There are 39 counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889.[1] The first counties were created from unorganized territory in 1845.[2]
Certain residents of Snohomish County consider themselves to be part of Freedom County. Freedom County has elected county officials, but is not officially recognized by Snohomish County, the state of Washington, or the federal government.
Washington's postal abbreviation is WA and its FIPS state code is 53.
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County |
FIPS Code [3] |
County seat [4] |
Established [4] |
Origin [2] |
Etymology [2] |
Population [4] |
Area [4] |
Map |
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| Adams County | 001 | Ritzville | 1883 | Whitman County | John Adams (1735-1826), second President of the United States | 16,428 | 1,925 sq mi (4,986 km²) |
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| Asotin County | 003 | Asotin | 1883 | Garfield County | The Nez Percé name for Eel Creek | 20,551 | 636 sq mi (1,647 km 2) |
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| Benton County | 005 | Prosser | 1905 | Yakima and Klickitat Counties | Thomas Hart Benton (1782 – 1858), a Missouri U.S. Senator | 142,475 | 1,703 sq mi (4,411 km 2) |
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| Chelan County | 007 | Wenatchee | 1899 | Okanogan and Kittitas Counties | A Native American word meaning deep water, likely referring to Lake Chelan | 66,616 | 2,922 sq mi (7,568 km 2) |
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| Clallam County | 009 | Port Angeles | 1854 | Jefferson County | A Klallam word meaning "the strong people" | 64,525 | 1,745 sq mi (4,520 km 2) |
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| Clark County | 011 | Vancouver | 1845 | Original county | William Clark (1770 – 1838), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition | 345,238 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km 2) |
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| Columbia County | 013 | Dayton | 1875 | Walla Walla County | The Columbia River | 4,064 | 869 sq mi (2,251 km 2) |
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| Cowlitz County | 015 | Kelso | 1854 | Original county | Cowlitz, an Indian tribe | 92,948 | 1,139 sq mi (2,950 km 2) |
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| Douglas County | 017 | Waterville | 1883 | Lincoln County | Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), American statesman. | 32,603 | 1,821 sq mi (4,716 km 2) |
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| Ferry County | 019 | Republic | 1899 | Stevens County | Elisha P. Ferry (1825 - 1895), first Governor of Washington State | 7,260 | 2,204 sq mi (5,708 km 2) |
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| Franklin County | 021 | Pasco | 1883 | Whitman County | Benjamin Franklin | 49,347 | 1,242 sq mi (3,217 km 2) |
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| Garfield County | 023 | Pomeroy | 1881 | Columbia County | James A. Garfield | 2,397 | 710 sq mi (1,839 km 2) |
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| Grant County | 025 | Ephrata | 1909 | Douglas County | Ulysses S. Grant | 74,698 | 2,681 sq mi (6,944 km 2) |
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| Grays Harbor County | 027 | Montesano | 1854 | Thurston County | Grays Harbor, a body of water named after Robert Gray | 67,194 | 1,917 sq mi (4,965 km 2) |
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| Island County | 029 | Coupeville | 1853 | Thurston County | Whidbey, Camano, and the San Juan Islands | 71,558 | 209 sq mi (541 km 2) |
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| Jefferson County | 031 | Port Townsend | 1852 | Thurston County | Thomas Jefferson | 25,953 | 1,809 sq mi (4,685 km 2) |
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| King County | 033 | Seattle | 1852 | Thurston County | William Rufus King, vice president of the United States under Franklin Pierce; officially renamed in 1986 after Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1,737,034 | 2,126 sq mi (5,506 km 2) |
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| Kitsap County | 035 | Port Orchard | 1857 | King and Jefferson Counties | Chief Kitsap | 231,969 | 396 sq mi (1,026 km 2) |
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| Kittitas County | 037 | Ellensburg | 1883 | Yakima County | Kittitas tribe word of uncertain meaning | 33,362 | 2,297 sq mi (5,949 km 2) |
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| Klickitat County | 039 | Goldendale | 1859 | Walla Walla County | Klickitat Tribe | 19,161 | 1,872 sq mi (4,848 km 2) |
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| Lewis County | 041 | Chehalis | 1845 | Original county | Meriwether Lewis (1774 – 1809), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition | 68,600 | 2,408 sq mi (6,237 km 2) |
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| Lincoln County | 043 | Davenport | 1883 | Whitman County | Abraham Lincoln | 10,184 | 2,311 sq mi (5,985 km 2) |
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| Mason County | 045 | Shelton | 1854 | King County | C.H. Mason, first Secretary of Washington Territory | 49,405 | 961 sq mi (2,489 km 2) |
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| Okanogan County | 047 | Okanogan | 1888 | Stevens County | A Salish Native American word meaning rendezvous | 39,564 | 5,268 sq mi (13,644 km 2) |
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| Pacific County | 049 | South Bend | 1851 | Lewis County | The Pacific Ocean | 20,984 | 975 sq mi (2,525 km 2) |
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| Pend Oreille County | 051 | Newport | 1911 | Stevens County | The Pend d'Oreille Native American tribe | 11,732 | 1,400 sq mi (3,626 km 2) |
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| Pierce County | 053 | Tacoma | 1852 | Thurston County | Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States | 700,820 | 1,676 sq mi (4,341 km 2) |
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| San Juan County | 055 | Friday Harbor | 1873 | Whatcom County | San Juan Island | 14,077 | 175 sq mi (453 km 2) |
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| Skagit County | 057 | Mount Vernon | 1883 | Whatcom County | The Skagit Native American tribe | 102,979 | 1,735 sq mi (4,494 km 2) |
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| Skamania County | 059 | Stevenson | 1854 | Clark County | A Chinookan word meaning "swift water" | 9,872 | 1,656 sq mi (4,289 km 2) |
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| Snohomish County | 061 | Everett | 1861 | Island County | The Snohomish tribe | 606,024 | 2,090 sq mi (5,413 km 2) |
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| Spokane County | 063 | Spokane | 1879 | Stevens County | The Spokane Native American tribe | 417,939 | 1,764 sq mi (4,569 km 2) |
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| Stevens County | 065 | Colville | 1863 | Walla Walla County | Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the first governor of the Washington Territory. | 40,066 | 2,478 sq mi (6,418 km 2) |
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| Thurston County | 067 | Olympia | 1852 | Lewis County | Samuel R. Thurston, the Oregon Territory's first delegate to Congress | 207,355 | 727 sq mi (1,883 km 2) |
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| Wahkiakum County | 069 | Cathlamet | 1854 | Cowlitz County | Leader of Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber"), Native American tribe | 3,824 | 264 sq mi (684 km 2) |
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| Walla Walla County | 071 | Walla Walla | 1854 | Skamania County | The Walla Walla Native American tribe, and also another name for running water | 55,180 | 1,270 sq mi (3,289 km 2) |
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| Whatcom County | 073 | Bellingham | 1854 | Island County | Nooksack word meaning "noisy water" | 166,814 | 2,120 sq mi (5,491 km 2) |
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| Whitman County | 075 | Colfax | 1871 | Stevens County | Marcus Whitman, a Presbyterian missionary. | 40,740 | 2,159 sq mi (5,592 km 2) |
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| Yakima County | 077 | Yakima | 1865 | Ferguson County (defunct) | The Yakama Native American tribe | 222,581 | 4,296 sq mi (11,127 km 2) |
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This is a list of counties in Washington. There are thirty-nine counties in the U.S. state of Washington.
Certain residents of Snohomish County consider themselves to be part of Freedom County. Freedom County has elected county officials, but is not officially recognized by Snohomish County, the state of Washington, or the federal government.
| County | FIPS Code | County Seat | Created | Formed from | Etymology | Population | Area | Map |
| Adams County | 001 | Ritzville | 1883 | Whitman County | John Adams (1735-1826), second President of the United States. | 16,428 | 1,925 mi² (4,986 km²) |
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| Asotin County | 003 | Asotin | 1883 | Garfield County | The Nez Percé name for Eel Creek. | 20,551 | 636 sq mi (1,647 km²) |
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| Benton County | 005 | Prosser | 1905 | Yakima and Klickitat Counties | Thomas Hart Benton (1782 – 1858), a Missouri U.S. Senator. | 142,475 | 1,703 sq mi (4,411 km²) |
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| Chelan County | 007 | Wenatchee | 1899 | Okanogan and Kittitas Counties | A Native American word meaning deep water, given to a large glacial lake. | 66,616 | 2,922 sq mi (7,568 km²) |
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| Clallam County | 009 | Port Angeles | 1854 | Jefferson County | A Klallam word meaning the strong people. | 64,525 | 1,745 sq mi (4,520 km²) |
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| Clark County | 011 | Vancouver | 1845 | - | William Clark (1770 – 1838), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. | 345,238 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km²) |
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| Columbia County | 013 | Dayton | 1875 | Walla Walla County | The Columbia River. | 4,064 | 869 sq mi (2,251 km²) |
File:Map of Washington highlighting Columbia County.svg |
| Cowlitz County | 015 | Kelso | 1854 | - | Cowlitz, an Indian tribe. | 92,948 | 1,139 sq mi (2,950 km²) |
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| Douglas County | 017 | Waterville | 1883 | Lincoln County | Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), American statesman. | 32,603 | 1,821 sq mi (4,716 km²) |
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| Ferry County | 019 | Republic | 1899 | Stevens County | Elisha P. Ferry (1825 - 1895), first Governor of Washington State | 7,260 | 2,204 sq mi (5,708 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 021 | Pasco | 1883 | Whitman County | - | 49,347 | 1,242 sq mi (3,217 km²) |
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| Garfield County | 023 | Pomeroy | 1881 | Columbia County | - | 2,397 | 710 sq mi (1,839 km²) |
File:Map of Washington highlighting Garfield County.svg |
| Grant County | 025 | Ephrata | 1909 | Douglas County | - | 74,698 | 2,681 sq mi (6,944 km²) |
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| Grays Harbor County | 027 | Montesano | 1854 | Thurston County | - | 67,194 | 1,917 sq mi (4,965 km²) |
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| Island County | 029 | Coupeville | 1853 | Thurston County | - | 71,558 | 209 sq mi (541 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 031 | Port Townsend | 1852 | Thurston County | - | 25,953 | 1,809 sq mi (4,685 km²) |
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| King County | 033 | Seattle | 1852 | Thurston County | - | 1,737,034 | 2,126 sq mi (5,506 km²) |
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| Kitsap County | 035 | Port Orchard | 1857 | King and Jefferson Counties | - | 231,969 | 396 sq mi (1,026 km²) |
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| Kittitas County | 037 | Ellensburg | 1883 | Klickitat County | - | 33,362 | 2,297 sq mi (5,949 km²) |
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| Klickitat County | 039 | Goldendale | 1859 | Walla Walla County | - | 19,161 | 1,872 sq mi (4,848 km²) |
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| Lewis County | 041 | Chehalis | 1845 | - | - | 68,600 | 2,408 sq mi (6,237 km²) |
File:Map of Washington highlighting Lewis County.svg |
| Lincoln County | 043 | Davenport | 1883 | Whitman County | - | 10,184 | 2,311 sq mi (5,985 km²) |
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| Mason County | 045 | Shelton | 1854 | King County | - | 49,405 | 961 sq mi (2,489 km²) |
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| Okanogan County | 047 | Okanogan | 1888 | Stevens County | - | 39,564 | 5,268 sq mi (13,644 km²) |
File:Map of Washington highlighting Okanogan County.svg |
| Pacific County | 049 | South Bend | 1851 | - | - | 20,984 | 975 sq mi (2,525 km²) |
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| Pend Oreille County | 051 | Newport | 1911 | Stevens County | - | 11,732 | 1,400 sq mi (3,626 km²) |
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| Pierce County | 053 | Tacoma | 1852 | Thurston County | - | 700,820 | 1,676 sq mi (4,341 km²) |
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| San Juan County | 055 | Friday Harbor | 1873 | Whatcom County | - | 14,077 | 175 sq mi (453 km²) |
File:Map of Washington highlighting San Juan County.svg |
| Skagit County | 057 | Mount Vernon | 1883 | Whatcom County | - | 102,979 | 1,735 sq mi (4,494 km²) |
File:Map of Washington highlighting Skagit County.svg |
| Skamania County | 059 | Stevenson | 1854 | Clark County | - | 9,872 | 1,656 sq mi (4,289 km²) |
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| Snohomish County | 061 | Everett | 1861 | Island County | - | 606,024 | 2,090 sq mi (5,413 km²) |
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| Spokane County | 063 | Spokane | 1879 | Stevens County | - | 417,939 | 1,764 sq mi (4,569 km²) |
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| Stevens County | 065 | Colville | 1863 | Walla Walla County | - | 40,066 | 2,478 sq mi (6,418 km²) |
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| Thurston County | 067 | Olympia | 1852 | Lewis County | - | 207,355 | 727 sq mi (1,883 km²) |
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| Wahkiakum County | 069 | Cathlamet | 1854 | Cowlitz County | - | 3,824 | 264 sq mi (684 km²) |
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| Walla Walla County | 071 | Walla Walla | 1854 | Skamania County | - | 55,180 | 1,270 sq mi (3,289 km²) |
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| Whatcom County | 073 | Bellingham | 1854 | Island County | - | 166,814 | 2,120 sq mi (5,491 km²) |
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| Whitman County | 075 | Colfax | 1871 | Stevens County | - | 40,740 | 2,159 sq mi (5,592 km²) |
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| Yakima County | 077 | Yakima | 1865 | Ferguson County (defunct) | - | 222,581 | 4,296 sq mi (11,127 km²) |
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