list of counties in Washington
This is a list of counties in Washington. There are thirty-nine counties in the U.S. state of Washington.
Certain residents of Snohomish County consider themselves to be part of Freedom County. Freedom County has elected county officials, but is not officially recognized by Snohomish County, the state of Washington, or the federal government.
List
| County | FIPS Code | County Seat | Created | Formed from | Etymology | Population | Area | Map |
| Adams County | 001 | Ritzville | 1883 | Whitman County | John Adams (1735-1826), second President of the United States | mi² (4,986 km²) |
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| Asotin County | 003 | Asotin | 1883 | Garfield County | The Nez Percé name for Eel Creek. | mi² ( km²) |
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| Benton County | 005 | Prosser | 1905 | Yakima and Klickitat Counties | Thomas Hart Benton (1782 – 1858), a Missouri U. S. Senator. | mi² ( km²) |
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| Chelan County | 007 | Wenatchee | 1899 | Okanogan Kittitas Counties | A Native American word meaning deep water, given to a large glacial lake. | mi² ( km²) |
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| Clallam County | 009 | Port Angeles | 1854 | Jefferson County | A Klallam word meaning the strong people. | mi² ( km²) |
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| Clark County | 011 | Vancouver | 1845 | Original county | William Clark (1770 – 1838), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. | mi² ( km²) |
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| Columbia County | 013 | Dayton | 1875 | Walla Walla County | The Columbia River. | mi² ( km²) |
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| Cowlitz County | 015 | Kelso | 1854 | - | Cowlitz, an Indian tribe. | mi² ( km²) |
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| Douglas County | 017 | Waterville | 1883 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Ferry County | 019 | Republic | 1899 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Franklin County | 021 | Pasco | 1883 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Garfield County | 023 | Pomeroy | 1881 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Grant County | 025 | Ephrata | 1909 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Grays Harbor County | 027 | Montesano | 1855 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Island County | 029 | Coupeville | 1854 | Thurston County | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 031 | Port Townsend | 1854 | Thurston County | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| King County | 033 | Seattle | 1852 | Thurston County | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Kitsap County | 035 | Port Orchard | 1857 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Kittitas County | 037 | Ellensburg | 1883 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Klickitat County | 039 | Goldendale | 1859 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Lewis County | 041 | Chehalis | 1845 | Clark County | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 043 | Davenport | 1883 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Mason County | 045 | Shelton | 1854 | King County | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Okanogan County | 047 | Okanogan | 1888 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Pacific County | 049 | South Bend | 1854 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Pend Oreille County | 051 | Newport | 1911 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Pierce County | 053 | Tacoma | 1853 | Thurston County | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| San Juan County | 055 | Friday Harbor | 1873 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Skagit County | 057 | Mount Vernon | 1883 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Skamania County | 059 | Stevenson | 1854 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Snohomish County | 061 | Everett | 1861 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Spokane County | 063 | Spokane | 1858 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Stevens County | 065 | Colville | 1854 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Thurston County | 067 | Olympia | 1852 | Lewis County | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Wahkiakum County | 069 | Cathlamet | 1854 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Walla Walla County | 071 | Walla Walla | 1854 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Whatcom County | 073 | Bellingham | 1854 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Whitman County | 075 | Colfax | 1871 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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| Yakima County | 077 | Yakima | 1865 | - | - | mi² ( km²) |
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