203 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield | 1 | 6.81% | 17,602 | 10,872 |
| Black Diamond | 2 | 6.67% | 7,757 | 4,846 |
| Winlock | 3 | 6.33% | 2,855 | 1,834 |
| Sultan | 4 | 6.15% | 7,919 | 5,168 |
| Rock Island | 5 | 5.9% | 1,938 | 1,289 |
| Leavenworth | 6 | 4.53% | 3,183 | 2,357 |
| La Center | 7 | 4.38% | 4,646 | 3,475 |
| Port Orchard | 8 | 4.37% | 20,868 | 15,629 |
| Burlington | 9 | 3.75% | 11,796 | 9,243 |
| Mountlake Terrace | 10 | 3.74% | 27,154 | 21,286 |
| Deer Park | 11 | 3.64% | 5,582 | 4,408 |
| Entiat | 12 | 3.58% | 1,676 | 1,331 |
| Tieton | 13 | 3.36% | 1,722 | 1,386 |
| West Richland | 14 | 3.13% | 20,036 | 16,387 |
| Stanwood | 15 | 3.1% | 9,515 | 7,798 |
| Warden | 16 | 3.01% | 2,980 | 2,457 |
| Ocean Shores | 17 | 3% | 8,209 | 6,774 |
| Duvall | 18 | 2.99% | 9,741 | 8,046 |
| North Bend | 19 | 2.98% | 9,078 | 7,502 |
| Napavine | 20 | 2.84% | 2,280 | 1,905 |
| Mattawa | 21 | 2.8% | 4,002 | 3,348 |
| Shoreline | 22 | 2.73% | 69,966 | 58,820 |
| Redmond | 23 | 2.61% | 86,605 | 73,374 |
| Nooksack | 24 | 2.56% | 1,763 | 1,499 |
| Benton City | 25 | 2.47% | 4,071 | 3,486 |
| Airway Heights | 26 | 2.36% | 12,528 | 10,793 |
| Ferndale | 27 | 2.28% | 17,486 | 15,146 |
| Battle Ground | 28 | 2.23% | 24,005 | 20,867 |
| Liberty Lake | 29 | 2.23% | 13,961 | 12,137 |
| Arlington | 30 | 2.13% | 22,916 | 20,045 |
| Yelm | 31 | 2.12% | 12,222 | 10,700 |
| Moxee | 32 | 2.04% | 4,990 | 4,393 |
| Buckley | 33 | 2.03% | 5,874 | 5,175 |
| Edgewood | 34 | 1.95% | 14,033 | 12,422 |
| Quincy | 35 | 1.95% | 8,624 | 7,634 |
| Chewelah | 36 | 1.94% | 2,792 | 2,477 |
| SeaTac | 37 | 1.9% | 35,342 | 31,387 |
| Blaine | 38 | 1.82% | 6,606 | 5,901 |
| Lynnwood | 39 | 1.8% | 43,121 | 38,549 |
| Bothell | 40 | 1.71% | 53,568 | 48,174 |
| Everson | 41 | 1.71% | 3,278 | 2,950 |
| Marysville | 42 | 1.69% | 78,824 | 70,979 |
| Stevenson | 43 | 1.66% | 1,651 | 1,491 |
| Royal City | 44 | 1.6% | 1,968 | 1,784 |
| Prosser | 45 | 1.49% | 6,737 | 6,146 |
| Tumwater | 46 | 1.49% | 28,667 | 26,143 |
| Omak | 47 | 1.45% | 5,319 | 4,862 |
| Bridgeport | 48 | 1.44% | 2,327 | 2,128 |
| Lynden | 49 | 1.43% | 17,271 | 15,806 |
| Moses Lake | 50 | 1.4% | 27,736 | 25,434 |
| Sedro-Woolley | 51 | 1.4% | 13,591 | 12,462 |
| Grandview | 52 | 1.34% | 11,914 | 10,969 |
| Lake Stevens | 53 | 1.34% | 42,469 | 39,112 |
| Richland | 54 | 1.33% | 66,112 | 60,892 |
| Selah | 55 | 1.32% | 8,885 | 8,189 |
| Carnation | 56 | 1.3% | 2,338 | 2,161 |
| Oroville | 57 | 1.29% | 1,960 | 1,812 |
| Seattle | 58 | 1.28% | 801,192 | 740,600 |
| Westport | 59 | 1.27% | 2,400 | 2,222 |
| Kalama | 60 | 1.26% | 3,210 | 2,973 |
| Chelan | 61 | 1.26% | 4,576 | 4,234 |
| Davenport | 62 | 1.26% | 1,851 | 1,713 |
| Brewster | 63 | 1.23% | 2,141 | 1,987 |
| Washougal | 64 | 1.23% | 18,390 | 17,051 |
| Pasco | 65 | 1.22% | 83,743 | 77,686 |
| Othello | 66 | 1.22% | 9,222 | 8,558 |
| Okanogan | 67 | 1.19% | 2,548 | 2,371 |
| Rainier | 68 | 1.18% | 2,566 | 2,385 |
| Poulsbo | 69 | 1.16% | 12,855 | 11,975 |
| Pomeroy | 70 | 1.14% | 1,505 | 1,403 |
| Sumas | 71 | 1.12% | 1,721 | 1,607 |
| Port Townsend | 72 | 1.11% | 10,888 | 10,171 |
| Soap Lake | 73 | 1.11% | 1,819 | 1,701 |
| Morton | 74 | 1.09% | 1,113 | 1,040 |
| Gig Harbor | 75 | 1.09% | 12,921 | 12,087 |
| Cle Elum | 76 | 1.09% | 2,325 | 2,177 |
| Spokane Valley | 77 | 1.06% | 110,577 | 103,647 |
| Enumclaw | 78 | 1.04% | 13,449 | 12,620 |
| Bellingham | 79 | 1.03% | 97,855 | 91,870 |
| Tenino | 80 | 1.01% | 1,996 | 1,875 |
| Raymond | 81 | 1.01% | 3,294 | 3,096 |
| Friday Harbor | 82 | 1.01% | 2,800 | 2,631 |
| Granger | 83 | 0.99% | 3,864 | 3,638 |
| White Salmon | 84 | 0.99% | 2,656 | 2,503 |
| Newport | 85 | 0.98% | 2,278 | 2,148 |
| Vancouver | 86 | 0.96% | 202,846 | 191,284 |
| Tacoma | 87 | 0.92% | 232,425 | 219,756 |
| Bremerton | 88 | 0.91% | 46,123 | 43,626 |
| Centralia | 89 | 0.86% | 19,393 | 18,397 |
| Snohomish | 90 | 0.85% | 10,714 | 10,173 |
| Long Beach | 91 | 0.84% | 1,791 | 1,701 |
| Woodinville | 92 | 0.83% | 14,175 | 13,475 |
| Covington | 93 | 0.81% | 21,919 | 20,862 |
| Lacey | 94 | 0.8% | 59,584 | 56,764 |
| Kennewick | 95 | 0.78% | 88,092 | 84,000 |
| Chehalis | 96 | 0.77% | 7,836 | 7,479 |
| Camas | 97 | 0.74% | 27,721 | 26,497 |
| Kirkland | 98 | 0.72% | 96,878 | 92,741 |
| Tonasket | 99 | 0.7% | 1,149 | 1,101 |
| Shelton | 100 | 0.69% | 10,887 | 10,436 |
| Gold Bar | 101 | 0.68% | 2,512 | 2,410 |
| South Bend | 102 | 0.66% | 1,825 | 1,753 |
| Cashmere | 103 | 0.66% | 3,376 | 3,247 |
| Ephrata | 104 | 0.65% | 8,831 | 8,492 |
| Anacortes | 105 | 0.64% | 18,380 | 17,683 |
| Medical Lake | 106 | 0.6% | 5,063 | 4,882 |
| Coulee Dam | 107 | 0.56% | 1,256 | 1,213 |
| McCleary | 108 | 0.53% | 2,080 | 2,017 |
| Granite Falls | 109 | 0.53% | 4,751 | 4,603 |
| Sumner | 110 | 0.51% | 10,997 | 10,661 |
| Pullman | 111 | 0.51% | 33,886 | 32,857 |
| Goldendale | 112 | 0.48% | 3,558 | 3,458 |
| Medina | 113 | 0.47% | 3,004 | 2,919 |
| Everett | 114 | 0.47% | 114,070 | 110,892 |
| Forks | 115 | 0.46% | 3,464 | 3,371 |
| Elma | 116 | 0.45% | 3,547 | 3,451 |
| Ilwaco | 117 | 0.45% | 1,121 | 1,094 |
| Waterville | 118 | 0.43% | 1,157 | 1,130 |
| Cosmopolis | 119 | 0.42% | 1,677 | 1,634 |
| Bellevue | 120 | 0.42% | 155,672 | 151,786 |
| Maple Valley | 121 | 0.41% | 28,786 | 28,086 |
| Darrington | 122 | 0.4% | 1,511 | 1,478 |
| Sequim | 123 | 0.39% | 8,263 | 8,070 |
| Palouse | 124 | 0.39% | 1,036 | 1,014 |
| Colville | 125 | 0.38% | 5,047 | 4,932 |
| Milton | 126 | 0.37% | 8,898 | 8,702 |
| East Wenatchee | 127 | 0.35% | 14,432 | 14,125 |
| North Bonneville | 128 | 0.35% | 1,428 | 1,398 |
| Asotin | 129 | 0.33% | 1,199 | 1,178 |
| Olympia | 130 | 0.29% | 56,602 | 55,609 |
| Kenmore | 131 | 0.28% | 24,302 | 23,894 |
| Longview | 132 | 0.28% | 38,506 | 37,869 |
| Naches | 133 | 0.27% | 1,095 | 1,080 |
| Clyde Hill | 134 | 0.25% | 3,173 | 3,127 |
| Dayton | 135 | 0.24% | 2,482 | 2,448 |
| Kettle Falls | 136 | 0.24% | 1,656 | 1,634 |
| Des Moines | 137 | 0.24% | 33,366 | 32,889 |
| Montesano | 138 | 0.21% | 4,212 | 4,158 |
| University Place | 139 | 0.18% | 35,288 | 34,904 |
| Brier | 140 | 0.18% | 6,627 | 6,554 |
| Waitsburg | 141 | 0.17% | 1,177 | 1,165 |
| Spokane | 142 | 0.15% | 231,311 | 229,205 |
| Woodway | 143 | 0.15% | 1,326 | 1,316 |
| Port Angeles | 144 | 0.14% | 20,167 | 20,002 |
| Bonney Lake | 145 | 0.14% | 22,205 | 22,024 |
| Union Gap | 146 | 0.11% | 6,596 | 6,553 |
| Mabton | 147 | 0.1% | 1,963 | 1,953 |
| Mill Creek | 148 | 0.1% | 21,033 | 20,912 |
| Yarrow Point | 149 | 0.09% | 1,135 | 1,132 |
| Yakima | 150 | 0.08% | 97,543 | 97,084 |
| Eatonville | 151 | 0.07% | 2,868 | 2,855 |
| Fife | 152 | 0.03% | 11,083 | 11,064 |
| Burien | 153 | 0.02% | 52,071 | 51,996 |
| Mount Vernon | 154 | 0.02% | 35,360 | 35,312 |
| Edmonds | 155 | 0.02% | 42,889 | 42,835 |
| Aberdeen | 156 | 0.01% | 17,047 | 17,037 |
| Kelso | 157 | 0.01% | 12,739 | 12,732 |
| Kent | 158 | 0% | 136,585 | 136,593 |
| Hoquiam | 159 | -0.03% | 8,764 | 8,784 |
| Castle Rock | 160 | -0.04% | 2,442 | 2,451 |
| Monroe | 161 | -0.12% | 19,878 | 20,024 |
| Algona | 162 | -0.12% | 3,260 | 3,286 |
| Sunnyside | 163 | -0.12% | 16,277 | 16,396 |
| Tukwila | 164 | -0.13% | 21,580 | 21,748 |
| Newcastle | 165 | -0.14% | 13,035 | 13,145 |
| Kittitas | 166 | -0.14% | 1,441 | 1,453 |
| Wenatchee | 167 | -0.14% | 35,299 | 35,605 |
| Coupeville | 168 | -0.16% | 1,928 | 1,949 |
| Langley | 169 | -0.18% | 1,134 | 1,149 |
| Federal Way | 170 | -0.18% | 99,881 | 100,994 |
| Ruston | 171 | -0.19% | 1,044 | 1,055 |
| Woodland | 172 | -0.2% | 6,470 | 6,547 |
| Bainbridge Island | 173 | -0.22% | 24,508 | 24,837 |
| Mukilteo | 174 | -0.24% | 21,194 | 21,508 |
| Walla Walla | 175 | -0.28% | 33,714 | 34,275 |
| Issaquah | 176 | -0.28% | 39,444 | 40,103 |
| Renton | 177 | -0.28% | 104,947 | 106,734 |
| Puyallup | 178 | -0.29% | 42,309 | 43,037 |
| College Place | 179 | -0.32% | 9,784 | 9,969 |
| Clarkston | 180 | -0.32% | 7,091 | 7,232 |
| Steilacoom | 181 | -0.33% | 6,604 | 6,739 |
| Normandy Park | 182 | -0.36% | 6,613 | 6,757 |
| Lakewood | 183 | -0.36% | 62,254 | 63,619 |
| Sammamish | 184 | -0.37% | 65,986 | 67,449 |
| Zillah | 185 | -0.39% | 3,099 | 3,170 |
| Orting | 186 | -0.39% | 8,840 | 9,052 |
| Yacolt | 187 | -0.43% | 1,629 | 1,674 |
| Mercer Island | 188 | -0.44% | 25,078 | 25,750 |
| Auburn | 189 | -0.45% | 84,747 | 87,045 |
| Oak Harbor | 190 | -0.48% | 23,930 | 24,628 |
| Toppenish | 191 | -0.49% | 8,574 | 8,825 |
| Ritzville | 192 | -0.53% | 1,691 | 1,744 |
| Pacific | 193 | -0.54% | 7,008 | 7,238 |
| Millwood | 194 | -0.55% | 1,820 | 1,882 |
| Wapato | 195 | -0.56% | 4,441 | 4,594 |
| Snoqualmie | 196 | -0.61% | 13,580 | 14,084 |
| Lake Forest Park | 197 | -0.62% | 13,112 | 13,604 |
| Fircrest | 198 | -0.63% | 6,900 | 7,163 |
| Colfax | 199 | -0.71% | 2,654 | 2,767 |
| DuPont | 200 | -0.75% | 9,677 | 10,114 |
| Ellensburg | 201 | -0.76% | 20,680 | 21,627 |
| Cheney | 202 | -1.36% | 12,360 | 13,380 |
| Connell | 203 | -1.87% | 4,885 | 5,443 |
Washington's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Ridgefield leads with 6.81% annualized growth, followed by Black Diamond (6.67%) and Winlock (6.33%). The largest population centers are Seattle (801,192), Tacoma (232,425), and Spokane (231,311). Of the 203 cities over 1,000 population, 157 are growing while 46 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.97% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 5.16% annually.