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Clallam County, Washington

Clallam County had 77,958 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,738.8 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 39 in Washington by population and 20th by land area.

Population
77,958
#18 of 39 in Washington · #740 in US
Area
1,738.8 sq mi
#20 of 39 in Washington · #342 in US
Density
45 / sq mi
#18 of 39 in Washington · #1,574 in US
Median household income
$67,071
#28 of 39 in Washington · #1,202 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Clallam County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Clallam County population, land area and income

Clallam County had 77,958 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,738.8 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 39 in Washington by population and 20th by land area. That works out to 44.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Washington has 69,632 residents; Clallam County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,071 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

77,958

3144th1st

740th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,739 sq mi

3144th1st

342nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

44.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1574th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,071

3143rd1st

1202nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

77,958

39th1st

18th of 39 (WA)

Land area

1,739 sq mi

39th1st

20th of 39 (WA)

Density

44.8 / sq mi

39th1st

18th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$67,071

39th1st

28th of 39 (WA)

How Clallam County's population changed since 2020

Clallam County gained 593 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 36th of 39 in Washington for growth. The median Washington county changed by +3.2%, and the state as a whole by +3.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Clallam County recorded 2,317 births and 5,261 deaths, a natural change of -2,944. Net international migration added +433 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,460. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,460 people.

77.4k202078.5k202177.7k202277.6k202378.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,317
Deaths
5,261
Net international migration
+433
Net domestic migration
+3,460
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+369

Where Clallam County is

The Census internal point of Clallam County is at 48.110900, -123.889900. It sits in UTM zone 10N. The map shades Washington's 39 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Clallam County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

King County: +2.9%Thurston County: +2.3%Garfield County: +4.7%Adams County: +2.1%Kitsap County: +2.0%Mason County: +5.5%Stevens County: +5.2%Walla Walla County: -0.9%Whitman County: +1.2%Pierce County: +1.9%Benton County: +5.2%Columbia County: +1.8%Skamania County: +5.1%Douglas County: +6.4%Kittitas County: +2.9%Klickitat County: +5.7%Pacific County: +3.2%Grant County: +5.3%Grays Harbor County: +2.7%Jefferson County: +2.7%Lincoln County: +8.6%San Juan County: +4.7%Skagit County: +2.2%Island County: -0.6%Ferry County: +4.8%Chelan County: +2.4%Clark County: +4.3%Asotin County: +0.9%Franklin County: +4.2%Whatcom County: +3.3%Snohomish County: +4.1%Pend Oreille County: +6.1%Yakima County: +0.7%Clallam County: +0.8%Wahkiakum County: +7.9%Spokane County: +2.7%Okanogan County: +6.6%Cowlitz County: +2.7%Lewis County: +5.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +2.7%
  3. < +4.2%
  4. < +5.3%
  5. ≥ +5.3%
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Orange pin: Clallam County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
48.110900, -123.889900
DMS
48°06'39.24"N 123°53'23.64"W
UTM
10N 433760.1E 5329009.4N
Geohash
c0xcsy64k
Plus code
84WR4466+92

Towns in Clallam County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clallam County, 31,744 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clallam County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Port Angeles with 20,112.

  1. 01Port Angeles20,112
  2. 02Sequim8,199
  3. 03Forks3,433
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clallam County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 2 neighbors for Clallam County. The most populous is Jefferson County, WA, with 33,944 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 87.4 miles SSE of Clallam County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Seattle, WA (population 780,995), 79.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Port Angeles, WA (population 20,112), 20.4 miles away.

Clallam County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clallam County is 53009: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,071.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clallam County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 77,958. That is up 593 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 77,365.

What is the FIPS code of Clallam County?

53009. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clallam County?

Port Angeles, with 20,112 residents inside Clallam County in 2024.

Which counties border Clallam County?

2 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, WA; San Juan County, WA.

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 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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