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People Statistics · Region

Population in Washington

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 13 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Washington 8M
World 8.2B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Washington · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 8,001,020 · 2025
First value 4,903,043 · 1990
Highest 8,001,020 · 2025
Lowest 4,903,043 · 1990
Average change +1.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearWashingtonChange United StatesWorld
2025 8,001,020 +0.5% 342M 8.2B
2024 7,958,180 +1.3% 340M 8.1B
2023 7,857,320 +0.8% 337M 8.1B
2022 7,794,123 +0.7% 334M 8B
2021 7,743,760 +0.2% 332M 7.9B
2020 7,727,209 +1.5% 332M 7.9B
2019 7,614,893 +1.2% 328M 7.8B
2018 7,523,869 +1.4% 327M 7.7B
2017 7,423,362 +1.8% 325M 7.6B
2016 7,294,771 +1.8% 323M 7.5B
2015 7,163,657 +1.5% 321M 7.4B
2014 7,054,655 +1.3% 318M 7.4B
2013 6,963,985 +1.0% 316M 7.3B
2012 6,897,058 +1.0% 314M 7.2B
2011 6,826,627 +1.2% 312M 7.1B
2010 6,742,830 +1.1% 309M 7B
2009 6,667,426 +1.6% 307M 6.9B
2008 6,562,231 +1.6% 304M 6.8B
2007 6,461,587 +1.4% 301M 6.7B
2006 6,370,753 +1.8% 298M 6.7B
2005 6,257,305 +1.3% 296M 6.6B
2004 6,178,645 +1.2% 293M 6.5B
2003 6,104,115 +0.9% 290M 6.4B
2002 6,052,349 +1.1% 288M 6.3B
2001 5,985,722 +1.3% 285M 6.2B
2000 5,910,512 +1.2% 282M 6.2B
1999 5,842,564 +1.3% 279M 6.1B
1998 5,769,562 +1.7% 276M 6B
1997 5,674,747 +1.9% 273M 5.9B
1996 5,569,753 +1.6% 269M 5.8B
1995 5,481,027 +2.0% 266M 5.7B
1994 5,375,161 +1.8% 263M 5.7B
1993 5,278,842 +2.3% 260M 5.6B
1992 5,160,757 +2.7% 257M 5.5B
1991 5,025,624 +2.5% 253M 5.4B
1990 4,903,043 250M 5.3B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 California 40M
2 Texas 29M
3 Florida 22M
4 New York 20M
5 Pennsylvania 13M
6 Illinois 13M
7 Ohio 12M
8 Georgia 11M
9 North Carolina 10M
10 Michigan 10M
11 New Jersey 9.3M
12 Virginia 8.6M
13 Washington 7.7M
14 Arizona 7.2M
15 Massachusetts 7M
16 Tennessee 6.9M
17 Indiana 6.8M
18 Maryland 6.2M
19 Missouri 6.2M
20 Wisconsin 5.9M
21 Colorado 5.8M
22 Minnesota 5.7M
23 South Carolina 5.1M
24 Alabama 5M
25 Louisiana 4.7M
26 Kentucky 4.5M
27 Oregon 4.2M
28 Oklahoma 4M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
30 Utah 3.3M
31 Iowa 3.2M
32 Nevada 3.1M
33 Arkansas 3M
34 Mississippi 3M
35 Kansas 2.9M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
37 Nebraska 2M
38 Idaho 1.8M
39 West Virginia 1.8M
40 Hawaii 1.5M
41 New Hampshire 1.4M
42 Maine 1.4M
43 Rhode Island 1.1M
44 Montana 1.1M
45 Delaware 992K
46 South Dakota 888K
47 North Dakota 780K
48 Alaska 733K
49 District of Columbia 671K
50 Vermont 643K
51 Wyoming 578K

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.