DC
DistrictUS-DCDistrict of United States.
North AmericaCapital: WashingtonLanguage: English
Population
702K
Metros tracked
1
10.2M in metros (1453%)
Composite score
96.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
District
ISO 3166-2: US-DC
At a glance
- Established
- 1790
- Demonym
- Washingtonian
- Area
- 177 km²
- Population density
- 3,968 /km²
- Highest point
- Point Reno (409 m (1,342 ft))
- Legislature
- Council of the District of Columbia
- Human Development Index
- 0.952 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 3
- Rank in United States
- 6th of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 51st of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Washington-Baltimore
Civic facts via Wikidata.
DC metro footprint
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
1 tracked metro
96.2
10.2MContinental Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Washington-Baltimore | 10.2M | 96.2 | Continental Metro |