Most densely populated in Washington

Washington counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Washington by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, King County leads at 1,069/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Seattle leads at 8,827/sq mi.

Counties

#	Name	People / sq mi
1	King County	1,069/sq mi
2	Clark County	812/sq mi
3	Kitsap County	700/sq mi
4	Pierce County	554/sq mi
5	Island County	416/sq mi
6	Thurston County	411/sq mi
7	Snohomish County	400/sq mi
8	Spokane County	309/sq mi
9	Benton County	124/sq mi
10	Whatcom County	108/sq mi
11	San Juan County	105/sq mi
12	Cowlitz County	98/sq mi
13	Franklin County	79/sq mi
14	Skagit County	75/sq mi
15	Mason County	70/sq mi
16	Yakima County	60/sq mi
17	Walla Walla County	49/sq mi
18	Clallam County	45/sq mi
19	Grays Harbor County	40/sq mi
20	Grant County	37/sq mi
21	Asotin County	35/sq mi
22	Lewis County	35/sq mi
23	Chelan County	27/sq mi
24	Pacific County	25/sq mi
25	Douglas County	24/sq mi
26	Whitman County	22/sq mi
27	Kittitas County	19/sq mi
28	Stevens County	19/sq mi
29	Jefferson County	18/sq mi
30	Wahkiakum County	17/sq mi
31	Klickitat County	12/sq mi
32	Adams County	11/sq mi
33	Pend Oreille County	10/sq mi
34	Okanogan County	8/sq mi
35	Skamania County	7/sq mi
36	Lincoln County	5/sq mi
37	Columbia County	5/sq mi
38	Ferry County	3/sq mi
39	Garfield County	3/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	People / sq mi
1	Seattle	8,827/sq mi
2	Lake Stickney	7,801/sq mi
3	North Lynnwood	7,563/sq mi
4	Bothell East	6,911/sq mi
5	White Center	6,601/sq mi
6	Bryn Mawr-Skyway	6,158/sq mi
7	Mill Creek East	5,722/sq mi
8	Orchards	5,551/sq mi
9	Esperance	5,508/sq mi
10	Minnehaha	5,466/sq mi
11	Alderwood Manor	5,302/sq mi
12	Mountlake Terrace	5,281/sq mi
13	Tanglewilde	5,251/sq mi
14	Lynnwood	5,199/sq mi
15	Kirkland	5,145/sq mi
16	Burien	5,113/sq mi
17	Shoreline	5,095/sq mi
18	Des Moines	5,074/sq mi
19	Bothell West	5,067/sq mi
20	Ruston	5,059/sq mi
21	Martha Lake	4,995/sq mi
22	Edmonds	4,798/sq mi
23	Hazel Dell	4,776/sq mi
24	Maple Valley	4,684/sq mi
25	Eastmont	4,592/sq mi
26	Redmond	4,570/sq mi
27	Lakeland North	4,566/sq mi
28	Parkland	4,532/sq mi
29	Bellevue	4,518/sq mi
30	Town and Country	4,497/sq mi
31	Mill Creek	4,489/sq mi
32	Fircrest	4,473/sq mi
33	Renton	4,472/sq mi
34	Federal Way	4,447/sq mi
35	Tacoma	4,434/sq mi
36	University Place	4,179/sq mi
37	Navy Yard City	4,140/sq mi
38	Lake Shore	4,038/sq mi
39	Toppenish	4,025/sq mi
40	Kent	3,991/sq mi
41	Mercer Island	3,961/sq mi
42	Wapato	3,960/sq mi
43	Vancouver	3,948/sq mi
44	Spanaway	3,925/sq mi
45	Cavalero	3,924/sq mi
46	Outlook	3,890/sq mi
47	Fairwood	3,888/sq mi
48	Lake Stevens	3,887/sq mi
49	Kenmore	3,834/sq mi
50	Lake Forest Park	3,798/sq mi
51	East Wenatchee	3,725/sq mi
52	Five Corners	3,714/sq mi
53	Lakewood	3,695/sq mi
54	Boulevard Park	3,690/sq mi
55	Felida	3,680/sq mi
56	South Hill	3,667/sq mi
57	Larch Way	3,636/sq mi
58	East Port Orchard	3,613/sq mi
59	Country Homes	3,581/sq mi
60	Bothell	3,565/sq mi
61	Beaux Arts Village	3,560/sq mi
62	Mattawa	3,548/sq mi
63	Covington	3,534/sq mi
64	Clarkston	3,522/sq mi
65	Marysville	3,449/sq mi
66	Yakima	3,447/sq mi
67	Mukilteo	3,410/sq mi
68	Duvall	3,378/sq mi
69	Lexington	3,357/sq mi
70	Wenatchee	3,337/sq mi
71	Spokane	3,334/sq mi
72	Steilacoom	3,323/sq mi
73	Orting	3,311/sq mi
74	Everett	3,306/sq mi
75	Bellingham	3,276/sq mi
76	Yarrow Point	3,255/sq mi
77	Issaquah	3,254/sq mi
78	Sammamish	3,249/sq mi
79	Picnic Point	3,233/sq mi
80	Silver Firs	3,180/sq mi
81	Milton	3,145/sq mi
82	SeaTac	3,094/sq mi
83	Monroe	3,090/sq mi
84	Salmon Creek	3,087/sq mi
85	Lacey	3,075/sq mi
86	Olympia	3,051/sq mi
87	Puyallup	2,969/sq mi
88	Brier	2,963/sq mi
89	Kennewick	2,960/sq mi
90	Cheney	2,955/sq mi
91	Tracyton	2,952/sq mi
92	Mabton	2,945/sq mi
93	Clyde Hill	2,941/sq mi
94	Pacific	2,919/sq mi
95	Newcastle	2,919/sq mi
96	Lynden	2,919/sq mi
97	Sedro-Woolley	2,906/sq mi
98	Snohomish	2,890/sq mi
99	Auburn	2,889/sq mi
100	Mount Vernon	2,871/sq mi

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