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Washington

StateUS-WA

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: OlympiaGovernor: Bob Ferguson (Democratic)Language: English
Population
8.0M
Metros tracked
13
10.7M in metros (135%)
Composite score
105.8
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-WA
At a glance
Nickname
The Evergreen State
Established
1889
Demonym
Washingtonian
Area
184,827 km²
Population density
43 /km²
Highest point
Mount Rainier (4,389 m (14,400 ft))
Legislature
Washington State Legislature
Human Development Index
0.957 (2023)
Electoral votes
12
U.S. House seats
10
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
12th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
18th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Seattle

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Washington metro footprint

13 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

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.

13 tracked metros

#31Seattle
59.1
5.1MContinental Metro
#84Portland
33.2
3.3MMajor Metro
#543Pullman-Moscow
4.2
91KEmerging Metro
#637Spokane
3.3
808KEmerging Metro
#717Kennewick
2.7
386KEmerging Metro
#1477Yakima
0.8
259KLocal Metro
#1482Bellingham
0.8
235KLocal Metro
#1606Port Angeles
0.7
78KLocal Metro
#1806Wenatchee
0.5
127KLocal Metro
#1859Lewiston
0.5
65KLocal Metro
#3474Moses Lake
0.0
126KLocal Metro
#3753Aberdeen (WA)
0.0
78KLocal Metro
#3983Ellensburg
0.0
48KLocal Metro