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The majority of the state's population lives within Western Washington, in the Seattle metropolitan area; the city of Seattle is the principal city of the metropolitan area, and Western Washington, with a 2020 census population of 737,015. [121]
The 25 least populous states contain less than one-sixth of the total population. California, the most populous state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined, and Wyoming, the least populous state, has a population less than any of the 31 most populous U.S. cities. [needs update]
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census. As required by the United States Constitution , a census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790.
The US Census Bureau recently released its population estimates for the states and Washington, DC. ... Here's the percent change in total population in each state and the District of Columbia ...
The foreign-born population increased 40 percent between the 1990 and 2000 census. [13] Although the 2000 census shows only 5.28% of the population as Hispanic or Latino of any race, Hispanics are believed to be the most rapidly growing population group in Washington State, with an estimated increase of 10% just in the years 2000–2002. [14]
The largest municipality by population in Washington is Seattle with 737,015 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Krupp with 49 residents. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] The state has ten cities with populations greater than 100,000 residents and sixteen with populations between 50,000 and 100,000 residents; the majority of cities have fewer ...
King County, home to the state's largest city, Seattle, holds almost 30 percent of Washington's population (2,271,380 residents of 7,812,880 in 2023), and has the highest population density, with more than 1,000 people per square mile (400/km 2). Garfield County is both the least populated (2,363) and least densely populated (3.3/sq mi [1.3/km 2]).
The state grew by 97,400 people last year and now stands at 7,864,400 people, according to the release, as Washington’s population grew by 1.3%, compared to a 0.8% increase the year before.