Total Population in King County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2,287,171
Rank #13/3,222 · #1 in WA
100th
King 2,287,171
WA 7,816,116 -70.7%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How King County's total population of 2,287,171 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to King County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #10 | Riverside County, CA | 2,478,600 |
| #11 | Clark County, NV | 2,329,548 |
| #12 | Queens County, NY | 2,323,052 |
| #13 | King County, WA | 2,287,171 |
| #14 | San Bernardino County, CA | 2,197,104 |
| #15 | Tarrant County, TX | 2,167,390 |
| #16 | Bexar County, TX | 2,067,341 |
About Total Population
King County, Washington has a total population of 2,287,171, ranking #13 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.3% below the national value of 330M. Within Washington, it ranks #1 of 39. This places it in the 100th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.