5.9 % |
| 9 | Whatcom County | 234,954 | 3.6 % | 4.4 % |
| 10 | Benton County | 218,190 | 5.5 % | 4.7 % |
| 11 | Skagit County | 132,736 | 2.5 % | 4.7 % |
| 12 | Cowlitz County | 113,982 | 2.9 % | 5.3 % |
| 13 | Grant County | 104,717 | 5.6 % | 6.2 % |
| 14 | Franklin County | 101,238 | 4.6 % | 5.4 % |
| 15 | Lewis County | 87,049 | 6.0 % | 5.6 % |
| 16 | Island County | 86,478 | -0.4 % | 4.6 % |
| 17 | Chelan County | 81,228 | 2.6 % | 4.5 % |
| 18 | Clallam County | 77,958 | 1.0 % | 5.0 % |
| 19 | Grays Harbor County | 77,893 | 3.0 % | 5.9 % |
| 20 | Mason County | 69,632 | 6.0 % | 5.4 % |
| 21 | Walla Walla County | 62,068 | -0.8 % | 4.1 % |
| 22 | Stevens County | 49,015 | 5.5 % | 5.9 % |
| 23 | Whitman County | 48,399 | 0.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 24 | Kittitas County | 48,172 | 3.5 % | 4.7 % |
| 25 | Douglas County | 45,795 | 6.7 % | 5.2 % |
| 26 | Okanogan County | 44,942 | 6.8 % | 5.2 % |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 33,944 | 3.0 % | 5.1 % |
| 28 | Pacific County | 24,245 | 3.8 % | 6.1 % |
| 29 | Klickitat County | 24,124 | 6.1 % | 5.1 % |
| 30 | Asotin County | 22,523 | 1.1 % | 3.4 % |
| 31 | Adams County | 21,039 | 2.1 % | 5.0 % |
| 32 | San Juan County | 18,668 | 5.0 % | 3.8 % |
| 33 | Pend Oreille County | 14,332 | 6.9 % | 5.9 % |
| 34 | Skamania County | 12,660 | 5.2 % | 4.7 % |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 11,862 | 9.0 % | 5.8 % |
| 36 | Ferry County | 7,543 | 5.1 % | 7.4 % |
| 37 | Wahkiakum County | 4,800 | 8.5 % | 6.9 % |
| 38 | Columbia County | 4,025 | 1.8 % | 4.2 % |
| 39 | Garfield County | 2,404 | 5.1 % | 4.5 % |