List of Counties in Washington - List

List

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Adams County 001 Ritzville 1883 Whitman County John Adams (1735–1826), 2nd U.S. President 700418728000000000018,728 70031925000000000001,925 sq mi
(70034986000000000004,986 km2)
Asotin County 003 Asotin 1883 Garfield County The Nez Percé name for Eel Creek 700421623000000000021,623 7002636000000000000636 sq mi
(70031647000000000001,647 km2)
Benton County 005 Prosser 1905 Yakima and Klickitat Counties Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), a Missouri U.S. Senator 7005175177000000000175,177 70031703000000000001,703 sq mi
(70034411000000000004,411 km2)
Chelan County 007 Wenatchee 1899 Okanogan and Kittitas Counties A Native American word meaning "deep water", likely referring to Lake Chelan 700472453000000000072,453 70032922000000000002,922 sq mi
(70037568000000000007,568 km2)
Clallam County 009 Port Angeles 1854 Jefferson County A Klallam word meaning "the strong people" 700471404000000000071,404 70031745000000000001,745 sq mi
(70034520000000000004,520 km2)
Clark County 011 Vancouver 1845 Original county William Clark (1770–1838), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 7005425363000000000425,363 7002628000000000000628 sq mi
(70031627000000000001,627 km2)
Columbia County 013 Dayton 1875 Walla Walla County The Columbia River 70034078000000000004,078 7002869000000000000869 sq mi
(70032251000000000002,251 km2)
Cowlitz County 015 Kelso 1854 Original county Cowlitz, an Indian tribe 7005102410000000000102,410 70031139000000000001,139 sq mi
(70032950000000000002,950 km2)
Douglas County 017 Waterville 1883 Lincoln County Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), U.S. Senator from Illinois 700438431000000000038,431 70031821000000000001,821 sq mi
(70034716000000000004,716 km2)
Ferry County 019 Republic 1899 Stevens County Elisha P. Ferry (1825–1895), 1st Governor of Washington State 70037551000000000007,551 70032204000000000002,204 sq mi
(70035708000000000005,708 km2)
Franklin County 021 Pasco 1883 Whitman County Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), writer, orator, inventor, and U.S. Founding Father 700478163000000000078,163 70031242000000000001,242 sq mi
(70033217000000000003,217 km2)
Garfield County 023 Pomeroy 1881 Columbia County James A. Garfield (1831–1881), 20th U.S. President 70032266000000000002,266 7002710000000000000710 sq mi
(70031839000000000001,839 km2)
Grant County 025 Ephrata 1909 Douglas County Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), 18th U.S. President 700489120000000000089,120 70032681000000000002,681 sq mi
(70036944000000000006,944 km2)
Grays Harbor County 027 Montesano 1854 Thurston County Grays Harbor, a body of water named after explorer and merchant Robert Gray (1755–1806) 700472797000000000072,797 70031917000000000001,917 sq mi
(70034965000000000004,965 km2)
Island County 029 Coupeville 1853 Thurston County Whidbey and Camano Islands 700478506000000000078,506 7002209000000000000209 sq mi
(7002541000000000000541 km2)
Jefferson County 031 Port Townsend 1852 Thurston County Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd U.S. President and principal author of the Declaration of Independence 700429872000000000029,872 70031809000000000001,809 sq mi
(70034685000000000004,685 km2)
King County 033 Seattle 1852 Thurston County William R. King (1786–1853), U.S. Vice President under Franklin Pierce; officially renamed in 1986 after Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) 70061931249000000001,931,249 70032126000000000002,126 sq mi
(70035506000000000005,506 km2)
Kitsap County 035 Port Orchard 1857 King and Jefferson Counties Chief Kitsap (d. 1860), leader of the Suquamish tribe 7005251133000000000251,133 7002396000000000000396 sq mi
(70031026000000000001,026 km2)
Kittitas County 037 Ellensburg 1883 Yakima County Kittitas tribe word of uncertain meaning, with popular translations ranging from "white chalk" to "land of the plenty" 700440915000000000040,915 70032297000000000002,297 sq mi
(70035949000000000005,949 km2)
Klickitat County 039 Goldendale 1859 Walla Walla County Klickitat Tribe 700420318000000000020,318 70031872000000000001,872 sq mi
(70034848000000000004,848 km2)
Lewis County 041 Chehalis 1845 Original county Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 700475455000000000075,455 70032408000000000002,408 sq mi
(70036237000000000006,237 km2)
Lincoln County 043 Davenport 1883 Whitman County Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th U.S. President 700410570000000000010,570 70032311000000000002,311 sq mi
(70035985000000000005,985 km2)
Mason County 045 Shelton 1854 King County Charles H. Mason (1830–1859), 1st Secretary of Washington Territory 700460699000000000060,699 7002961000000000000961 sq mi
(70032489000000000002,489 km2)
Okanogan County 047 Okanogan 1888 Stevens County A Salish Native American word meaning "rendezvous" 700441120000000000041,120 70035268000000000005,268 sq mi
(700413644000000000013,644 km2)
Pacific County 049 South Bend 1851 Lewis County The Pacific Ocean 700420920000000000020,920 7002975000000000000975 sq mi
(70032525000000000002,525 km2)
Pend Oreille County 051 Newport 1911 Stevens County The Pend d'Oreille Native American tribe 700413001000000000013,001 70031400000000000001,400 sq mi
(70033626000000000003,626 km2)
Pierce County 053 Tacoma 1852 Thurston County Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), 14th U.S. President 7005795225000000000795,225 70031676000000000001,676 sq mi
(70034341000000000004,341 km2)
San Juan County 055 Friday Harbor 1873 Whatcom County San Juan Island 700415769000000000015,769 7002175000000000000175 sq mi
(7002453000000000000453 km2)
Skagit County 057 Mount Vernon 1883 Whatcom County The Skagit Native American tribe 7005116901000000000116,901 70031735000000000001,735 sq mi
(70034494000000000004,494 km2)
Skamania County 059 Stevenson 1854 Clark County A Chinookan word meaning "swift water" 700411066000000000011,066 70031656000000000001,656 sq mi
(70034289000000000004,289 km2)
Snohomish County 061 Everett 1861 Island County The Snohomish tribe 7005713335000000000713,335 70032090000000000002,090 sq mi
(70035413000000000005,413 km2)
Spokane County 063 Spokane 1879 a Stevens County The Spokane Native American tribe 7005471221000000000471,221 70031764000000000001,764 sq mi
(70034569000000000004,569 km2)
Stevens County 065 Colville 1863 Walla Walla County Isaac Stevens (1818–1862), 1st Governor of the Washington Territory 700443531000000000043,531 70032478000000000002,478 sq mi
(70036418000000000006,418 km2)
Thurston County 067 Olympia 1852 Lewis County Samuel Thurston (1815–1851), the Oregon Territory's first delegate to U.S. Congress 7005252264000000000252,264 7002727000000000000727 sq mi
(70031883000000000001,883 km2)
Wahkiakum County 069 Cathlamet 1854 Cowlitz County Leader of Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber"), Native American tribe 70033978000000000003,978 7002264000000000000264 sq mi
(7002684000000000000684 km2)
Walla Walla County 071 Walla Walla 1854 Skamania County The Walla Walla Native American tribe, and also another name for running water 700458781000000000058,781 70031270000000000001,270 sq mi
(70033289000000000003,289 km2)
Whatcom County 073 Bellingham 1854 Island County Nooksack word meaning "noisy water" 7005201140000000000201,140 70032120000000000002,120 sq mi
(70035491000000000005,491 km2)
Whitman County 075 Colfax 1871 Stevens County Marcus Whitman (1802–1847), a Presbyterian missionary 700444776000000000044,776 70032159000000000002,159 sq mi
(70035592000000000005,592 km2)
Yakima County 077 Yakima 1865 Ferguson County (defunct) The Yakama Native American tribe 7005243231000000000243,231 70034296000000000004,296 sq mi
(700411127000000000011,127 km2)

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