Washington · 206 places

Cities and towns in Washington

Short answer

Washington has 206 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 5,200,951 residents in 2024. Seattle is the largest with 780,995.
Places 1,000+
206
5,000+
125
Share of state
65%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Anacortes with 18,148 people, and the smallest in that group is Medical Lake with 5,003. 91 of the 125 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 6 places cross a county line.

Largest places in Washington

  1. 01Seattle780,995
  2. 02Spokane230,609
  3. 03Tacoma228,202
  4. 04Vancouver198,992
  5. 05Bellevue154,377
  6. 06Kent136,588
  7. 07Everett113,011
  8. 08Spokane Valley108,267
  9. 09Renton105,543
  10. 10Federal Way100,252
  11. 11Yakima97,390
  12. 12Bellingham95,860
  13. 13Kirkland95,499
  14. 14Kennewick86,728
  15. 15Auburn85,513
  16. 16Redmond82,195
  17. 17Pasco81,724
  18. 18Marysville76,209
  19. 19Sammamish66,474
  20. 20Shoreline66,251
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Ridgefield (+41.3%), Black Diamond (+40.1%), Sultan (+35.5%). Largest decline: Connell (-6.8%).

All 206 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 206 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Washington, and 125 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Washington?

Seattle, with 780,995 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Washington town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Ridgefield grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +41.3%, to 15,359.

What share of Washington lives in incorporated places?

65%: 5,200,951 of the state's 7,958,180 residents live in the 206 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.