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Washington County Map and Population List in Excel

GENERAL INFO

The US state Washington (WA) is the 13th largest state by population and 18th biggest state by area. Washington has 39 counties ranking it the 33rd state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Washington
Abbreviation:WA
Capital:Olympia
Largest City:Seattle
Population:7,614,893
Population rank in US:13th
Total Area [mi²]:71,362
Total Area [km²]:184,827
Area rank in US:18th
Number of Counties:39

WASHINGTON COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Washington Population Density Map per County:

Washington County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Washington County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Washington County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

WASHINGTON COUNTIES LIST

Below are 39 Washington counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1King County2,252,782
2Pierce County904,980
3Snohomish County822,083
4Spokane County522,798
5Clark County488,241
6Thurston County290,536
7Kitsap County271,473
8Yakima County250,873
9Whatcom County229,247
10Benton County204,390
11Skagit County129,205
12Cowlitz County110,593
13Grant County97,733
14Franklin County95,222
15Island County85,141
16Lewis County80,707
17Clallam County77,331
18Chelan County77,200
19Grays Harbor County75,061
20Mason County66,768
21Walla Walla County60,760
22Whitman County50,104
23Kittitas County47,935
24Stevens County45,723
25Douglas County43,429
26Okanogan County42,243
27Jefferson County32,221
28Asotin County22,582
29Pacific County22,471
30Klickitat County22,425
31Adams County19,983
32San Juan County17,582
33Pend Oreille County13,724
34Skamania County12,083
35Lincoln County10,939
36Ferry County7,627
37Wahkiakum County4,488
38Columbia County3,985
39Garfield County2,225

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT WASHINGTON COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Washington?

Out of the 39 counties in Washington, King County is the largest by population. Okanogan County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Washington?

Garfield County is the smallest Washington county by population. Garfield County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Washington?

In terms of economics and average income level, King County is the richest Washington county.

What is the poorest county in Washington?

Adams County is the poorest Washington county.

WASHINGTON COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Washington county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Washington County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Washington County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT WASHINGTON COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Washington County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Washington counties.

CREATE YOUR WASHINGTON DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Washington Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Washington state and Washington counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Washington Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Washington

Official Website of the State of Washington:
https://access.wa.gov/

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