Washington Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Washington from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Washington in 2023 was 7,812,880, a 0.36% increase from 2022.
- The population of Washington in 2022 was 7,784,477, a 0.56% increase from 2021.
- The population of Washington in 2021 was 7,741,433, a 0.22% increase from 2020.
- The population of Washington in 2020 was 7,724,566, a 1.45% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Washington - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
7,812,880 |
0.36% |
| 2022 |
7,784,477 |
0.56% |
| 2021 |
7,741,433 |
0.22% |
| 2020 |
7,724,566 |
1.45% |
| 2019 |
7,614,024 |
1.16% |
| 2018 |
7,526,793 |
1.33% |
| 2017 |
7,427,951 |
1.75% |
| 2016 |
7,299,961 |
1.85% |
| 2015 |
7,167,287 |
1.56% |
| 2014 |
7,057,531 |
1.31% |
| 2013 |
6,966,252 |
0.98% |
| 2012 |
6,898,599 |
1.04% |
| 2011 |
6,827,479 |
1.25% |
| 2010 |
6,743,009 |
1.13% |
| 2009 |
6,667,426 |
1.60% |
| 2008 |
6,562,231 |
1.56% |
| 2007 |
6,461,587 |
1.43% |
| 2006 |
6,370,753 |
1.81% |
| 2005 |
6,257,305 |
1.27% |
| 2004 |
6,178,645 |
1.22% |
| 2003 |
6,104,115 |
0.86% |
| 2002 |
6,052,349 |
1.11% |
| 2001 |
5,985,722 |
1.27% |
| 2000 |
5,910,512 |
2.68% |
| 1999 |
5,756,361 |
1.20% |
| 1998 |
5,687,832 |
1.49% |
| 1997 |
5,604,105 |
1.71% |
| 1996 |
5,509,963 |
1.45% |
| 1995 |
5,431,024 |
1.80% |
| 1994 |
5,334,896 |
1.66% |
| 1993 |
5,247,704 |
2.12% |
| 1992 |
5,139,011 |
2.50% |
| 1991 |
5,013,443 |
2.30% |
| 1990 |
4,900,780 |
3.25% |
| 1989 |
4,746,316 |
2.29% |
| 1988 |
4,639,893 |
2.38% |
| 1987 |
4,531,901 |
1.78% |
| 1986 |
4,452,720 |
1.20% |
| 1985 |
4,400,098 |
1.30% |
| 1984 |
4,343,656 |
1.01% |
| 1983 |
4,300,266 |
0.55% |
| 1982 |
4,276,552 |
0.96% |
| 1981 |
4,235,731 |
1.95% |
| 1980 |
4,154,678 |
3.41% |
| 1979 |
4,017,632 |
3.31% |
| 1978 |
3,889,073 |
2.99% |
| 1977 |
3,776,050 |
2.23% |
| 1976 |
3,693,610 |
2.00% |
| 1975 |
3,621,339 |
2.01% |
| 1974 |
3,549,946 |
2.05% |
| 1973 |
3,478,782 |
0.90% |
| 1972 |
3,447,885 |
0.01% |
| 1971 |
3,447,553 |
1.01% |
| 1970 |
3,413,244 |
2.10% |
| 1969 |
3,343,000 |
2.23% |
| 1968 |
3,270,000 |
3.02% |
| 1967 |
3,174,000 |
3.83% |
| 1966 |
3,057,000 |
3.03% |
| 1965 |
2,967,000 |
0.20% |
| 1964 |
2,961,000 |
0.20% |
| 1963 |
2,955,000 |
0.44% |
| 1962 |
2,942,000 |
2.08% |
| 1961 |
2,882,000 |
0.95% |
| 1960 |
2,855,000 |
1.21% |
| 1959 |
2,821,000 |
1.73% |
| 1958 |
2,773,000 |
1.80% |
| 1957 |
2,724,000 |
2.10% |
| 1956 |
2,668,000 |
2.46% |
| 1955 |
2,604,000 |
3.50% |
| 1954 |
2,516,000 |
2.03% |
| 1953 |
2,466,000 |
0.74% |
| 1952 |
2,448,000 |
0.99% |
| 1951 |
2,424,000 |
1.55% |
| 1950 |
2,387,000 |
4.05% |
| 1949 |
2,294,000 |
1.73% |
| 1948 |
2,255,000 |
1.99% |
| 1947 |
2,211,000 |
-3.37% |
| 1946 |
2,288,000 |
3.72% |
| 1945 |
2,206,000 |
5.45% |
| 1944 |
2,092,000 |
3.21% |
| 1943 |
2,027,000 |
6.63% |
| 1942 |
1,901,000 |
6.26% |
| 1941 |
1,789,000 |
2.82% |
| 1940 |
1,740,000 |
1.46% |
| 1939 |
1,715,000 |
1.00% |
| 1938 |
1,698,000 |
1.01% |
| 1937 |
1,681,000 |
1.69% |
| 1936 |
1,653,000 |
1.47% |
| 1935 |
1,629,000 |
1.18% |
| 1934 |
1,610,000 |
1.13% |
| 1933 |
1,592,000 |
0.51% |
| 1932 |
1,584,000 |
0.19% |
| 1931 |
1,581,000 |
0.83% |
| 1930 |
1,568,000 |
0.84% |
| 1929 |
1,555,000 |
0.26% |
| 1928 |
1,551,000 |
0.85% |
| 1927 |
1,538,000 |
1.45% |
| 1926 |
1,516,000 |
1.47% |
| 1925 |
1,494,000 |
1.84% |
| 1924 |
1,467,000 |
2.37% |
| 1923 |
1,433,000 |
1.27% |
| 1922 |
1,415,000 |
0.71% |
| 1921 |
1,405,000 |
2.33% |
| 1920 |
1,373,000 |
3.00% |
| 1919 |
1,333,000 |
-0.60% |
| 1918 |
1,341,000 |
4.20% |
| 1917 |
1,287,000 |
2.55% |
| 1916 |
1,255,000 |
1.29% |
| 1915 |
1,239,000 |
0.65% |
| 1914 |
1,231,000 |
1.82% |
| 1913 |
1,209,000 |
2.11% |
| 1912 |
1,184,000 |
1.46% |
| 1911 |
1,167,000 |
1.66% |
| 1910 |
1,148,000 |
5.22% |
| 1909 |
1,091,000 |
6.13% |
| 1908 |
1,028,000 |
6.31% |
| 1907 |
967,000 |
6.97% |
| 1906 |
904,000 |
7.36% |
| 1905 |
842,000 |
7.67% |
| 1904 |
782,000 |
8.76% |
| 1903 |
719,000 |
10.45% |
| 1902 |
651,000 |
11.66% |
| 1901 |
583,000 |
11.47% |
| 1900 |
523,000 |
0.00% |
