Top 10 Cities in Washington State (2020 Census)

Ranked by population (2020 Census):

1. Seattle — 737,015
2. Spokane — 228,989
3. Tacoma — 219,346
4. Vancouver — 190,915
5. Bellevue — 151,854
6. Kent — 136,588
7. Everett — 110,629
8. Spokane Valley — 108,448
9. Renton — 106,785
10. Federal Way — 101,019

Notes

• Yakima (~97,000) and Kirkland (~93,000) follow.
• Seattle metro: 4.0M (15th US). Spokane metro: 600K.
• Growth leaders (2010–2020): Kirkland (+46%), Redmond (+31%), Bellevue (+25%), Seattle (+21%).
• Eastside (Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah) = tech corridor (Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta).

Washington's urban axis: I-5 corridor (Seattle–Vancouver) + I-90 (Seattle–Spokane).